# Siktam Village, Soreng, West District (Sikkim) – Population

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Village · Soreng, West District 

# Siktam

Siktam is a village in Soreng sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **510 people in 109 households**, the 45th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 510people (2011)
- 109households
- 77.1%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Siktam

Of every 100 households in Siktam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Siktam · ■ Soreng rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**16%

Tap water ****71%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**80%

Use banking services ****45%**

**57%

Television ****38%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****28%**

**28%

Own their home ****97%**

**85%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Siktam?

■ Siktam · ■ Soreng rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897**

**975

Working population ****58.2%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.3% for men and 65.6% for women. 59% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 112 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 72 (24%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 96 (32%) · **■** Marginal 16 (5%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Soreng

- Lower Fambong723 people
- Rishi659 people
- Bum635 people
- Karthok619 people
- Suntaley414 people
- Bhareng390 people
- Hilley Forest Block36 people
- Soreng Forest Block28 people

[All 52 villages in Soreng](https://wherepedia.org/india/sikkim/west-district/soreng/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Siktam?510 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Siktam in?West District district (Soreng sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Siktam?77.1% (Census 2011)