# Suntaley Village, Soreng, West District (Sikkim) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Soreng, West District 

# Suntaley

Suntaley is a village in Soreng sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **414 people in 86 households**, the 46th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 414people (2011)
- 86households
- 56.1%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Suntaley

Of every 100 households in Suntaley in 2011, 90 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Suntaley · ■ Soreng rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**16%

Tap water ****100%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**80%

Use banking services ****0%**

**57%

Television ****14%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****67%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Suntaley?

■ Suntaley · ■ Soreng rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.1%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**975

Working population ****56.3%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.0% for men and 55.2% for women. 61% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 95 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 135 (58%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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

- Rishi659 people
- Bum635 people
- Karthok619 people
- Siktam510 people
- Bhareng390 people
- Hilley Forest Block36 people
- Soreng Forest Block28 people
- Nayabazar Forest Block13 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Suntaley?414 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Suntaley in?West District district (Soreng sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Suntaley?56.1% (Census 2011)