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

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Village · Soreng, West District 

# Takuthang

Takuthang is a village in Soreng sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **1,282 people in 278 households**, the 22nd largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 1,282people (2011)
- 278households
- 72.0%literacy
- 1,078females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Takuthang

Of every 100 households in Takuthang in 2011, 94 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Takuthang · ■ Soreng rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**16%

Tap water ****66%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**80%

Use banking services ****82%**

**57%

Television ****40%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**4%

None of these assets ****26%**

**28%

Own their home ****81%**

**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 Takuthang?

■ Takuthang · ■ Soreng rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1078**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1145**

**975

Working population ****50.3%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 68.6% for women. 55% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 310 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 121 (19%) · **■** Marginal 207 (32%)

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

- Burikhop1,337 people
- Geling1,306 people
- Parrengaon1,301 people
- Deythang1,283 people
- Kamling1,247 people
- Sangadorji1,198 people
- Sribadam1,127 people
- Tharpu1,117 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Takuthang?1,282 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Takuthang in?West District district (Soreng sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Takuthang?72.0% (Census 2011)