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

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Village · Soreng, West District 

# Tharpu

Tharpu is a village in Soreng sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **1,117 people in 253 households**, the 26th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 1,117people (2011)
- 253households
- 76.9%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tharpu

Of every 100 households in Tharpu in 2011, 90 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Tharpu · ■ Soreng rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**16%

Tap water ****98%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**80%

Use banking services ****32%**

**57%

Television ****34%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

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

**28%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 Tharpu?

■ Tharpu · ■ Soreng rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983**

**975

Working population ****43.9%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 67.1% for women. 52% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 109 (22%) · **■** Marginal 329 (67%)

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

- Takuthang1,282 people
- Kamling1,247 people
- Sangadorji1,198 people
- Sribadam1,127 people
- Mabong1,094 people
- Khanisherbung1,089 people
- Tinzerbong1,037 people
- Ribdi1,034 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tharpu?1,117 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tharpu in?West District district (Soreng sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Tharpu?76.9% (Census 2011)