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

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Village · Soreng, West District 

# Tikpur

Tikpur is a village in Soreng sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **1,911 people in 434 households**, the 7th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 1,911people (2011)
- 434households
- 76.1%literacy
- 875females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tikpur

Of every 100 households in Tikpur in 2011, 86 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Tikpur · ■ Soreng rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**16%

Tap water ****66%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**80%

Use banking services ****74%**

**57%

Television ****37%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****39%**

**28%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Tikpur?

■ Tikpur · ■ Soreng rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****701**

**975

Working population ****53.6%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 71.4% for women. 58% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 315 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (5%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 104 (10%) · **■** Marginal 544 (53%)

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

- Malbasey2,888 people
- Singling2,376 people
- Burikhop2,167 people
- Timberbong2,156 people
- Dhalam1,886 people
- Chakung1,859 people
- Zoom1,841 people
- Rumbuk1,838 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tikpur?1,911 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tikpur in?West District district (Soreng sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Tikpur?76.1% (Census 2011)