# Upper Fambong Village, Soreng, West District (Sikkim)

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Village · Soreng, West District 

# Upper Fambong

Upper Fambong is a village in Soreng sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **2,995 people in 663 households**, the 2nd largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 2,995people (2011)
- 663households
- 84.7%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Upper Fambong

Of every 100 households in Upper Fambong in 2011, 95 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Upper Fambong · ■ Soreng rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**16%

Tap water ****90%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%**

**80%

Use banking services ****65%**

**57%

Television ****58%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**4%

None of these assets ****21%**

**28%

Own their home ****72%**

**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 Upper Fambong?

■ Upper Fambong · ■ Soreng rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.7%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1034**

**975

Working population ****40.0%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 79.3% for women. 53% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 183 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (5%) · **■** Household industry 42 (4%) · **■** Other work 651 (54%) · **■** Marginal 259 (22%)

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

- Soreng3,818 people
- Malbasey2,888 people
- Singling2,376 people
- Burikhop2,167 people
- Timberbong2,156 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Upper Fambong?2,995 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Upper Fambong in?West District district (Soreng sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Upper Fambong?84.7% (Census 2011)