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- LGD code
- 261241
- Pincode
- 737126
- Post office
- Namchi
- Population
- 1,873
- Households
- 378
- Literacy rate
- 76.2%
- Sex ratio
- 935 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,023
Census 2011 · in context
How Gagyong compares
By population, Gagyong ranks #1 of 19 villages in Yangang mandal — the largest.
Literacy rate
%
76.2%
+6.9% vs mandal average
- Gagyong
- 76.2%
- Yangang mandal
- 69.3%
- Namchi district
- 72.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
935
Same as the mandal average
- Gagyong
- 935
- Yangang mandal
- 935
Household size
people per home
5.0
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Gagyong
- 5.0
- Yangang mandal
- 5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gagyong at a glance
Gagyong is a village of 1,873 people in 378 households (Census 2011) in Yangang block, Namchi district, Sikkim, the largest of 19 villages in Yangang block. Literacy is 76%, 7 points above the block average of 69% and the sex ratio is 935 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 737126, served by Namchi post office; the LGD village code is 261241. The village votes in Rangang-Yangang assembly constituency, represented by MLA Raj Kumari Thapa. The population is estimated at 2,208 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gagyong
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- Singtam
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 32
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 42
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 16
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Sripatam Gagyong
- Total area (ha)
- 270.61
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 56.83
- Forest area (ha)
- 22.02
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Gagyong
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Gagyong
- LGD code
- 261241
- Pincode
- 737126
- Post office
- Namchi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,873
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,208
- Households
- 378
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 935
- Literacy rate
- 76.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sikkim
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Rangang-Yangang
- Member of Parliament
- Indra Hang Subba
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Raj Kumari Thapa
- Block / Mandal
- Yangang
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View all 18 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)