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Recurring landslides threaten to render West Sikkim village uninhabitable
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 261231
- Pincode
- 737126
- Post office
- Namchi
- Population
- 517
- Households
- 98
- Literacy rate
- 74.5%
- Sex ratio
- 1035 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 283
2011 സെൻസസ് · താരതമ്യത്തിൽ
Upper Paiyong താരതമ്യം
By population, Upper Paiyong ranks #13 of 19 villages in Yangang mandal.
Literacy rate
%
74.5%
+5.2% vs mandal average
- Upper Paiyong
- 74.5%
- Yangang mandal
- 69.3%
- Namchi district
- 72.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,035
+100 vs mandal average
- Upper Paiyong
- 1,035
- Yangang mandal
- 935
Household size
people per home
5.3
Same as the mandal average
- Upper Paiyong
- 5.3
- Yangang mandal
- 5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Upper Paiyong ഒറ്റനോട്ടത്തിൽ
Upper Paiyong സിക്കിംയിലെ സൗത്ത് സിക്കിം ജില്ല, Yangang ബ്ലോക്ക്ൽ 517 പേർ 98 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Yangang ബ്ലോക്ക്ലെ 19 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 13-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 75%, ബ്ലോക്ക് ശരാശരി 69% നേക്കാൾ 5 പോയിന്റ് കൂടുതൽ ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 1,035 സ്ത്രീകൾ. പിൻകോഡ് 737126, Namchi പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 261231. ഗ്രാമം Rangang-Yangang നിയമസഭാ മണ്ഡലത്തിലാണ്, എംഎൽഎ Raj Kumari Thapa. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 610, 2011നെക്കാൾ 18% കൂടുതൽ.
ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത്: Paiyong →
സമീപ ഗ്രാമങ്ങളുടെ താരതമ്യം
അടുത്തടുത്ത് താരതമ്യം →| ഗ്രാമം | ജനസംഖ്യ | സാക്ഷരത | ദൂരം |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Paiyong · ഈ ഗ്രാമം | 517 | 75% | — |
| Lower Paiyong · Yangang | 760 | 72% | — |
| Pepthang · Yangang | 444 | 61% | — |
| Kau · Yangang | 399 | 71% | — |
| Lingmo · Yangang | 297 | 63% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Upper Paiyong
- 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)
- 22
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- 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
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Singtam
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 59
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 33
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Paiyong
- Total area (ha)
- 279.45
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 10.56
- Forest area (ha)
- 66.71
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Upper Paiyong
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
പ്രധാന വിവരങ്ങൾ — Upper Paiyong
- LGD code
- 261231
- Pincode
- 737126
- Post office
- Namchi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 517
- Population (projected 2026)
- 610
- Households
- 98
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1035
- Literacy rate
- 74.5%
- 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
അതേ പിൻകോഡ്
Villages sharing pincode 737126
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Upper Paiyong
Yangang മണ്ഡലം മറ്റ് ഗ്രാമങ്ങൾ
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)