What is Namchi?
'''Namchi''' or '''Namtse''' is the capital of South Sikkim district, Sikkim. [[File:Namchi.jpg|thumb|Central Park, Namchi]] ==Population== As of the 2011 India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Namchi had a population of 12,194. The males population was 52%. The female population was 48%. Namchi has an average literacy rate of 78%. The male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 73%. In Namchi, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age. Most of the people of Namchi are [[Hindu]]s and [[Buddhist]]s. Languages spoken are [[Nepali language|Nepali]]. ==Reference== {{reflist}} [[Category:Towns in Sikkim]] {{multistub|geo|Asia}}