# Sokpay Village, Ravong, South District (Sikkim) – Population

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Village · Ravong, South District 

# Sokpay

Sokpay is a village in Ravong sub-district of South District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **471 people in 89 households**, the 37th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 471people (2011)
- 89households
- 83.2%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sokpay

Of every 100 households in Sokpay in 2011, 82 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sokpay · ■ Ravong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**14%

Tap water ****98%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**78%

Use banking services ****80%**

**69%

Television ****23%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**5%

None of these assets ****19%**

**26%

Own their home ****94%**

**75%

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 Sokpay?

■ Sokpay · ■ Ravong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**893

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1057**

**928

Working population ****52.0%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 77.5% for women. 51% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 133 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (7%) · **■** Marginal 88 (36%)

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 Ravong

- Namphrik539 people
- Rabongla Forest Block524 people
- Upper Paiyong517 people
- Lingdong506 people
- Kewzing448 people
- Pepthang444 people
- Kau399 people
- Hingdam360 people

[All 50 villages in Ravong](https://wherepedia.org/india/sikkim/south-district/ravong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sokpay?471 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sokpay in?South District district (Ravong sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Sokpay?83.2% (Census 2011)