# Burikhop Village, Soreng, West District (Sikkim) – Population

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Village · Soreng, West District 

# Burikhop

Burikhop is a village in Soreng sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **2,167 people in 422 households**, the 5th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 2,167people (2011)
- 422households
- 78.0%literacy
- 999females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Burikhop

Of every 100 households in Burikhop in 2011, 90 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Burikhop · ■ Soreng rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**16%

Tap water ****97%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**80%

Use banking services ****55%**

**57%

Television ****43%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**4%

None of these assets ****23%**

**28%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 Burikhop?

■ Burikhop · ■ Soreng rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1139**

**975

Working population ****50.0%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.0% for men and 74.0% for women. 56% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 451 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 219 (20%) · **■** Marginal 401 (37%)

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
- Upper Fambong2,995 people
- Malbasey2,888 people
- Singling2,376 people
- Timberbong2,156 people
- Tikpur1,911 people
- Dhalam1,886 people
- Chakung1,859 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Burikhop?2,167 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Burikhop in?West District district (Soreng sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Burikhop?78.0% (Census 2011)