# Burikhop Village, Soreng, West District (Sikkim) – Population (2)

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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 **1,337 people in 282 households**, the 18th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 1,337people (2011)
- 282households
- 78.8%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Burikhop

Of every 100 households in Burikhop in 2011, 90 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Burikhop · ■ Soreng rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**16%

Tap water ****96%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**80%

Use banking services ****71%**

**57%

Television ****34%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****33%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**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+) ****78.8%**

**77.5%

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

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891**

**975

Working population ****51.8%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 72.4% for women. 60% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 438 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 96 (14%) · **■** Marginal 148 (21%)

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

- Okhery1,683 people
- Rinchenpong1,458 people
- Tadong}1,445 people
- Bara-Samdong1,385 people
- Geling1,306 people
- Parrengaon1,301 people
- Deythang1,283 people
- Takuthang1,282 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Burikhop?1,337 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Burikhop in?West District district (Soreng sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Burikhop?78.8% (Census 2011)