Sopakha Population, Caste, Working Data West District, Sikkim - Census 2011
Sopakha is a village situated in Gyalshing sub-division of West District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 136 families residing in the village Sopakha. The total population of Sopakha is 820 out of which 433 are males and 387 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sopakha is 894.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Sopakha village is 102 which is 12% of the total population. There are 60 male children and 42 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sopakha is 700 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (894) of Sopakha village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sopakha is 76.5%. Thus Sopakha village has a higher literacy rate compared to 68.5% of West District district. The male literacy rate is 82.04% and the female literacy rate is 70.43% in Sopakha village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sopakha village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sopakha Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sopakha village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 102 | 60 | 42 |
| Literacy | 76.46% | 82.04% | 70.43% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 365 | 183 | 182 |
| Illiterate | 271 | 127 | 144 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 44.5% of total population in Sopakha village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sopakha village out of total population, 543 were engaged in work activities. 99.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 543 workers engaged in Main Work, 334 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 539 | 291 | 248 |
| Cultivators | 334 | 160 | 174 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Other Workers | 203 | 131 | 72 |
| Marginal Workers | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Non Working | 277 | 140 | 137 |
Map of Sopakha, West District, Sikkim
Nearby Villages to Sopakha, Gyalshing
Below are the list of villages near Sopakha village in Gyalshing.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Karmatar | 1,284 |
| Maneybung | 3,407 |
| Gyaten | 340 |
| Begha | 1,786 |
| Liching | 215 |
| Mangmo | 827 |
| Srinagi | 585 |
| Dentam | 749 |
| Bangten | 673 |
| Sangkhu | 1,963 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sopakha, West District, Sikkim - Wikipedia