Burikhop
Soreng block · West District
district, Sikkim · PIN 737121
· village code 261079
Population 2011
2,167
Census of India
Population 2020
1,479
Mission Antyodaya survey
Change
-31.8%
-688 people · -4.2% a year
Households
354
-16.1% vs 422 in 2011
Census 2011
Total population
2,167
Male / female
1,084 / 1,083
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
999
Children aged 0–6
216
Literacy rate
70.2%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
226 / 689
Working population
1,084
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
67.2%
Households
422
Village facilities, 2020
Primary school nearest 2 km away
No
Middle school nearest 2 km away
No
High school nearest 2 km away
No
Piped tap water
<50% habitation covered
All-weather road nearest 5 km away
No
Public transport
Van
Electricity
8-12 Hrs
Bank nearest 10 km away
No
Primary health centre
Sub Centre
Anganwadi
Yes
Internet
No
Common service centre
No CSC
Farming
Farm households
277
Non-farm households
0
Share of households farming, 2020
100%
Net sown area
47 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
47 / 47 / 44
Main irrigation source
Other
Gram panchayat finances, 2024–25
XV Finance Commission grant for
Burikhop panchayat.
These are the panchayat's own accounts, not this village's: where a panchayat
holds several villages, the money covers all of them, and where a village
spans several panchayats only this one's return appears.
Opening balance
₹16.04 lakh
Received from state (auto-transfer)
₹0
Received directly
₹12.52 lakh
Spent
₹7.52 lakh
Unspent at year end
₹21.04 lakh
Untied (basic grant)
opened ₹6.80 lakh · received ₹0 · spent ₹3.41 lakh · left ₹8.73 lakh
Tied (earmarked)
opened ₹9.25 lakh · received ₹0 · spent ₹4.11 lakh · left ₹12.31 lakh
Source: eGramSwaraj, as reported by the panchayat. Untied and tied
together make up the totals above.
Location
27.1712, 88.1614 —
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How this village compares
Biggest
population changes in West District district ·
School
staffing across West District ·
…and across Sikkim