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- LGD code
- 261028
- Pincode
- 737113
- Post office
- Pelling
- Population
- 820
- Households
- 136
- Literacy rate
- 67%
- Sex ratio
- 894 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 543
Census 2011 · in context
How Sopakha compares
By population, Sopakha ranks #11 of 24 villages in Dentam mandal.
Literacy rate
%
67.0%
+0.2% vs mandal average
- Sopakha
- 67.0%
- Dentam mandal
- 66.8%
- Gyalshing district
- 68.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
894
−32 vs mandal average
- Sopakha
- 894
- Dentam mandal
- 926
Household size
people per home
6.0
+0.9 vs mandal average
- Sopakha
- 6.0
- Dentam mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sopakha at a glance
Sopakha is a village of 820 people in 136 households (Census 2011) in Dentam block, Gyalshing district, Sikkim, the 11th-largest of 24 villages in Dentam block. Literacy is 67%, about the same as the block average of 67% and the sex ratio is 894 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 737113, served by Pelling post office; the LGD village code is 261028. The population is estimated at 967 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sopakha
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 17
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Gyalshing
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 43
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 44
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 44
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Maneybong Sopakha
- Total area (ha)
- 612.49
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 74.71
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sopakha
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Sopakha
- LGD code
- 261028
- Pincode
- 737113
- Post office
- Pelling
- Population (Census 2011)
- 820
- Population (projected 2026)
- 967
- Households
- 136
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 894
- Literacy rate
- 67.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sikkim
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Maneybung-Dentam
- Member of Parliament
- Indra Hang Subba
- Block / Mandal
- Dentam
Same pincode
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View all 23 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)