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- LGD code
- 261214
- Pincode
- 737126
- Post office
- Namchi
- Population
- 925
- Households
- 193
- Literacy rate
- 73.4%
- Sex ratio
- 857 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 329
Census 2011 · in context
How Bakhim compares
By population, Bakhim ranks #9 of 28 villages in Ravangla mandal.
Literacy rate
%
73.4%
+4.7% vs mandal average
- Bakhim
- 73.4%
- Ravangla mandal
- 68.7%
- Namchi district
- 72.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
857
−23 vs mandal average
- Bakhim
- 857
- Ravangla mandal
- 880
Household size
people per home
4.8
Same as the mandal average
- Bakhim
- 4.8
- Ravangla mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bakhim at a glance
Bakhim is a village of 925 people in 193 households (Census 2011) in Ravangla block, Namchi district, Sikkim, the 9th-largest of 28 villages in Ravangla block. Literacy is 73%, 5 points above the block average of 69% and the sex ratio is 857 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 737126, served by Namchi post office; the LGD village code is 261214. The village votes in Gyalshing-Barnyak assembly constituency, represented by MLA Lok Nath Sharma. The population is estimated at 1,091 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kewzing Bakhim →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakhim · this village | 925 | 73% | — |
| Lingzo · Ravangla | 776 | 69% | — |
| Dalep · Ravangla | 682 | 71% | — |
| Kewzing · Ravangla | 448 | 66% | — |
| Kewzing Forest Block · Ravangla | 0 | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bakhim
- 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)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- Namchi
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 4
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kewzing Bakhim
- Total area (ha)
- 272.1
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 2.13
- Forest area (ha)
- 29.71
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bakhim
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bakhim
- LGD code
- 261214
- Pincode
- 737126
- Post office
- Namchi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 925
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,091
- Households
- 193
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 857
- Literacy rate
- 73.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sikkim
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gyalshing-Barnyak
- Member of Parliament
- Indra Hang Subba
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Lok Nath Sharma
- Block / Mandal
- Ravangla
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 737126
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Bakhim
Other villages in Ravangla mandal
View all 29 →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)