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Dalep

दालेप
Ravangla mandal
Pincode 737126
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Ganesh Chaturthi

Dalep observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Sikkim.

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Temples near Dalep

  • Buddhist gate · 2.4 km
  • Doling monastery · 3.7 km
  • Seven mirror lake and it's gompa · 3.8 km

Named places of worship on record

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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LGD code
261216
Pincode
737126
Post office
Namchi
Population
682
Households
153
Literacy rate
71%
Sex ratio
965 ♀/1000♂
Workers
359
Distance to district centre
9 km
Distance to mandal centre
3 km
Distance to Gangtok
30 km
Distance to Kolkata
524 km
Nearest railway station
Darjeeling · 27 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Geyzing District Hospital · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Dalep compares

By population, Dalep ranks #16 of 28 villages in Ravangla mandal.

Literacy rate
%
71.0%
+2.3% vs mandal average
Dalep
71.0%
Ravangla mandal
68.7%
Namchi district
72.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
965
+85 vs mandal average
Dalep
965
Ravangla mandal
880
Household size
people per home
4.5
−0.3 vs mandal average
Dalep
4.5
Ravangla mandal
4.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Dalep at a glance

Dalep is a village of 682 people in 153 households (Census 2011) in Ravangla block, Namchi district, Sikkim, the 16th-largest of 28 villages in Ravangla block. Literacy is 71%, 2 points above the block average of 69% and the sex ratio is 965 women per 1,000 men. It lies 9 km from the Namchi district centre, 27 km from Darjeeling railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 737126, served by Namchi post office; the LGD village code is 261216. The nearest hospital or health centre is Geyzing District Hospital, 5 km away. The village votes in Gyalshing-Barnyak assembly constituency, represented by MLA Lok Nath Sharma. The population is estimated at 804 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Kewzing Bakhim

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Dalep · this village68271%
Legship · Ravangla2,30273%3.3 km W
Rinchenpong · Mangalbarey1,45876%5.8 km SW
Reshi · Mangalbarey65966%6.8 km S
Kewzing · Ravangla44866%7.4 km W
Gerethang · Yuksom1,23674%8.5 km NW
Damthang · Namchi60874%10 km SE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dalep

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
1
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
Yes
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
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
Gyalshing
Distance to nearest town (km)
29
Distance to district HQ (km)
40
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
14
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Kewzing Bakhim
Total area (ha)
202.53
Irrigated area (ha)
11.34
Forest area (ha)
11.36

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Dalep

LGD code
261216
Pincode
737126
Post office
Namchi
Population (Census 2011)
682
Population (projected 2026)
804
Households
153
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
965
Literacy rate
71.0%
Coordinates
27.28282°N, 88.30806°E
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
Getting there

How to reach Dalep

Mandal centre
Ravangla · ≈ 3.3 km
≈ 7 min by car · 8 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Namchi · ≈ 9.4 km
≈ 19 min by car · 23 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Gangtok30 kmcapital
  • Kolkata524 km
  • Delhi1100 km
  • Hyderabad1492 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationDarjeeling27 km
  • Bus stopNamchi Bus 9am6 km
  • Hospital / PHCGeyzing District Hospital5 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India (SBI)6 km
  • Petrol pumpDzongri Petrol Pump5 km
  • CollegeSt. Joseph College25 km
  • Police stationPolice picket post14 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Dalep

3 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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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)
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