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Landslide-Hit Sikkim Village Likely To Be Declared "Uninhabitable"
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Begha is a village in Dentam mandal, Gyalshing district, Sikkim. It has a population of 1,786 across 359 households, with a literacy rate of 66.7%. The village has one shop and is located at PIN 737113.
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- LGD code
- 261030
- Pincode
- 737113
- Post office
- Pelling
- Population
- 1,786
- Households
- 359
- Literacy rate
- 66.7%
- Sex ratio
- 998 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,063
- Distance to district centre
- 9 km
- Distance to Gangtok
- 49 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 522 km
- Nearest railway station
- Darjeeling · 28 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- 50 Bedded Ayush Hospital · 13 km
ਜਨਗਣਨਾ 2011 · ਤੁਲਨਾ ਵਿੱਚ
Begha ਦੀ ਤੁਲਨਾ
By population, Begha ranks #7 of 24 villages in Dentam mandal.
Literacy rate
%
66.7%
−0.1% vs mandal average
- Begha
- 66.7%
- Dentam mandal
- 66.8%
- Gyalshing district
- 68.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
998
+72 vs mandal average
- Begha
- 998
- Dentam mandal
- 926
Household size
people per home
5.0
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Begha
- 5.0
- Dentam mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Begha ਇੱਕ ਨਜ਼ਰ ਵਿੱਚ
Begha ਸਿੱਕਮ ਦੇ ਜਿਲ੍ਹਾ ਪੱਛਮ ਸਿੱਕਮ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹੇ ਦੇ Dentam ਬਲਾਕ ਵਿੱਚ 1,786 ਲੋਕਾਂ 359 ਪਰਿਵਾਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ (ਜਨਗਣਨਾ 2011) ਦਾ ਪਿੰਡ ਹੈ, ਜੋ Dentam ਬਲਾਕ ਦੇ 24 ਪਿੰਡਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ 7ਵਾਂ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡਾ ਹੈ। ਸਾਖਰਤਾ 67% ਹੈ, ਬਲਾਕ ਔਸਤ 67% ਦੇ ਲਗਭਗ ਬਰਾਬਰ ਅਤੇ ਲਿੰਗ ਅਨੁਪਾਤ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ 1,000 ਮਰਦਾਂ ਪਿੱਛੇ 998 ਔਰਤਾਂ। ਇਹ ਜਿਲ੍ਹਾ ਪੱਛਮ ਸਿੱਕਮ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ ਕੇਂਦਰ ਤੋਂ 9 ਕਿਮੀ, Darjeeling ਰੇਲਵੇ ਸਟੇਸ਼ਨ ਤੋਂ 28 ਕਿਮੀ ਸਥਿਤ ਹੈ (ਸਿੱਧੀ ਲਕੀਰ ਦੂਰੀ)। ਪਿੰਨਕੋਡ 737113 ਹੈ, Pelling ਡਾਕਖਾਨੇ ਅਧੀਨ; LGD ਪਿੰਡ ਕੋਡ 261030 ਹੈ। ਨੇੜਲਾ ਹਸਪਤਾਲ 50 Bedded Ayush Hospital, 13 ਕਿਮੀ ਦੂਰ। 2026 ਵਿੱਚ ਅਨੁਮਾਨਿਤ ਆਬਾਦੀ 2,106, 2011 ਤੋਂ 18% ਵੱਧ।
ਗ੍ਰਾਮ ਪੰਚਾਇਤ: Begha →
ਨੇੜਲੇ ਪਿੰਡਾਂ ਦੀ ਤੁਲਨਾ
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Begha
- 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)
- 23
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Gyalshing
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 38
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 38
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 38
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Dentam
- Total area (ha)
- 316.8
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 4.3
- Forest area (ha)
- 28.36
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Begha
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
ਮੁੱਖ ਤੱਥ — Begha
- LGD code
- 261030
- Pincode
- 737113
- Post office
- Pelling
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,786
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,106
- Households
- 359
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 998
- Literacy rate
- 66.7%
- Coordinates
- 27.25983°N, 88.11997°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sikkim
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Maneybung-Dentam
- Member of Parliament
- Indra Hang Subba
- Block / Mandal
- Dentam
ਪਹੁੰਚਣ ਦਾ ਰਾਹ
Begha ਕਿਵੇਂ ਪਹੁੰਚਣਾ ਹੈ
ਸ਼ਹਿਰਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਦੂਰੀ · ਸਿੱਧੀ ਲਕੀਰ
- Gangtok49 kmcapital
- Kolkata522 km
- Delhi1082 km
- Hyderabad1478 km
ਕਿਸਮ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਨੇੜਲੇ · ਖੇਤਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਤੇ ਵੀ
- Railway stationDarjeeling28 km
- Bus stopShared jeeps in this parking garage21 km
- Hospital / PHC50 Bedded Ayush Hospital13 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India12 km
- Petrol pumpIndian oil8 km
- CollegeSt. Joseph College26 km
- Police stationPolice picket post12 km
ਉਹੀ ਪਿੰਨਕੋਡ
Villages sharing pincode 737113
Begha ਨੇੜੇ ਦੇ ਪਿੰਡ
Dentam ਮੰਡਲ ਦੇ ਹੋਰ ਪਿੰਡ
View all 23 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-10
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)