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About Dorop Village

Dorop is a mid sized village in Namchi tehsil, in the district of South District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 765, made up of 364 males and 401 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,102 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dorop Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dorop village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District South District
Tehsil Namchi
Pincode 737126
Area (hectares) 275.58 hectares
Population 765
Male Population 364
Female Population 401
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,102
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dorop compares

By the 2011 count Dorop is the 50th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 275.58 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Dorop

Dorop is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dorop as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Damthang, Denchung, Dhargaon and Donok. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Dorop

As per the Census of India 2011, Dorop village had a population of 765. That makes it the 50th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Dorop village has 364 males and 401 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dorop has about 1102 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Dorop is 737126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dorop covers 275.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dorop falls under Namchi tehsil of South District district in Sikkim.

The census record for Dorop notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dorop.

Dorop is in Namchi tehsil of South District district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dorop today is likely to be higher.

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