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About Beng Village

Beng is a mid sized village in Gangtok tehsil, in the district of East District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 535, made up of 289 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Beng Overview

Census 2011 figures for Beng village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District East District
Tehsil Gangtok
Pincode 737134
Area (hectares) 168 hectares
Population 535
Male Population 289
Female Population 246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Beng compares

By the 2011 count Beng is the 48th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Beng

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

How far is Beng from other places

Beng lies about 18 km from East District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 25 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Beng
District headquarters East District 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangtok 22 km
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 25 km

Villages closest to Beng

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangtok tehsil.

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 Beng

As per the Census of India 2011, Beng village had a population of 535. That makes it the 48th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents.

Beng village has 289 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Beng has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Beng is 737134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Beng covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Beng falls under Gangtok tehsil of East District district in Sikkim.

The nearest railway station to Beng is Darjeeling, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 10+ km distance for Beng.

Beng is about 18 km from East District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Beng is in Gangtok tehsil of East District district. East District is about 18 km away. Gangtok is about 22 km away. Darjeeling is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barbing (3.6 km), Parbing (3.6 km) and Namgeythang (6.0 km).

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

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