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About Bhusuk Village

Bhusuk is a small village in Gangtok tehsil, in the district of East District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 374, made up of 206 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 816 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhusuk Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhusuk village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District East District
Tehsil Gangtok
Pincode 737101
Area (hectares) 81.37 hectares
Population 374
Male Population 206
Female Population 168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 816
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhusuk compares

By the 2011 count Bhusuk is the 59th 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 81.37 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 Bhusuk

Bhusuk is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhusuk as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Aritar, Assam, Barbing and Beng. 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 Bhusuk

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhusuk village had a population of 374. That makes it the 59th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents.

Bhusuk village has 206 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhusuk has about 816 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 Bhusuk is 737101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhusuk covers 81.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhusuk.

Bhusuk is in Gangtok tehsil of East 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 Bhusuk today is likely to be higher.

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