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About Parbing Village

Parbing is a small village in Gangtok tehsil, in the district of East District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 459, made up of 237 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parbing Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parbing village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District East District
Tehsil Gangtok
Pincode 737101
Area (hectares) 155.65 hectares
Population 459
Male Population 237
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
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 Parbing compares

By the 2011 count Parbing is the 51st 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 155.65 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Parbing

Parbing is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Parbing 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 Parbing from other places

Parbing lies about 21 km from East District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 21 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 Parbing
District headquarters East District 21 km
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 21 km
Nearest town Dārjiling 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangtok 26 km

Villages closest to Parbing

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 Parbing

As per the Census of India 2011, Parbing village had a population of 459. That makes it the 51st largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents.

Parbing village has 237 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parbing has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Parbing is 737101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parbing covers 155.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Parbing is Darjeeling, about 21 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 Parbing.

Parbing is about 21 km from East District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parbing is in Gangtok tehsil of East District district. East District is about 21 km away. Darjeeling is about 21 km away. Dārjiling is about 22 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 (under 2 km), Beng (3.6 km) and Namgeythang (7.1 km).

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

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