About Gnathang Village

Gnathang is one of the larger villages in Gangtok tehsil, in the district of East District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,860, made up of 7,455 males and 1,405 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 188 females per 1000 males. The village covers 486.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gnathang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gnathang village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	East District
Tehsil	Gangtok
Pincode	737101
Area (hectares)	486.67 hectares
Population	8,860
Male Population	7,455
Female Population	1,405
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	188
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gnathang compares

By the 2011 count Gnathang is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents. Its 486.67 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Gnathang

Gnathang is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gnathang as Available within 10+ 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 Gnathang from other places

Gnathang lies about 21 km from East District, and the nearest railway station is Chalsa, about 46 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 Gnathang
Tehsil headquarters	Gangtok	20 km
District headquarters	East District	21 km
Nearest railway station	Chalsa	46 km

Villages closest to Gnathang

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.

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Common questions about Gnathang

As per the Census of India 2011, Gnathang village had a population of 8,860. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents.

Gnathang village has 7,455 males and 1,405 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gnathang has about 188 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 Gnathang is 737101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gnathang covers 486.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Gnathang is Chalsa, about 46 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gnathang.

Gnathang 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.

Gnathang is in Gangtok tehsil of East District district. Gangtok is about 20 km away. East District is about 21 km away. Chalsa is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.