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About Namli Village

Namli is a mid sized village in Gangtok tehsil, in the district of East District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,203, made up of 634 males and 569 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Namli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Namli village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District East District
Tehsil Gangtok
Pincode 737135
Area (hectares) 173.91 hectares
Population 1,203
Male Population 634
Female Population 569
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Namli compares

By the 2011 count Namli is the 31st largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents. Its 173.91 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Namli

Namli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Namli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mangthang, Martam, Naitam and Namgeythang. 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 Namli

As per the Census of India 2011, Namli village had a population of 1,203. That makes it the 31st largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents.

Namli village has 634 males and 569 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Namli has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Namli is 737135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Namli covers 173.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Namli 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 village for Namli.

Namli 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 Namli today is likely to be higher.

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