About Nampong Village

Nampong is a mid sized village in Gangtok tehsil, in the district of East District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 965, made up of 504 males and 461 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 513.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nampong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nampong village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	East District
Tehsil	Gangtok
Pincode	737101
Area (hectares)	513.92 hectares
Population	965
Male Population	504
Female Population	461
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nampong compares

By the 2011 count Nampong is the 35th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents. Its 513.92 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Nampong

Nampong is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nampong as Available within 5 - 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. The nearest villages by name are Naitam, Namgeythang, Namin and Namli. 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.

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Common questions about Nampong

As per the Census of India 2011, Nampong village had a population of 965. That makes it the 35th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents.

Nampong village has 504 males and 461 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nampong has about 915 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 Nampong is 737101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nampong covers 513.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nampong.

Nampong 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.