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About Nandok Village

Nandok is a large village in Gangtok tehsil, in the district of East District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,604, made up of 1,850 males and 1,754 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nandok Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nandok village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District East District
Tehsil Gangtok
Pincode 737135
Area (hectares) 419.82 hectares
Population 3,604
Male Population 1,850
Female Population 1,754
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nandok compares

By the 2011 count Nandok is the 6th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents. Its 419.82 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Nandok

Nandok is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nandok as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Nandok from other places

Nandok lies about 10 km from East District, and the nearest railway station is Oodlabari, about 33 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 Nandok
District headquarters East District 10 km
Nearest town Kālimpong 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangtok 19 km
Nearest railway station Oodlabari 33 km

Villages closest to Nandok

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 Nandok

As per the Census of India 2011, Nandok village had a population of 3,604. That makes it the 6th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents.

Nandok village has 1,850 males and 1,754 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nandok has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 898.

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

Nandok covers 419.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Nandok is Oodlabari, about 33 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nandok.

Nandok is about 10 km from East District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nandok is in Gangtok tehsil of East District district. East District is about 10 km away. Kālimpong is about 14 km away. Gangtok is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lingzey (2.3 km), Aritar (3.2 km) and Kambal (6.2 km).

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

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