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About Navey Village

Navey is a mid sized village in Gangtok tehsil, in the district of East District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 678, made up of 352 males and 326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 425.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Navey Overview

Census 2011 figures for Navey village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District East District
Tehsil Gangtok
Pincode 737101
Area (hectares) 425.3 hectares
Population 678
Male Population 352
Female Population 326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
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 Navey compares

By the 2011 count Navey is the 41st largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents. Its 425.3 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 Navey

Navey is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Navey 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. The nearest villages by name are Namin, Namli, Namok and Nampong. 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 Navey

As per the Census of India 2011, Navey village had a population of 678. That makes it the 41st largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents.

Navey village has 352 males and 326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Navey has about 926 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 Navey is 737101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Navey covers 425.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Navey notes the nearest railway station 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 Navey.

Navey 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 Navey today is likely to be higher.

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