About Pangthang Forest Block Village

Pangthang Forest Block is a small village in Gangtok tehsil, in the district of East District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 399, made up of 208 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3572.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pangthang Forest Block Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pangthang Forest Block village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	East District
Tehsil	Gangtok
Pincode	737101
Area (hectares)	3572.12 hectares
Population	399
Male Population	208
Female Population	191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pangthang Forest Block compares

By the 2011 count Pangthang Forest Block is the 55th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents. Its 3572.12 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 Pangthang Forest Block

Pangthang Forest Block is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pangthang Forest Block as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nampong, Nandok, Navey and Nazitam. 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 Pangthang Forest Block

As per the Census of India 2011, Pangthang Forest Block village had a population of 399. That makes it the 55th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents.

Pangthang Forest Block village has 208 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pangthang Forest Block has about 918 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 Pangthang Forest Block is 737101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pangthang Forest Block covers 3572.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pangthang Forest Block falls under Gangtok tehsil of East District district in Sikkim.

The census record for Pangthang Forest Block 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 5 - 10 km distance for Pangthang Forest Block.

Pangthang Forest Block 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 Pangthang Forest Block today is likely to be higher.