About Phengyong Village

Phengyong is a mid sized village in Gangtok tehsil, in the district of East District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,256, made up of 647 males and 609 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phengyong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phengyong village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	East District
Tehsil	Gangtok
Pincode	737134
Area (hectares)	274.05 hectares
Population	1,256
Male Population	647
Female Population	609
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Phengyong compares

By the 2011 count Phengyong is the 30th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents. Its 274.05 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Phengyong

Phengyong is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Phengyong as Available within village. 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 Pam, Pangthang Forest Block, Parbing and Patuk. 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 Phengyong

As per the Census of India 2011, Phengyong village had a population of 1,256. That makes it the 30th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents.

Phengyong village has 647 males and 609 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phengyong has about 941 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 Phengyong is 737134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phengyong covers 274.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Phengyong 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 10+ km distance for Phengyong.

Phengyong 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.