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About Rangpo Forest Block Village

Rangpo 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 249, made up of 122 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5869.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rangpo Forest Block Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rangpo Forest Block village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District East District
Tehsil Gangtok
Pincode 737134
Area (hectares) 5869.24 hectares
Population 249
Male Population 122
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rangpo Forest Block compares

By the 2011 count Rangpo Forest Block is the 65th 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 5869.24 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Rangpo Forest Block

Rangpo Forest Block is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rangpo Forest Block as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Rangpo Forest Block from other places

Rangpo Forest Block lies about 11 km from East District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 31 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 Rangpo Forest Block
District headquarters East District 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangtok 18 km
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 31 km

Villages closest to Rangpo Forest Block

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 Rangpo Forest Block

As per the Census of India 2011, Rangpo Forest Block village had a population of 249. That makes it the 65th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents.

Rangpo Forest Block village has 122 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rangpo Forest Block has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Rangpo Forest Block is 737134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rangpo Forest Block covers 5869.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Rangpo Forest Block is Darjeeling, about 31 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rangpo Forest Block.

Rangpo Forest Block is about 11 km from East District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rangpo Forest Block is in Gangtok tehsil of East District district. East District is about 11 km away. Gangtok is about 18 km away. Darjeeling is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sajong (3.4 km), Central Pendam (4.1 km) and West Pendam (4.1 km).

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

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