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About Ranipool Forest Block Village

Ranipool Forest Block is a village in Gangtok tehsil, in the district of East District, Sikkim. The village covers 2250.11 hectares hectares.

Ranipool Forest Block Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranipool Forest Block village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District East District
Tehsil Gangtok
Area (hectares) 2250.11 hectares

How far is Ranipool Forest Block from other places

Ranipool Forest Block lies about 6.2 km from East District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 43 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 Ranipool Forest Block
Tehsil headquarters Gangtok 4.2 km
District headquarters East District 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 43 km

Villages closest to Ranipool 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 Ranipool Forest Block

Ranipool Forest Block covers 2250.11 hectares as recorded in the census.

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

The nearest railway station to Ranipool Forest Block is Darjeeling, about 43 km away in a straight line.

Ranipool Forest Block is about 6.2 km from East District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranipool Forest Block is in Gangtok tehsil of East District district. Gangtok is about 4.2 km away. East District is about 6.2 km away. Darjeeling is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangtok Forest Block (4.2 km), Rawate Rumtek (4.4 km) and Rumtek Forest Block (4.4 km).

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

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