About Rey Village

Rey is a mid sized village in Gangtok tehsil, in the district of East District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 594, made up of 295 males and 299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rey Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rey village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	East District
Tehsil	Gangtok
Pincode	737135
Area (hectares)	276.9 hectares
Population	594
Male Population	295
Female Population	299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,014
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rey compares

By the 2011 count Rey is the 44th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents. Its 276.9 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Rey

Rey is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rey 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 Rangpo Forest Block, Ranipool Forest Block, Ranka and Rapdang. 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 Rey

As per the Census of India 2011, Rey village had a population of 594. That makes it the 44th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents.

Rey village has 295 males and 299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rey has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Rey is 737135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rey covers 276.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Rey 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 Rey.

Rey 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.