About Rongyek Village

Rongyek is a large village in Gangtok tehsil, in the district of East District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,169, made up of 1,672 males and 1,497 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rongyek Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rongyek village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	East District
Tehsil	Gangtok
Pincode	737101
Area (hectares)	326.18 hectares
Population	3,169
Male Population	1,672
Female Population	1,497
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	895
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rongyek compares

By the 2011 count Rongyek is the 7th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents. Its 326.18 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Rongyek

Rongyek is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rongyek as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rongyek from other places

Rongyek lies about 12 km from East District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 51 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 Rongyek
Tehsil headquarters	Gangtok	4.4 km
District headquarters	East District	12 km
Nearest railway station	Darjeeling	51 km

Villages closest to Rongyek

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.

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Common questions about Rongyek

As per the Census of India 2011, Rongyek village had a population of 3,169. That makes it the 7th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents.

Rongyek village has 1,672 males and 1,497 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rongyek has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Rongyek is 737101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rongyek covers 326.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Rongyek is Darjeeling, about 51 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rongyek.

Rongyek is about 12 km from East District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rongyek is in Gangtok tehsil of East District district. Gangtok is about 4.4 km away. East District is about 12 km away. Darjeeling is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.