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About Sajong Village

Sajong is a mid sized village in Gangtok tehsil, in the district of East District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 908, made up of 460 males and 448 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sajong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sajong village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District East District
Tehsil Gangtok
Pincode 737132
Area (hectares) 243.81 hectares
Population 908
Male Population 460
Female Population 448
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sajong compares

By the 2011 count Sajong is the 37th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents. Its 243.81 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Sajong

Sajong is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sajong as Available within <5 km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sajong from other places

Sajong lies about 7.4 km from East District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 34 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 Sajong
District headquarters East District 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangtok 15 km
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 34 km

Villages closest to Sajong

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 Sajong

As per the Census of India 2011, Sajong village had a population of 908. That makes it the 37th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents.

Sajong village has 460 males and 448 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sajong has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Sajong is 737132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sajong covers 243.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sajong is Darjeeling, about 34 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 10+ km distance for Sajong.

Sajong is about 7.4 km from East District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sajong is in Gangtok tehsil of East District district. East District is about 7.4 km away. Gangtok is about 15 km away. Darjeeling is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Budang Thangsing (under 2 km), Central Pendam (2.9 km) and West Pendam (2.9 km).

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

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