Skip to main content

About Sakyong Village

Sakyong is a small village in Gangtok tehsil, in the district of East District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 386, made up of 189 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakyong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakyong village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District East District
Tehsil Gangtok
Pincode 737134
Area (hectares) 220.39 hectares
Population 386
Male Population 189
Female Population 197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
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 Sakyong compares

By the 2011 count Sakyong is the 56th 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 220.39 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 Sakyong

Sakyong is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sakyong 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 Sakyong from other places

Sakyong lies about 42 km from East District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 61 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 Sakyong
Tehsil headquarters Gangtok 34 km
District headquarters East District 42 km
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 61 km

Villages closest to Sakyong

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 Sakyong

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakyong village had a population of 386. That makes it the 56th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents.

Sakyong village has 189 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakyong has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Sakyong is 737134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakyong covers 220.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Sakyong is Darjeeling, about 61 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 Sakyong.

Sakyong is about 42 km from East District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakyong is in Gangtok tehsil of East District district. Gangtok is about 34 km away. East District is about 42 km away. Darjeeling is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singbel (4.4 km), Mangthang (13 km) and Raley Khese (26 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All