About Sangtong Village

Sangtong is a mid sized village in Gangtok tehsil, in the district of East District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 822, made up of 396 males and 426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,076 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sangtong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sangtong village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	East District
Tehsil	Gangtok
Pincode	737101
Area (hectares)	148.6 hectares
Population	822
Male Population	396
Female Population	426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,076
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sangtong compares

By the 2011 count Sangtong is the 39th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents. Its 148.6 hectares work out to about 5.5 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 Sangtong

Sangtong is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sangtong 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 Sajong, Sakyong, Samdong and Samlik Marchak. 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 Sangtong

As per the Census of India 2011, Sangtong village had a population of 822. That makes it the 39th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents.

Sangtong village has 396 males and 426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sangtong has about 1076 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 898.

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

Sangtong covers 148.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Sangtong 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 Sangtong.

Sangtong 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.