About Shyagyong Rumtek Village

Shyagyong Rumtek is a mid sized village in Gangtok tehsil, in the district of East District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,897, made up of 1,045 males and 852 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 815 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shyagyong Rumtek Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shyagyong Rumtek village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	East District
Tehsil	Gangtok
Pincode	737135
Area (hectares)	274.93 hectares
Population	1,897
Male Population	1,045
Female Population	852
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	815
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shyagyong Rumtek compares

By the 2011 count Shyagyong Rumtek is the 18th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents. Its 274.93 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Shyagyong Rumtek

Shyagyong Rumtek is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shyagyong Rumtek 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shyagyong Rumtek from other places

Shyagyong Rumtek lies about 10 km from East District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 47 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 Shyagyong Rumtek
Tehsil headquarters	Gangtok	under 2 km
District headquarters	East District	10 km
Nearest railway station	Darjeeling	47 km

Villages closest to Shyagyong Rumtek

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 Shyagyong Rumtek

As per the Census of India 2011, Shyagyong Rumtek village had a population of 1,897. That makes it the 18th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents.

Shyagyong Rumtek village has 1,045 males and 852 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shyagyong Rumtek has about 815 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 898.

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

Shyagyong Rumtek covers 274.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shyagyong Rumtek falls under Gangtok tehsil of East District district in Sikkim.

The nearest railway station to Shyagyong Rumtek is Darjeeling, about 47 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shyagyong Rumtek.

Shyagyong Rumtek is about 10 km from East District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shyagyong Rumtek is in Gangtok tehsil of East District district. Gangtok is about under 2 km away. East District is about 10 km away. Darjeeling is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.