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About Tathangchen Village

Tathangchen is a mid sized village in Gangtok tehsil, in the district of East District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 936, made up of 480 males and 456 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 521.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tathangchen Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tathangchen village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District East District
Tehsil Gangtok
Pincode 737101
Area (hectares) 521.5 hectares
Population 936
Male Population 480
Female Population 456
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tathangchen compares

By the 2011 count Tathangchen is the 36th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents. Its 521.5 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Tathangchen

Tathangchen is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tathangchen as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Simik, Singbel, Singtam Forest Block and Sumen. 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.

Common questions about Tathangchen

As per the Census of India 2011, Tathangchen village had a population of 936. That makes it the 36th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents.

Tathangchen village has 480 males and 456 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tathangchen has about 950 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 Tathangchen is 737101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tathangchen covers 521.5 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.

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

The census record for Tathangchen notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Tathangchen.

Tathangchen 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.

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

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