Skip to main content

About Changey Senti Village

Changey Senti is a mid sized village in Pakyong tehsil, in the district of East District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 951, made up of 476 males and 475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 407.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Changey Senti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Changey Senti village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District East District
Tehsil Pakyong
Pincode 737106
Area (hectares) 407.59 hectares
Population 951
Male Population 476
Female Population 475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
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 Changey Senti compares

By the 2011 count Changey Senti is the 15th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,313 residents. Its 407.59 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 939.

Getting to Changey Senti

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

Changey Senti lies about 14 km from East District, and the nearest railway station is New Mal Junction, about 29 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 Changey Senti
Nearest town Kālimpong 12 km
District headquarters East District 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Pakyong 15 km
Nearest railway station New Mal Junction 29 km

Villages closest to Changey Senti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pakyong 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 Changey Senti

As per the Census of India 2011, Changey Senti village had a population of 951. That makes it the 15th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,313 residents.

Changey Senti village has 476 males and 475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Changey Senti has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Changey Senti is 737106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Changey Senti covers 407.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Changey Senti falls under Pakyong tehsil of East District district in Sikkim.

The nearest railway station to Changey Senti is New Mal Junction, about 29 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 Changey Senti.

Changey Senti is about 14 km from East District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Changey Senti is in Pakyong tehsil of East District district. Kālimpong is about 12 km away. East District is about 14 km away. Pakyong is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tarethang (10 km), Amba (10 km) and Taza (11 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

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

See All