About Kartok Village

Kartok is a large village in Pakyong tehsil, in the district of East District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,973, made up of 1,531 males and 1,442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kartok Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kartok village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	East District
Tehsil	Pakyong
Pincode	737106
Area (hectares)	232.38 hectares
Population	2,973
Male Population	1,531
Female Population	1,442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kartok compares

By the 2011 count Kartok is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,313 residents. Its 232.38 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Kartok

Kartok is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kartok 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 Kartok from other places

Kartok lies about 2.3 km from East District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 39 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 Kartok
Tehsil headquarters	Pakyong	under 2 km
District headquarters	East District	2.3 km
Nearest town	Gangtok	10 km
Nearest railway station	Darjeeling	39 km

Villages closest to Kartok

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.

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Common questions about Kartok

As per the Census of India 2011, Kartok village had a population of 2,973. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,313 residents.

Kartok village has 1,531 males and 1,442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kartok has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

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

Kartok covers 232.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kartok falls under Pakyong tehsil of East District district in Sikkim.

The nearest railway station to Kartok is Darjeeling, about 39 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 Kartok.

Kartok is about 2.3 km from East District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kartok is in Pakyong tehsil of East District district. Pakyong is about under 2 km away. East District is about 2.3 km away. Gangtok is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.