About Linkey Village

Linkey is a mid sized village in Pakyong tehsil, in the district of East District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 592, made up of 308 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Linkey Overview

Census 2011 figures for Linkey village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	East District
Tehsil	Pakyong
Pincode	737106
Area (hectares)	275.01 hectares
Population	592
Male Population	308
Female Population	284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Linkey compares

By the 2011 count Linkey is the 20th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,313 residents. Its 275.01 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Linkey

Linkey is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Linkey 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 Dikling, East Pendam, Kamarey Bhasmey and Kartok. 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 Linkey

As per the Census of India 2011, Linkey village had a population of 592. That makes it the 20th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,313 residents.

Linkey village has 308 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Linkey has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

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

Linkey covers 275.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Linkey 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 Linkey.

Linkey is in Pakyong 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.