About Machong Village

Machong is a mid sized village in Pakyong tehsil, in the district of East District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,311, made up of 643 males and 668 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 609.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machong village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	East District
Tehsil	Pakyong
Pincode	737131
Area (hectares)	609.48 hectares
Population	1,311
Male Population	643
Female Population	668
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,039
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Machong compares

By the 2011 count Machong is the 10th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,313 residents. Its 609.48 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Machong

Machong is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Machong as Available within 10+ 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 Machong from other places

Machong lies about 6.1 km from East District, and the nearest railway station is New Mal Junction, about 40 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 Machong
District headquarters	East District	6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pakyong	7.5 km
Nearest town	Gangtok	12 km
Nearest railway station	New Mal Junction	40 km

Villages closest to Machong

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 Machong

As per the Census of India 2011, Machong village had a population of 1,311. That makes it the 10th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,313 residents.

Machong village has 643 males and 668 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machong has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Machong is 737131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machong covers 609.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Machong is New Mal Junction, about 40 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Machong.

Machong is about 6.1 km from East District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machong is in Pakyong tehsil of East District district. East District is about 6.1 km away. Pakyong is about 7.5 km away. Gangtok is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.