About Pachak Village

Pachak is a mid sized village in Pakyong tehsil, in the district of East District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 919, made up of 494 males and 425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 445.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pachak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pachak village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	East District
Tehsil	Pakyong
Pincode	737132
Area (hectares)	445.86 hectares
Population	919
Male Population	494
Female Population	425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	860
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pachak compares

By the 2011 count Pachak is the 16th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,313 residents. Its 445.86 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Pachak

Pachak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pachak as Available within 5 - 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 Pachak from other places

Pachak lies about 5.2 km from East District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 36 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 Pachak
Tehsil headquarters	Pakyong	4.1 km
District headquarters	East District	5.2 km
Nearest town	Gangtok	13 km
Nearest railway station	Darjeeling	36 km

Villages closest to Pachak

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 Pachak

As per the Census of India 2011, Pachak village had a population of 919. That makes it the 16th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,313 residents.

Pachak village has 494 males and 425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pachak has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Pachak is 737132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pachak covers 445.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pachak is Darjeeling, about 36 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pachak.

Pachak is about 5.2 km from East District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pachak is in Pakyong tehsil of East District district. Pakyong is about 4.1 km away. East District is about 5.2 km away. Gangtok is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.