About Pacheykhani Village

Pacheykhani is a mid sized village in Pakyong tehsil, in the district of East District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 580, made up of 287 males and 293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pacheykhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pacheykhani village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	East District
Tehsil	Pakyong
Pincode	737106
Area (hectares)	162.82 hectares
Population	580
Male Population	287
Female Population	293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,021
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pacheykhani compares

By the 2011 count Pacheykhani is the 21st largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,313 residents. Its 162.82 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 Pacheykhani

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

Pacheykhani lies about under 2 km from East District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 42 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 Pacheykhani
District headquarters	East District	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pakyong	1.5 km
Nearest town	Gangtok	9.0 km
Nearest railway station	Darjeeling	42 km

Villages closest to Pacheykhani

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 Pacheykhani

As per the Census of India 2011, Pacheykhani village had a population of 580. That makes it the 21st largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,313 residents.

Pacheykhani village has 287 males and 293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pacheykhani has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 939.

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

Pacheykhani covers 162.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pacheykhani is Darjeeling, about 42 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 Pacheykhani.

Pacheykhani is about under 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.

Pacheykhani is in Pakyong tehsil of East District district. East District is about under 2 km away. Pakyong is about 1.5 km away. Gangtok is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.