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About Pakyong Forest Block Village

Pakyong Forest Block is a small village in Pakyong tehsil, in the district of East District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 72, made up of 47 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 532 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6478.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakyong Forest Block Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakyong Forest Block village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District East District
Tehsil Pakyong
Pincode 737131
Area (hectares) 6478.92 hectares
Population 72
Male Population 47
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 532
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pakyong Forest Block compares

By the 2011 count Pakyong Forest Block is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,313 residents. Its 6478.92 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Pakyong Forest Block

Pakyong Forest Block is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pakyong Forest Block as Available within <5 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 Pakyong Forest Block from other places

Pakyong Forest Block lies about under 2 km from East District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, 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 Pakyong Forest Block
Tehsil headquarters Pakyong under 2 km
District headquarters East District under 2 km
Nearest town Gangtok 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 40 km

Villages closest to Pakyong Forest Block

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.

Common questions about Pakyong Forest Block

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakyong Forest Block village had a population of 72. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,313 residents.

Pakyong Forest Block village has 47 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakyong Forest Block has about 532 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 Pakyong Forest Block is 737131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakyong Forest Block covers 6478.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pakyong Forest Block falls under Pakyong tehsil of East District district in Sikkim.

The nearest railway station to Pakyong Forest Block is Darjeeling, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pakyong Forest Block.

Pakyong Forest Block 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.

Pakyong Forest Block is in Pakyong tehsil of East District district. Pakyong is about under 2 km away. East District is about under 2 km away. Gangtok is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Namcheybung (under 2 km), Kartok (under 2 km) and Pachey (1.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pakyong Forest Block today is likely to be higher.

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