About Tarethang Village

Tarethang is a mid sized village in Pakyong tehsil, in the district of East District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 736, made up of 370 males and 366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarethang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarethang village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	East District
Tehsil	Pakyong
Pincode	737106
Area (hectares)	223.17 hectares
Population	736
Male Population	370
Female Population	366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
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 Tarethang compares

By the 2011 count Tarethang is the 19th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,313 residents. Its 223.17 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Tarethang

Tarethang is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Tarethang 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 Tarethang from other places

Tarethang lies about 4.1 km from East District, and the nearest railway station is Oodlabari, about 39 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 Tarethang
District headquarters	East District	4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pakyong	5.2 km
Nearest town	Gangtok	12 km
Nearest railway station	Oodlabari	39 km

Villages closest to Tarethang

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.

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Tarethang

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarethang village had a population of 736. That makes it the 19th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,313 residents.

Tarethang village has 370 males and 366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarethang has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 939.

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

Tarethang covers 223.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Tarethang is Oodlabari, about 39 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 Tarethang.

Tarethang is about 4.1 km from East District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarethang is in Pakyong tehsil of East District district. East District is about 4.1 km away. Pakyong is about 5.2 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.