About Taza Village

Taza is a mid sized village in Pakyong tehsil, in the district of East District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,899, made up of 975 males and 924 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 716.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taza Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taza village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	East District
Tehsil	Pakyong
Pincode	737133
Area (hectares)	716.55 hectares
Population	1,899
Male Population	975
Female Population	924
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
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 Taza compares

By the 2011 count Taza is the 5th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,313 residents. Its 716.55 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Taza

Taza is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Taza 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 Taza from other places

Taza lies about 3.4 km from East District, and the nearest railway station is Bagrakot, about 38 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 Taza
District headquarters	East District	3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pakyong	3.9 km
Nearest town	Gangtok	13 km
Nearest railway station	Bagrakot	38 km

Villages closest to Taza

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 Taza

As per the Census of India 2011, Taza village had a population of 1,899. That makes it the 5th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,313 residents.

Taza village has 975 males and 924 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taza has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Taza is 737133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taza covers 716.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Taza is Bagrakot, about 38 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 Taza.

Taza is about 3.4 km from East District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taza is in Pakyong tehsil of East District district. East District is about 3.4 km away. Pakyong is about 3.9 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.