About Thekabung Village

Thekabung is a mid sized village in Pakyong tehsil, in the district of East District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 890, made up of 456 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 292.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thekabung Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thekabung village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	East District
Tehsil	Pakyong
Pincode	737133
Area (hectares)	292.5 hectares
Population	890
Male Population	456
Female Population	434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
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 Thekabung compares

By the 2011 count Thekabung is the 17th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,313 residents. Its 292.5 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Thekabung

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

Thekabung lies about 5.2 km from East District, and the nearest railway station is New Mal Junction, 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 Thekabung
District headquarters	East District	5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pakyong	6.5 km
Nearest town	Gangtok	10 km
Nearest railway station	New Mal Junction	42 km

Villages closest to Thekabung

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 Thekabung

As per the Census of India 2011, Thekabung village had a population of 890. That makes it the 17th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,313 residents.

Thekabung village has 456 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thekabung has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

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

Thekabung covers 292.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Thekabung is New Mal Junction, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Thekabung.

Thekabung 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.

Thekabung is in Pakyong tehsil of East District district. East District is about 5.2 km away. Pakyong is about 6.5 km away. Gangtok is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.