About Dholepchen Village

Dholepchen is a large village in Rongli tehsil, in the district of East District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,553, made up of 1,290 males and 1,263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 598.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dholepchen Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dholepchen village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	East District
Tehsil	Rongli
Pincode	737131
Area (hectares)	598.95 hectares
Population	2,553
Male Population	1,290
Female Population	1,263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dholepchen compares

By the 2011 count Dholepchen is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,286 residents. Its 598.95 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 894.

Getting to Dholepchen

Dholepchen is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dholepchen 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. The nearest villages by name are Aritar, Changeylakha, Chujachen and Lamaten. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dholepchen

As per the Census of India 2011, Dholepchen village had a population of 2,553. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,286 residents.

Dholepchen village has 1,290 males and 1,263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dholepchen has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Dholepchen is 737131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dholepchen covers 598.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dholepchen falls under Rongli tehsil of East District district in Sikkim.

The census record for Dholepchen notes the nearest railway station 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 Dholepchen.

Dholepchen is in Rongli tehsil of East District district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.