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About Rongli Forest Block Village

Rongli Forest Block is a small village in Rongli tehsil, in the district of East District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20, made up of 13 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 538 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9258.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rongli Forest Block Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rongli Forest Block village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District East District
Tehsil Rongli
Pincode 737133
Area (hectares) 9258.93 hectares
Population 20
Male Population 13
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 538
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rongli Forest Block compares

By the 2011 count Rongli Forest Block is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,286 residents. Its 9258.93 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 894.

Getting to Rongli Forest Block

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

Rongli Forest Block lies about 9.9 km from East District, and the nearest railway station is New Mal Junction, about 37 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 Rongli Forest Block
Tehsil headquarters Rongli under 2 km
District headquarters East District 9.9 km
Nearest town Gangtok 16 km
Nearest railway station New Mal Junction 37 km

Villages closest to Rongli Forest Block

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rongli 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 Rongli Forest Block

As per the Census of India 2011, Rongli Forest Block village had a population of 20. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,286 residents.

Rongli Forest Block village has 13 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rongli Forest Block has about 538 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Rongli Forest Block is 737133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rongli Forest Block covers 9258.93 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Rongli Forest Block is New Mal Junction, about 37 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 <5 km distance for Rongli Forest Block.

Rongli Forest Block is about 9.9 km from East District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rongli Forest Block is in Rongli tehsil of East District district. Rongli is about under 2 km away. East District is about 9.9 km away. Gangtok is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chujachen (2.3 km), Lamaten (4.0 km) and Aritar (4.2 km).

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

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