About Thangu Forest Block Village

Thangu Forest Block is a mid sized village in Chungthang tehsil, in the district of North District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,294, made up of 1,132 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104561.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thangu Forest Block Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thangu Forest Block village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	North District
Tehsil	Chungthang
Pincode	737113
Area (hectares)	104561.36 hectares
Population	1,294
Male Population	1,132
Female Population	162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	143
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 Thangu Forest Block compares

By the 2011 count Thangu Forest Block is the 4th largest of the 8 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,255 residents. Its 104561.36 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 901.

Getting to Thangu Forest Block

Thangu Forest Block is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Thangu Forest Block 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. The nearest villages by name are Lachen, Lachen Forest Block, Lachung and Lachung Forest Block. 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 Thangu Forest Block

As per the Census of India 2011, Thangu Forest Block village had a population of 1,294. That makes it the 4th largest of the 8 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,255 residents.

Thangu Forest Block village has 1,132 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thangu Forest Block has about 143 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Thangu Forest Block is 737113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thangu Forest Block covers 104561.36 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.

Thangu Forest Block falls under Chungthang tehsil of North District district in Sikkim.

The census record for Thangu Forest Block notes the nearest railway station 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 Thangu Forest Block.

Thangu Forest Block is in Chungthang tehsil of North 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.

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