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About Lingzah Tolung Village

Lingzah Tolung is a small village in Mangan tehsil, in the district of North District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 422, made up of 220 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1701.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lingzah Tolung Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lingzah Tolung village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District North District
Tehsil Mangan
Pincode 737113
Area (hectares) 1701.59 hectares
Population 422
Male Population 220
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
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 Lingzah Tolung compares

By the 2011 count Lingzah Tolung is the 32nd largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 660 residents. Its 1701.59 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Lingzah Tolung

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

Lingzah Tolung lies about 8.5 km from North District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 61 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 Lingzah Tolung
Tehsil headquarters Mangan 8.5 km
District headquarters North District 8.5 km
Nearest town Gangtok 30 km
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 61 km

Villages closest to Lingzah Tolung

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mangan 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 Lingzah Tolung

As per the Census of India 2011, Lingzah Tolung village had a population of 422. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 660 residents.

Lingzah Tolung village has 220 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lingzah Tolung has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Lingzah Tolung is 737113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lingzah Tolung covers 1701.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lingzah Tolung falls under Mangan tehsil of North District district in Sikkim.

The nearest railway station to Lingzah Tolung is Darjeeling, about 61 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 Lingzah Tolung.

Lingzah Tolung is about 8.5 km from North District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lingzah Tolung is in Mangan tehsil of North District district. Mangan is about 8.5 km away. North District is about 8.5 km away. Gangtok is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sakyong Pentong (4.7 km), Lingthem (6.0 km) and Mangan Forest Block (8.5 km).

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

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