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About Kabi Village

Kabi is a mid sized village in Mangan tehsil, in the district of North District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,590, made up of 813 males and 777 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 905.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kabi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kabi village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District North District
Tehsil Mangan
Pincode 737113
Area (hectares) 905.3 hectares
Population 1,590
Male Population 813
Female Population 777
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
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 Kabi compares

By the 2011 count Kabi is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 660 residents. Its 905.3 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Kabi

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

Kabi lies about 15 km from North District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 53 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 Kabi
Nearest town Gangtok 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mangan 15 km
District headquarters North District 15 km
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 53 km

Villages closest to Kabi

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 Kabi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kabi village had a population of 1,590. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 660 residents.

Kabi village has 813 males and 777 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kabi has about 956 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 Kabi is 737113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kabi covers 905.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kabi falls under Mangan tehsil of North District district in Sikkim.

The nearest railway station to Kabi is Darjeeling, about 53 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 Kabi.

Kabi is about 15 km from North District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kabi is in Mangan tehsil of North District district. Gangtok is about 8.2 km away. Mangan is about 15 km away. North District is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kabi Forest Block (under 2 km), Tumlong (3.8 km) and Phodong (4.0 km).

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

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