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About Meyong Village

Meyong is a small village in Mangan tehsil, in the district of North District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 130, made up of 64 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meyong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meyong village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District North District
Tehsil Mangan
Pincode 737113
Area (hectares) 250.52 hectares
Population 130
Male Population 64
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
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 Meyong compares

By the 2011 count Meyong is the 40th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 660 residents. Its 250.52 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Meyong

Meyong is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Meyong 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 Lingzah Tolung, Lower Dzongu Forest Block, Lum and Mangan 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.

Common questions about Meyong

As per the Census of India 2011, Meyong village had a population of 130. That makes it the 40th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 660 residents.

Meyong village has 64 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meyong has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 894.

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

Meyong covers 250.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Meyong 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 Meyong.

Meyong is in Mangan 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 Meyong today is likely to be higher.

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