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About Sangtok Village

Sangtok is a mid sized village in Mangan tehsil, in the district of North District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 639, made up of 326 males and 313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 858.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sangtok Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sangtok village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District North District
Tehsil Mangan
Pincode 737111
Area (hectares) 858.23 hectares
Population 639
Male Population 326
Female Population 313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sangtok compares

By the 2011 count Sangtok is the 23rd largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 660 residents. Its 858.23 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 Sangtok

Sangtok is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sangtok as Available within <5 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 Sangtok from other places

Sangtok lies about 22 km from North District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 47 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 Sangtok
Nearest town Gangtok under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mangan 22 km
District headquarters North District 22 km
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 47 km

Villages closest to Sangtok

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 Sangtok

As per the Census of India 2011, Sangtok village had a population of 639. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 660 residents.

Sangtok village has 326 males and 313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sangtok has about 960 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 Sangtok is 737111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sangtok covers 858.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Sangtok is Darjeeling, about 47 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 10+ km distance for Sangtok.

Sangtok is about 22 km from North District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sangtok is in Mangan tehsil of North District district. Gangtok is about under 2 km away. Mangan is about 22 km away. North District is about 22 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 (7.9 km), Kabi Forest Block (7.9 km) and Phodong (9.9 km).

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

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