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About Singhik Village

Singhik is a mid sized village in Mangan tehsil, in the district of North District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,268, made up of 641 males and 627 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 384.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Singhik Overview

Census 2011 figures for Singhik village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District North District
Tehsil Mangan
Pincode 737111
Area (hectares) 384.57 hectares
Population 1,268
Male Population 641
Female Population 627
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
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 Singhik compares

By the 2011 count Singhik is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 660 residents. Its 384.57 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Singhik

Singhik is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Singhik 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 Singhik from other places

Singhik lies about 2.8 km from North District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 60 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 Singhik
Tehsil headquarters Mangan 2.8 km
District headquarters North District 2.8 km
Nearest town Gangtok 22 km
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 60 km

Villages closest to Singhik

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 Singhik

As per the Census of India 2011, Singhik village had a population of 1,268. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 660 residents.

Singhik village has 641 males and 627 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Singhik has about 978 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 Singhik is 737111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Singhik covers 384.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Singhik is Darjeeling, about 60 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 Singhik.

Singhik is about 2.8 km from North District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Singhik is in Mangan tehsil of North District district. Mangan is about 2.8 km away. North District is about 2.8 km away. Gangtok 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 Sentam (under 2 km), Mangan Forest Block (2.8 km) and Lingthem (4.8 km).

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

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