About Tingbong Village

Tingbong is a mid sized village in Mangan tehsil, in the district of North District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 992, made up of 512 males and 480 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1830.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tingbong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tingbong village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	North District
Tehsil	Mangan
Pincode	737113
Area (hectares)	1830.28 hectares
Population	992
Male Population	512
Female Population	480
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
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 Tingbong compares

By the 2011 count Tingbong is the 11th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 660 residents. Its 1830.28 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 well above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Tingbong

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

Tingbong lies about 3.6 km from North District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 55 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 Tingbong
Tehsil headquarters	Mangan	3.6 km
District headquarters	North District	3.6 km
Nearest town	Gangtok	19 km
Nearest railway station	Darjeeling	55 km

Villages closest to Tingbong

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.

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Common questions about Tingbong

As per the Census of India 2011, Tingbong village had a population of 992. That makes it the 11th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 660 residents.

Tingbong village has 512 males and 480 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tingbong has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 894.

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

Tingbong covers 1830.28 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Tingbong is Darjeeling, about 55 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 Tingbong.

Tingbong is about 3.6 km from North District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tingbong is in Mangan tehsil of North District district. Mangan is about 3.6 km away. North District is about 3.6 km away. Gangtok is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.