About Barnyak Village

Barnyak is a mid sized village in Namchi tehsil, in the district of South District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 576, made up of 283 males and 293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barnyak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barnyak village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	South District
Tehsil	Namchi
Pincode	737134
Area (hectares)	250.52 hectares
Population	576
Male Population	283
Female Population	293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,035
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barnyak compares

By the 2011 count Barnyak is the 64th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 250.52 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Barnyak

Barnyak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barnyak as Available within 5 - 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 Barnyak from other places

Barnyak lies about 13 km from South District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 30 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 Barnyak
Tehsil headquarters	Namchi	13 km
District headquarters	South District	13 km
Nearest town	Gangtok	18 km
Nearest railway station	Darjeeling	30 km

Villages closest to Barnyak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Namchi 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 Barnyak

As per the Census of India 2011, Barnyak village had a population of 576. That makes it the 64th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Barnyak village has 283 males and 293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barnyak has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Barnyak is 737134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barnyak covers 250.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barnyak falls under Namchi tehsil of South District district in Sikkim.

The nearest railway station to Barnyak is Darjeeling, about 30 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barnyak.

Barnyak is about 13 km from South District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barnyak is in Namchi tehsil of South District district. Namchi is about 13 km away. South District is about 13 km away. Gangtok is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.