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About Bomtar Village

Bomtar is a mid sized village in Namchi tehsil, in the district of South District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 944, made up of 525 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 798 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bomtar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bomtar village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District South District
Tehsil Namchi
Pincode 737126
Area (hectares) 175.16 hectares
Population 944
Male Population 525
Female Population 419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 798
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 Bomtar compares

By the 2011 count Bomtar is the 30th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 175.16 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Bomtar

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

Bomtar lies about under 2 km from South District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 17 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 Bomtar
Tehsil headquarters Namchi under 2 km
District headquarters South District under 2 km
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 17 km
Nearest town Dārjiling 17 km

Villages closest to Bomtar

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.

Common questions about Bomtar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bomtar village had a population of 944. That makes it the 30th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Bomtar village has 525 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bomtar has about 798 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Bomtar is 737126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bomtar covers 175.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bomtar is Darjeeling, about 17 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 Bomtar.

Bomtar is about under 2 km from South District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bomtar is in Namchi tehsil of South District district. Namchi is about under 2 km away. South District is about under 2 km away. Darjeeling is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saleumbong (under 2 km), Kopchey (under 2 km) and Singtam (under 2 km).

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

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