About Gangchung Village

Gangchung is a mid sized village in Namchi tehsil, in the district of South District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 546, made up of 286 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangchung Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangchung village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	South District
Tehsil	Namchi
Pincode	737134
Area (hectares)	74.91 hectares
Population	546
Male Population	286
Female Population	260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
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 Gangchung compares

By the 2011 count Gangchung is the 66th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 74.91 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Gangchung

Gangchung is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gangchung 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. The nearest villages by name are Denchung, Dhargaon, Donok and Doring. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gangchung

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangchung village had a population of 546. That makes it the 66th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Gangchung village has 286 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangchung has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

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

Gangchung covers 74.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Gangchung notes the nearest railway station 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 Gangchung.

Gangchung is in Namchi tehsil of South District district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.