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About Mikkhola Village

Mikkhola is a mid sized village in Namchi tehsil, in the district of South District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 687, made up of 341 males and 346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mikkhola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mikkhola village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District South District
Tehsil Namchi
Pincode 737126
Area (hectares) 246.52 hectares
Population 687
Male Population 341
Female Population 346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mikkhola compares

By the 2011 count Mikkhola is the 53rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 246.52 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 Mikkhola

Mikkhola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mikkhola as Available within village. 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 Mikkhola from other places

Mikkhola lies about 3.1 km from South District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 14 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 Mikkhola
Tehsil headquarters Namchi 3.1 km
District headquarters South District 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 14 km
Nearest town Dārjiling 14 km

Villages closest to Mikkhola

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 Mikkhola

As per the Census of India 2011, Mikkhola village had a population of 687. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Mikkhola village has 341 males and 346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mikkhola has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

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

Mikkhola covers 246.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Mikkhola is Darjeeling, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mikkhola.

Mikkhola is about 3.1 km from South District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mikkhola is in Namchi tehsil of South District district. Namchi is about 3.1 km away. South District is about 3.1 km away. Darjeeling is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palum (under 2 km), Rong (1.9 km) and Kopchey (1.9 km).

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

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