About Nalam Kolbong Village

Nalam Kolbong is a mid sized village in Namchi tehsil, in the district of South District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,013, made up of 514 males and 499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nalam Kolbong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nalam Kolbong village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	South District
Tehsil	Namchi
Pincode	737132
Area (hectares)	125.84 hectares
Population	1,013
Male Population	514
Female Population	499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nalam Kolbong compares

By the 2011 count Nalam Kolbong is the 26th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 125.84 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Nalam Kolbong

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

Nalam Kolbong lies about 12 km from South District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 25 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 Nalam Kolbong
Tehsil headquarters	Namchi	12 km
District headquarters	South District	12 km
Nearest town	Kālimpong	20 km
Nearest railway station	Darjeeling	25 km

Villages closest to Nalam Kolbong

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 Nalam Kolbong

As per the Census of India 2011, Nalam Kolbong village had a population of 1,013. That makes it the 26th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Nalam Kolbong village has 514 males and 499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nalam Kolbong has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Nalam Kolbong is 737132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nalam Kolbong covers 125.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nalam Kolbong falls under Namchi tehsil of South District district in Sikkim.

The nearest railway station to Nalam Kolbong is Darjeeling, about 25 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 Nalam Kolbong.

Nalam Kolbong is about 12 km from South District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nalam Kolbong is in Namchi tehsil of South District district. Namchi is about 12 km away. South District is about 12 km away. Kālimpong is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.