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About Namphing Village

Namphing is a large village in Namchi tehsil, in the district of South District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,522, made up of 1,279 males and 1,243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Namphing Overview

Census 2011 figures for Namphing village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District South District
Tehsil Namchi
Pincode 737134
Area (hectares) 193.03 hectares
Population 2,522
Male Population 1,279
Female Population 1,243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Namphing compares

By the 2011 count Namphing is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 193.03 hectares work out to about 13 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 Namphing

Namphing is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Namphing as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Namphing from other places

Namphing lies about 14 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 Namphing
Tehsil headquarters Namchi 14 km
District headquarters South District 14 km
Nearest town Gangtok 17 km
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 30 km

Villages closest to Namphing

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 Namphing

As per the Census of India 2011, Namphing village had a population of 2,522. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Namphing village has 1,279 males and 1,243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Namphing has about 972 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 Namphing is 737134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Namphing covers 193.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Namphing 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Namphing.

Namphing is about 14 km from South District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Namphing is in Namchi tehsil of South District district. Namchi is about 14 km away. South District is about 14 km away. Gangtok 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 Barnyak (under 2 km), Tokal (under 2 km) and Doring (2.3 km).

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

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