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About Omchu Village

Omchu is a small village in Namchi tehsil, in the district of South District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 453, made up of 244 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 601.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Omchu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Omchu village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District South District
Tehsil Namchi
Pincode 737126
Area (hectares) 601.27 hectares
Population 453
Male Population 244
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
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 Omchu compares

By the 2011 count Omchu is the 73rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 601.27 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Omchu

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

Omchu lies about 6.3 km from South District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 21 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 Omchu
Tehsil headquarters Namchi 6.3 km
District headquarters South District 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 21 km
Nearest town Dārjiling 22 km

Villages closest to Omchu

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 Omchu

As per the Census of India 2011, Omchu village had a population of 453. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Omchu village has 244 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Omchu has about 857 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 Omchu is 737126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Omchu covers 601.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Omchu is Darjeeling, about 21 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 Omchu.

Omchu is about 6.3 km from South District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Omchu is in Namchi tehsil of South District district. Namchi is about 6.3 km away. South District is about 6.3 km away. Darjeeling is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wak (under 2 km), Pabong (2.6 km) and Kamrang (3.4 km).

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

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