About Pabong Village

Pabong is a mid sized village in Namchi tehsil, in the district of South District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 603, made up of 309 males and 294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 409.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pabong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pabong village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	South District
Tehsil	Namchi
Pincode	737126
Area (hectares)	409.58 hectares
Population	603
Male Population	309
Female Population	294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pabong compares

By the 2011 count Pabong is the 61st largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 409.58 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Pabong

Pabong is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pabong as Available within 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pabong from other places

Pabong lies about 4.1 km from South District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 20 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 Pabong
Tehsil headquarters	Namchi	4.1 km
District headquarters	South District	4.1 km
Nearest railway station	Darjeeling	20 km
Nearest town	Dārjiling	21 km

Villages closest to Pabong

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 Pabong

As per the Census of India 2011, Pabong village had a population of 603. That makes it the 61st largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Pabong village has 309 males and 294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pabong has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

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

Pabong covers 409.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Pabong is Darjeeling, about 20 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pabong.

Pabong is about 4.1 km from South District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pabong is in Namchi tehsil of South District district. Namchi is about 4.1 km away. South District is about 4.1 km away. Darjeeling is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.