About Poklok Village

Poklok is a mid sized village in Namchi tehsil, in the district of South District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,768, made up of 887 males and 881 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 411.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poklok Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poklok village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	South District
Tehsil	Namchi
Pincode	737126
Area (hectares)	411.12 hectares
Population	1,768
Male Population	887
Female Population	881
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	993
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Poklok compares

By the 2011 count Poklok is the 5th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 411.12 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Poklok

Poklok is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Poklok as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Panchgharey, Parbing, Passi and Phalidara. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Poklok

As per the Census of India 2011, Poklok village had a population of 1,768. That makes it the 5th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Poklok village has 887 males and 881 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poklok has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

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

Poklok covers 411.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Poklok notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Poklok.

Poklok is in Namchi tehsil of South District district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.