About Ramabong Village

Ramabong is a mid sized village in Namchi tehsil, in the district of South District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 844, made up of 414 males and 430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ramabong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ramabong village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	South District
Tehsil	Namchi
Pincode	737128
Area (hectares)	294.11 hectares
Population	844
Male Population	414
Female Population	430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,039
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ramabong compares

By the 2011 count Ramabong is the 43rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 294.11 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Ramabong

Ramabong is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ramabong 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ramabong from other places

Ramabong lies about 8.1 km from South District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 18 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 Ramabong
Tehsil headquarters	Namchi	8.1 km
District headquarters	South District	8.1 km
Nearest town	Dārjiling	18 km
Nearest railway station	Darjeeling	18 km

Villages closest to Ramabong

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 Ramabong

As per the Census of India 2011, Ramabong village had a population of 844. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Ramabong village has 414 males and 430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramabong has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Ramabong is 737128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramabong covers 294.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Ramabong is Darjeeling, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ramabong.

Ramabong is about 8.1 km from South District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ramabong is in Namchi tehsil of South District district. Namchi is about 8.1 km away. South District is about 8.1 km away. Dārjiling is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.