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About Rateypani Village

Rateypani is a mid sized village in Namchi tehsil, in the district of South District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,269, made up of 637 males and 632 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rateypani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rateypani village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District South District
Tehsil Namchi
Pincode 737128
Area (hectares) 336.63 hectares
Population 1,269
Male Population 637
Female Population 632
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
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 Rateypani compares

By the 2011 count Rateypani is the 11th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 336.63 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 Rateypani

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

Rateypani lies about 8.2 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 Rateypani
Tehsil headquarters Namchi 8.2 km
District headquarters South District 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 21 km
Nearest town Dārjiling 21 km

Villages closest to Rateypani

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 Rateypani

As per the Census of India 2011, Rateypani village had a population of 1,269. That makes it the 11th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Rateypani village has 637 males and 632 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rateypani has about 992 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 Rateypani is 737128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rateypani covers 336.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Rateypani 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 Rateypani.

Rateypani is about 8.2 km from South District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rateypani is in Namchi tehsil of South District district. Namchi is about 8.2 km away. South District is about 8.2 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 Phong (1.6 km), Rabitar (1.7 km) and Bikmat (2.2 km).

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

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