About Rong Village

Rong is a mid sized village in Namchi tehsil, in the district of South District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 589, made up of 300 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 323.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rong village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	South District
Tehsil	Namchi
Pincode	737126
Area (hectares)	323.39 hectares
Population	589
Male Population	300
Female Population	289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
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 Rong compares

By the 2011 count Rong is the 62nd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 323.39 hectares work out to about 1.8 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, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Rong

Rong is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Rong 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 Rong from other places

Rong lies about 3.9 km from South District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 14 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 Rong
Tehsil headquarters	Namchi	3.9 km
District headquarters	South District	3.9 km
Nearest railway station	Darjeeling	14 km
Nearest town	Dārjiling	15 km

Villages closest to Rong

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 Rong

As per the Census of India 2011, Rong village had a population of 589. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Rong village has 300 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rong has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

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

Rong covers 323.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Rong is Darjeeling, about 14 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 Rong.

Rong is about 3.9 km from South District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rong is in Namchi tehsil of South District district. Namchi is about 3.9 km away. South District is about 3.9 km away. Darjeeling is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.