About Sangbung Village

Sangbung is a mid sized village in Namchi tehsil, in the district of South District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 874, made up of 443 males and 431 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sangbung Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sangbung village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	South District
Tehsil	Namchi
Pincode	737121
Area (hectares)	182.49 hectares
Population	874
Male Population	443
Female Population	431
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sangbung compares

By the 2011 count Sangbung is the 40th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 182.49 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Sangbung

Sangbung is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sangbung as Available within village. 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 Sangbung from other places

Sangbung lies about 14 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 Sangbung
Tehsil headquarters	Namchi	14 km
District headquarters	South District	14 km
Nearest railway station	Darjeeling	21 km
Nearest town	Dārjiling	22 km

Villages closest to Sangbung

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 Sangbung

As per the Census of India 2011, Sangbung village had a population of 874. That makes it the 40th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Sangbung village has 443 males and 431 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sangbung has about 973 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 Sangbung is 737121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sangbung covers 182.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sangbung 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sangbung.

Sangbung is about 14 km from South District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sangbung is in Namchi tehsil of South District district. Namchi is about 14 km away. South District is about 14 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.