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About Singhithang Village

Singhithang is a small village in Namchi tehsil, in the district of South District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 338, made up of 166 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Singhithang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Singhithang village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District South District
Tehsil Namchi
Pincode 737126
Area (hectares) 270.47 hectares
Population 338
Male Population 166
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
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 Singhithang compares

By the 2011 count Singhithang is the 79th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 270.47 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Singhithang

Singhithang is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Singhithang 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. The nearest villages by name are Sadam, Saleumbong, Salghari and Sangbung. 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.

Common questions about Singhithang

As per the Census of India 2011, Singhithang village had a population of 338. That makes it the 79th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Singhithang village has 166 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Singhithang has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

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

Singhithang covers 270.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Singhithang notes the nearest railway station 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 Singhithang.

Singhithang 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.

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

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