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About Thangsing Village

Thangsing is a mid sized village in Namchi tehsil, in the district of South District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 500, made up of 263 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thangsing Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thangsing village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District South District
Tehsil Namchi
Pincode 737134
Area (hectares) 165.42 hectares
Population 500
Male Population 263
Female Population 237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thangsing compares

By the 2011 count Thangsing is the 68th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 165.42 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Thangsing

Thangsing is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Thangsing as Available within 5 - 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. The nearest villages by name are Tangji, Tarku, Temi and Temi Forest Block. 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 Thangsing

As per the Census of India 2011, Thangsing village had a population of 500. That makes it the 68th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Thangsing village has 263 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thangsing has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Thangsing is 737134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thangsing covers 165.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Thangsing notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Thangsing.

Thangsing 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 Thangsing today is likely to be higher.

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