About Tokal Village

Tokal is a mid sized village in Namchi tehsil, in the district of South District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 934, made up of 474 males and 460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tokal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tokal village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	South District
Tehsil	Namchi
Pincode	737134
Area (hectares)	242.43 hectares
Population	934
Male Population	474
Female Population	460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
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 Tokal compares

By the 2011 count Tokal is the 34th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 242.43 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 Tokal

Tokal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tokal 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tokal from other places

Tokal lies about 13 km from South District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 30 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 Tokal
Tehsil headquarters	Namchi	13 km
District headquarters	South District	13 km
Nearest town	Gangtok	18 km
Nearest railway station	Darjeeling	30 km

Villages closest to Tokal

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 Tokal

As per the Census of India 2011, Tokal village had a population of 934. That makes it the 34th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Tokal village has 474 males and 460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tokal has about 970 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 Tokal is 737134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tokal covers 242.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Tokal is Darjeeling, about 30 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tokal.

Tokal is about 13 km from South District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tokal is in Namchi tehsil of South District district. Namchi is about 13 km away. South District is about 13 km away. Gangtok is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.