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About Hingdam Village

Hingdam is a small village in Ravong tehsil, in the district of South District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 360, made up of 188 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hingdam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hingdam village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District South District
Tehsil Ravong
Pincode 737111
Area (hectares) 189.9 hectares
Population 360
Male Population 188
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
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 Hingdam compares

By the 2011 count Hingdam is the 41st largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,042 residents. Its 189.9 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Hingdam

Hingdam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hingdam 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 Brong, Dalep, Deu and Deythang. 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 Hingdam

As per the Census of India 2011, Hingdam village had a population of 360. That makes it the 41st largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,042 residents.

Hingdam village has 188 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hingdam has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Hingdam is 737111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hingdam covers 189.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hingdam falls under Ravong tehsil of South District district in Sikkim.

The census record for Hingdam 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 Hingdam.

Hingdam is in Ravong 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 Hingdam today is likely to be higher.

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