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About Kewzing Village

Kewzing is a small village in Ravong tehsil, in the district of South District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 448, made up of 222 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kewzing Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kewzing village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District South District
Tehsil Ravong
Pincode 737139
Area (hectares) 259.58 hectares
Population 448
Male Population 222
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
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 Kewzing compares

By the 2011 count Kewzing is the 38th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,042 residents. Its 259.58 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 897.

Getting to Kewzing

Kewzing is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kewzing 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kewzing from other places

Kewzing lies about 13 km from South District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 28 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 Kewzing
Tehsil headquarters Ravong 13 km
District headquarters South District 13 km
Nearest town Gangtok 26 km
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 28 km

Villages closest to Kewzing

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ravong 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.

Common questions about Kewzing

As per the Census of India 2011, Kewzing village had a population of 448. That makes it the 38th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,042 residents.

Kewzing village has 222 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kewzing has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Kewzing is 737139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kewzing covers 259.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kewzing is Darjeeling, about 28 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kewzing.

Kewzing 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.

Kewzing is in Ravong tehsil of South District district. Ravong is about 13 km away. South District is about 13 km away. Gangtok is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kewzing Forest Block (under 2 km), Rabongla Forest Block (3.0 km) and Tinkitam (5.1 km).

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

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