About Pepthang Village

Pepthang is a small village in Ravong tehsil, in the district of South District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 444, made up of 240 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pepthang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pepthang village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	South District
Tehsil	Ravong
Pincode	737134
Area (hectares)	161.58 hectares
Population	444
Male Population	240
Female Population	204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	850
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pepthang compares

By the 2011 count Pepthang is the 39th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,042 residents. Its 161.58 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Pepthang

Pepthang is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pepthang as Available within 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 Mangzing, Namlung, Namphok and Namphrik. 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.

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Common questions about Pepthang

As per the Census of India 2011, Pepthang village had a population of 444. That makes it the 39th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,042 residents.

Pepthang village has 240 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pepthang has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 897.

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

Pepthang covers 161.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

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

Pepthang 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.