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About Rabongla Forest Block Village

Rabongla Forest Block is a mid sized village in Ravong tehsil, in the district of South District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 524, made up of 277 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8203.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rabongla Forest Block Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rabongla Forest Block village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District South District
Tehsil Ravong
Pincode 737139
Area (hectares) 8203.22 hectares
Population 524
Male Population 277
Female Population 247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
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 Rabongla Forest Block compares

By the 2011 count Rabongla Forest Block is the 34th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,042 residents. Its 8203.22 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Rabongla Forest Block

Rabongla Forest Block is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rabongla Forest Block 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 Rabongla Forest Block from other places

Rabongla Forest Block lies about 16 km from South District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 31 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 Rabongla Forest Block
Tehsil headquarters Ravong 16 km
District headquarters South District 16 km
Nearest town Gangtok 25 km
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 31 km

Villages closest to Rabongla Forest Block

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 Rabongla Forest Block

As per the Census of India 2011, Rabongla Forest Block village had a population of 524. That makes it the 34th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,042 residents.

Rabongla Forest Block village has 277 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rabongla Forest Block has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Rabongla Forest Block is 737139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rabongla Forest Block covers 8203.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rabongla Forest Block falls under Ravong tehsil of South District district in Sikkim.

The nearest railway station to Rabongla Forest Block is Darjeeling, about 31 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 Rabongla Forest Block.

Rabongla Forest Block is about 16 km from South District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rabongla Forest Block is in Ravong tehsil of South District district. Ravong is about 16 km away. South District is about 16 km away. Gangtok is about 25 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 (3.0 km), Kewzing Forest Block (3.0 km) and Rangang (5.4 km).

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

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