About Ralong Village

Ralong is a mid sized village in Ravong tehsil, in the district of South District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 680, made up of 306 males and 374 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,222 females per 1000 males. The village covers 413.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ralong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ralong village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	South District
Tehsil	Ravong
Pincode	737139
Area (hectares)	413.72 hectares
Population	680
Male Population	306
Female Population	374
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,222
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 Ralong compares

By the 2011 count Ralong is the 31st largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,042 residents. Its 413.72 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 Ralong

Ralong is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ralong 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ralong from other places

Ralong lies about 16 km from South District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 32 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 Ralong
Tehsil headquarters	Ravong	16 km
District headquarters	South District	16 km
Nearest town	Gangtok	16 km
Nearest railway station	Darjeeling	32 km

Villages closest to Ralong

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.

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Common questions about Ralong

As per the Census of India 2011, Ralong village had a population of 680. That makes it the 31st largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,042 residents.

Ralong village has 306 males and 374 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ralong has about 1222 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 897.

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

Ralong covers 413.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Ralong is Darjeeling, about 32 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ralong.

Ralong 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.

Ralong is in Ravong tehsil of South District district. Ravong is about 16 km away. South District is about 16 km away. Gangtok is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.