About Ben Village

Ben is a large village in Ravong tehsil, in the district of South District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,200, made up of 1,187 males and 1,013 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 836.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ben Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ben village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	South District
Tehsil	Ravong
Pincode	737139
Area (hectares)	836.97 hectares
Population	2,200
Male Population	1,187
Female Population	1,013
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	853
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ben compares

By the 2011 count Ben is the 4th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,042 residents. Its 836.97 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 Ben

Ben is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ben as Available within 5 - 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 Ben from other places

Ben lies about 8.1 km from South District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 25 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 Ben
Tehsil headquarters	Ravong	8.1 km
District headquarters	South District	8.1 km
Nearest town	Gangtok	22 km
Nearest railway station	Darjeeling	25 km

Villages closest to Ben

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 Ben

As per the Census of India 2011, Ben village had a population of 2,200. That makes it the 4th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,042 residents.

Ben village has 1,187 males and 1,013 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ben has about 853 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 Ben is 737139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ben covers 836.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Ben is Darjeeling, about 25 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ben.

Ben is about 8.1 km from South District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ben is in Ravong tehsil of South District district. Ravong is about 8.1 km away. South District is about 8.1 km away. Gangtok is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.