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About Deythang Village

Deythang is a mid sized village in Ravong tehsil, in the district of South District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,051, made up of 546 males and 505 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Deythang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deythang village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District South District
Tehsil Ravong
Pincode 737139
Area (hectares) 287.45 hectares
Population 1,051
Male Population 546
Female Population 505
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
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 Deythang compares

By the 2011 count Deythang is the 19th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,042 residents. Its 287.45 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Deythang

Deythang is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Deythang 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 Deythang from other places

Deythang lies about 14 km from South District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 19 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 Deythang
Tehsil headquarters Ravong 14 km
District headquarters South District 14 km
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 19 km
Nearest town Dārjiling 20 km

Villages closest to Deythang

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 Deythang

As per the Census of India 2011, Deythang village had a population of 1,051. That makes it the 19th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,042 residents.

Deythang village has 546 males and 505 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deythang has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 897.

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

Deythang covers 287.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Deythang is Darjeeling, about 19 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 Deythang.

Deythang is about 14 km from South District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deythang is in Ravong tehsil of South District district. Ravong is about 14 km away. South District is about 14 km away. Darjeeling is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ravong (9.7 km), Rayong (9.7 km) and Tinkitam (11 km).

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

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