About Rayong Village

Rayong is a mid sized village in Ravong tehsil, in the district of South District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 753, made up of 384 males and 369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 505.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rayong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rayong village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	South District
Tehsil	Ravong
Pincode	737126
Area (hectares)	505.03 hectares
Population	753
Male Population	384
Female Population	369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
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 Rayong compares

By the 2011 count Rayong is the 28th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,042 residents. Its 505.03 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Rayong

Rayong is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Rayong 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 Rayong from other places

Rayong lies about 10 km from South District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 24 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 Rayong
Tehsil headquarters	Ravong	10 km
District headquarters	South District	10 km
Nearest railway station	Darjeeling	24 km
Nearest town	Dārjiling	24 km

Villages closest to Rayong

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 Rayong

As per the Census of India 2011, Rayong village had a population of 753. That makes it the 28th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,042 residents.

Rayong village has 384 males and 369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rayong has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Rayong is 737126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rayong covers 505.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Rayong is Darjeeling, about 24 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 Rayong.

Rayong is about 10 km from South District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rayong is in Ravong tehsil of South District district. Ravong is about 10 km away. South District is about 10 km away. Darjeeling is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.