About Arithang Village

Arithang is a mid sized village in Gyalshing tehsil, in the district of West District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 928, made up of 450 males and 478 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arithang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arithang village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	West District
Tehsil	Gyalshing
Pincode	737111
Area (hectares)	356.25 hectares
Population	928
Male Population	450
Female Population	478
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,062
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 Arithang compares

By the 2011 count Arithang is the 27th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 995 residents. Its 356.25 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Arithang

Arithang is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Arithang 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. The nearest villages by name are Bangten, Barnyak, Barphok and Barthang. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Arithang

As per the Census of India 2011, Arithang village had a population of 928. That makes it the 27th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 995 residents.

Arithang village has 450 males and 478 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arithang has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Arithang is 737111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arithang covers 356.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arithang falls under Gyalshing tehsil of West District district in Sikkim.

The census record for Arithang notes the nearest railway station 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 Arithang.

Arithang is in Gyalshing tehsil of West District district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.