About Barthang Village

Barthang is a mid sized village in Gyalshing tehsil, in the district of West District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 606, made up of 296 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barthang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barthang village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	West District
Tehsil	Gyalshing
Pincode	737113
Area (hectares)	354.98 hectares
Population	606
Male Population	296
Female Population	310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,047
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 Barthang compares

By the 2011 count Barthang is the 46th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 995 residents. Its 354.98 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 936.

Getting to Barthang

Barthang is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barthang 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 Arithang, Bangten, Barnyak and Barphok. 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 Barthang

As per the Census of India 2011, Barthang village had a population of 606. That makes it the 46th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 995 residents.

Barthang village has 296 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barthang has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Barthang is 737113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barthang covers 354.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Barthang 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 Barthang.

Barthang 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.