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About Bhaluthang Village

Bhaluthang is a mid sized village in Gyalshing tehsil, in the district of West District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 934, made up of 497 males and 437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 385.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhaluthang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhaluthang village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District West District
Tehsil Gyalshing
Pincode 737111
Area (hectares) 385.63 hectares
Population 934
Male Population 497
Female Population 437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
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 Bhaluthang compares

By the 2011 count Bhaluthang is the 26th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 995 residents. Its 385.63 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 936.

Getting to Bhaluthang

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

Common questions about Bhaluthang

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhaluthang village had a population of 934. That makes it the 26th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 995 residents.

Bhaluthang village has 497 males and 437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhaluthang has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

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

Bhaluthang covers 385.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Bhaluthang 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 Bhaluthang.

Bhaluthang 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.

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

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