About Gangyep Village

Gangyep is a mid sized village in Gyalshing tehsil, in the district of West District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 695, made up of 361 males and 334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 893.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangyep Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangyep village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	West District
Tehsil	Gyalshing
Pincode	737111
Area (hectares)	893.05 hectares
Population	695
Male Population	361
Female Population	334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
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 Gangyep compares

By the 2011 count Gangyep is the 39th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 995 residents. Its 893.05 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Gangyep

Gangyep is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gangyep 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 Darap, Dentam, Dentam Forest Block and Dhupidara. 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 Gangyep

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangyep village had a population of 695. That makes it the 39th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 995 residents.

Gangyep village has 361 males and 334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangyep has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

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

Gangyep covers 893.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Gangyep 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 Gangyep.

Gangyep 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.