About Barnyak Village

Barnyak is a large village in Gyalshing tehsil, in the district of West District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,512, made up of 1,256 males and 1,256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barnyak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barnyak village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	West District
Tehsil	Gyalshing
Pincode	737113
Area (hectares)	342.43 hectares
Population	2,512
Male Population	1,256
Female Population	1,256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barnyak compares

By the 2011 count Barnyak is the 4th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 995 residents. Its 342.43 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Barnyak

Barnyak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barnyak as Available within village. 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 Barnyak from other places

Barnyak lies about 22 km from West District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 30 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 Barnyak
Nearest town	Gangtok	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gyalshing	22 km
District headquarters	West District	22 km
Nearest railway station	Darjeeling	30 km

Villages closest to Barnyak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gyalshing 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 Barnyak

As per the Census of India 2011, Barnyak village had a population of 2,512. That makes it the 4th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 995 residents.

Barnyak village has 1,256 males and 1,256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

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

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

Barnyak covers 342.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Barnyak is Darjeeling, about 30 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barnyak.

Barnyak is about 22 km from West District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barnyak is in Gyalshing tehsil of West District district. Gangtok is about 18 km away. Gyalshing is about 22 km away. West District is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.