About Mengyong Village

Mengyong 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 370 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mengyong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mengyong village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	West District
Tehsil	Gyalshing
Pincode	737111
Area (hectares)	282.95 hectares
Population	695
Male Population	370
Female Population	325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	878
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mengyong compares

By the 2011 count Mengyong 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 282.95 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 Mengyong

Mengyong is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mengyong 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. The nearest villages by name are Mangmo, Mangnam, Martam and Meli. 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 Mengyong

As per the Census of India 2011, Mengyong 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.

Mengyong village has 370 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mengyong has about 878 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 Mengyong is 737111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mengyong covers 282.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

Mengyong 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.