About Miyong Village

Miyong is a mid sized village in Gyalshing tehsil, in the district of West District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 508, made up of 281 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 808 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Miyong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Miyong village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	West District
Tehsil	Gyalshing
Pincode	737111
Area (hectares)	236.28 hectares
Population	508
Male Population	281
Female Population	227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	808
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Miyong compares

By the 2011 count Miyong is the 51st largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 995 residents. Its 236.28 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 Miyong

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

Miyong lies about 5.4 km from West District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 24 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 Miyong
Tehsil headquarters	Gyalshing	5.4 km
District headquarters	West District	5.4 km
Nearest railway station	Darjeeling	24 km
Nearest town	Dārjiling	24 km

Villages closest to Miyong

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 Miyong

As per the Census of India 2011, Miyong village had a population of 508. That makes it the 51st largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 995 residents.

Miyong village has 281 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Miyong has about 808 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 Miyong is 737111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Miyong covers 236.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Miyong is Darjeeling, about 24 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 Miyong.

Miyong is about 5.4 km from West District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Miyong is in Gyalshing tehsil of West District district. Gyalshing is about 5.4 km away. West District is about 5.4 km away. Darjeeling is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.