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About Sangkhu Village

Sangkhu is a mid sized village in Gyalshing tehsil, in the district of West District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,963, made up of 1,025 males and 938 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 446.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sangkhu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sangkhu village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District West District
Tehsil Gyalshing
Pincode 737113
Area (hectares) 446.14 hectares
Population 1,963
Male Population 1,025
Female Population 938
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sangkhu compares

By the 2011 count Sangkhu is the 7th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 995 residents. Its 446.14 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Sangkhu

Sangkhu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sangkhu as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sangkhu from other places

Sangkhu lies about 13 km from West District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 26 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 Sangkhu
Tehsil headquarters Gyalshing 13 km
District headquarters West District 13 km
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 26 km
Nearest town Dārjiling 27 km

Villages closest to Sangkhu

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.

Common questions about Sangkhu

As per the Census of India 2011, Sangkhu village had a population of 1,963. That makes it the 7th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 995 residents.

Sangkhu village has 1,025 males and 938 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sangkhu has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

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

Sangkhu covers 446.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sangkhu is Darjeeling, about 26 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sangkhu.

Sangkhu is about 13 km from West District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sangkhu is in Gyalshing tehsil of West District district. Gyalshing is about 13 km away. West District is about 13 km away. Darjeeling is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dentam (2.0 km), Dentam Forest Block (2.0 km) and Begha (2.3 km).

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

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