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About Deythang Village

Deythang is a mid sized village in Soreng tehsil, in the district of West District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,283, made up of 648 males and 635 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 461.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Deythang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deythang village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District West District
Tehsil Soreng
Pincode 737121
Area (hectares) 461.92 hectares
Population 1,283
Male Population 648
Female Population 635
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
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 Deythang compares

By the 2011 count Deythang is the 20th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents. Its 461.92 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Deythang

Deythang is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Deythang 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 Deythang from other places

Deythang lies about 9.9 km from West District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 19 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 Deythang
Tehsil headquarters Soreng 4.6 km
District headquarters West District 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 19 km
Nearest town Dārjiling 20 km

Villages closest to Deythang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Deythang village had a population of 1,283. That makes it the 20th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents.

Deythang village has 648 males and 635 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deythang has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Deythang is 737121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Deythang covers 461.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Deythang falls under Soreng tehsil of West District district in Sikkim.

The nearest railway station to Deythang is Darjeeling, about 19 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 Deythang.

Deythang is about 9.9 km from West District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deythang is in Soreng tehsil of West District district. Soreng is about 4.6 km away. West District is about 9.9 km away. Darjeeling is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sribadam (2.2 km), Sribadam Forest Block (2.2 km) and Bum (2.3 km).

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

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