About Geling Village

Geling is a mid sized village in Soreng tehsil, in the district of West District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,306, made up of 659 males and 647 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Geling Overview

Census 2011 figures for Geling village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	West District
Tehsil	Soreng
Pincode	737121
Area (hectares)	274.85 hectares
Population	1,306
Male Population	659
Female Population	647
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Geling compares

By the 2011 count Geling is the 18th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents. Its 274.85 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 Geling

Geling is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Geling as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Geling from other places

Geling lies about 14 km from West District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 14 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 Geling
Tehsil headquarters	Soreng	7.1 km
Nearest railway station	Darjeeling	14 km
Nearest town	Dārjiling	14 km
District headquarters	West District	14 km

Villages closest to Geling

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.

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Common questions about Geling

As per the Census of India 2011, Geling village had a population of 1,306. That makes it the 18th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents.

Geling village has 659 males and 647 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Geling has about 982 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 Geling is 737121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Geling covers 274.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Geling is Darjeeling, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance for Geling.

Geling is about 14 km from West District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Geling is in Soreng tehsil of West District district. Soreng is about 7.1 km away. Darjeeling is about 14 km away. Dārjiling is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.