About Hathidunga Village

Hathidunga is a mid sized village in Soreng tehsil, in the district of West District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 957, made up of 471 males and 486 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 484.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hathidunga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hathidunga village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	West District
Tehsil	Soreng
Pincode	737111
Area (hectares)	484.77 hectares
Population	957
Male Population	471
Female Population	486
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,032
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hathidunga compares

By the 2011 count Hathidunga is the 32nd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents. Its 484.77 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Hathidunga

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

Hathidunga lies about 8.4 km from West District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 20 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 Hathidunga
District headquarters	West District	8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Soreng	8.8 km
Nearest railway station	Darjeeling	20 km
Nearest town	Dārjiling	20 km

Villages closest to Hathidunga

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 Hathidunga

As per the Census of India 2011, Hathidunga village had a population of 957. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents.

Hathidunga village has 471 males and 486 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hathidunga has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Hathidunga is 737111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hathidunga covers 484.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Hathidunga is Darjeeling, about 20 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 Hathidunga.

Hathidunga is about 8.4 km from West District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hathidunga is in Soreng tehsil of West District district. West District is about 8.4 km away. Soreng is about 8.8 km away. Darjeeling is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.