About Jeel Village

Jeel is a mid sized village in Soreng tehsil, in the district of West District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 744, made up of 398 males and 346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jeel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jeel village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	West District
Tehsil	Soreng
Pincode	737111
Area (hectares)	267.73 hectares
Population	744
Male Population	398
Female Population	346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	869
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jeel compares

By the 2011 count Jeel is the 39th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents. Its 267.73 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 944.

Getting to Jeel

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

Jeel lies about 28 km from West District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about under 2 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 Jeel
Nearest railway station	Darjeeling	under 2 km
Nearest town	Dārjiling	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Soreng	16 km
District headquarters	West District	28 km

Villages closest to Jeel

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 Jeel

As per the Census of India 2011, Jeel village had a population of 744. That makes it the 39th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents.

Jeel village has 398 males and 346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jeel has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

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

Jeel covers 267.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jeel is Darjeeling, about under 2 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 Jeel.

Jeel is about 28 km from West District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jeel is in Soreng tehsil of West District district. Darjeeling is about under 2 km away. Dārjiling is about under 2 km away. Soreng is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.