About Kamling Village

Kamling is a mid sized village in Soreng tehsil, in the district of West District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,247, made up of 641 males and 606 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 479.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamling Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamling village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	West District
Tehsil	Soreng
Pincode	737121
Area (hectares)	479.7 hectares
Population	1,247
Male Population	641
Female Population	606
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kamling compares

By the 2011 count Kamling is the 22nd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents. Its 479.7 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Kamling

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

Kamling lies about 12 km from West District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 18 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 Kamling
Tehsil headquarters	Soreng	12 km
District headquarters	West District	12 km
Nearest railway station	Darjeeling	18 km
Nearest town	Dārjiling	18 km

Villages closest to Kamling

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 Kamling

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamling village had a population of 1,247. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents.

Kamling village has 641 males and 606 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamling has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

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

Kamling covers 479.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kamling is Darjeeling, about 18 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 Kamling.

Kamling is about 12 km from West District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamling is in Soreng tehsil of West District district. Soreng is about 12 km away. West District is about 12 km away. Darjeeling is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.