About Lower Fambong Village

Lower Fambong is a mid sized village in Soreng tehsil, in the district of West District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 723, made up of 365 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lower Fambong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lower Fambong village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	West District
Tehsil	Soreng
Pincode	737121
Area (hectares)	104.97 hectares
Population	723
Male Population	365
Female Population	358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lower Fambong compares

By the 2011 count Lower Fambong is the 40th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents. Its 104.97 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Lower Fambong

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

Lower Fambong lies about 20 km from West District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 16 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 Lower Fambong
Tehsil headquarters	Soreng	6.1 km
Nearest railway station	Darjeeling	16 km
Nearest town	Dārjiling	16 km
District headquarters	West District	20 km

Villages closest to Lower Fambong

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 Lower Fambong

As per the Census of India 2011, Lower Fambong village had a population of 723. That makes it the 40th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents.

Lower Fambong village has 365 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lower Fambong has about 981 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 Lower Fambong is 737121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lower Fambong covers 104.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lower Fambong falls under Soreng tehsil of West District district in Sikkim.

The nearest railway station to Lower Fambong is Darjeeling, about 16 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 Lower Fambong.

Lower Fambong is about 20 km from West District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lower Fambong is in Soreng tehsil of West District district. Soreng is about 6.1 km away. Darjeeling is about 16 km away. Dārjiling is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.