About Mabong Village

Mabong is a mid sized village in Soreng tehsil, in the district of West District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,094, made up of 559 males and 535 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mabong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mabong village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	West District
Tehsil	Soreng
Pincode	737121
Area (hectares)	334.98 hectares
Population	1,094
Male Population	559
Female Population	535
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mabong compares

By the 2011 count Mabong is the 26th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents. Its 334.98 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Mabong

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

Mabong lies about 12 km from West District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 17 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 Mabong
Tehsil headquarters	Soreng	9.7 km
District headquarters	West District	12 km
Nearest railway station	Darjeeling	17 km
Nearest town	Dārjiling	17 km

Villages closest to Mabong

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 Mabong

As per the Census of India 2011, Mabong village had a population of 1,094. That makes it the 26th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents.

Mabong village has 559 males and 535 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mabong has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

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

Mabong covers 334.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Mabong is Darjeeling, about 17 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 Mabong.

Mabong 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.

Mabong is in Soreng tehsil of West District district. Soreng is about 9.7 km away. West District is about 12 km away. Darjeeling is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.