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About Nayabazar Forest Block Village

Nayabazar Forest Block is a small village in Soreng tehsil, in the district of West District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13, made up of 7 males and 6 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2254.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nayabazar Forest Block Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nayabazar Forest Block village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District West District
Tehsil Soreng
Pincode 737121
Area (hectares) 2254.29 hectares
Population 13
Male Population 7
Female Population 6
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nayabazar Forest Block compares

By the 2011 count Nayabazar Forest Block is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents. Its 2254.29 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Nayabazar Forest Block

Nayabazar Forest Block is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nayabazar Forest Block as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Nayabazar Forest Block from other places

Nayabazar Forest Block lies about 16 km from West District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 12 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 Nayabazar Forest Block
Tehsil headquarters Soreng 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 12 km
Nearest town Dārjiling 13 km
District headquarters West District 16 km

Villages closest to Nayabazar Forest Block

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.

Common questions about Nayabazar Forest Block

As per the Census of India 2011, Nayabazar Forest Block village had a population of 13. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents.

Nayabazar Forest Block village has 7 males and 6 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nayabazar Forest Block has about 857 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 Nayabazar Forest Block is 737121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nayabazar Forest Block covers 2254.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nayabazar Forest Block falls under Soreng tehsil of West District district in Sikkim.

The nearest railway station to Nayabazar Forest Block is Darjeeling, about 12 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 km distance for Nayabazar Forest Block.

Nayabazar Forest Block is about 16 km from West District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nayabazar Forest Block is in Soreng tehsil of West District district. Soreng is about 8.0 km away. Darjeeling is about 12 km away. Dārjiling is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samsing (under 2 km), Geling (1.6 km) and Zoom (1.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Nayabazar Forest Block today is likely to be higher.

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