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About Rishi Village

Rishi is a mid sized village in Soreng tehsil, in the district of West District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 659, made up of 330 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rishi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rishi village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District West District
Tehsil Soreng
Pincode 737111
Area (hectares) 257.11 hectares
Population 659
Male Population 330
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rishi compares

By the 2011 count Rishi is the 41st largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents. Its 257.11 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Rishi

Rishi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rishi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Rishi from other places

Rishi lies about 9.4 km from West District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 20 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 Rishi
District headquarters West District 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Soreng 12 km
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 20 km
Nearest town Dārjiling 21 km

Villages closest to Rishi

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 Rishi

As per the Census of India 2011, Rishi village had a population of 659. That makes it the 41st largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents.

Rishi village has 330 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rishi has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 944.

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

Rishi covers 257.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Rishi is Darjeeling, about 20 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rishi.

Rishi is about 9.4 km from West District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rishi is in Soreng tehsil of West District district. West District is about 9.4 km away. Soreng is about 12 km away. Darjeeling is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamling (2.8 km), Hathidunga (3.3 km) and Mabong (3.6 km).

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

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