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About Salyangdang Village

Salyangdang is a mid sized village in Soreng tehsil, in the district of West District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 963, made up of 488 males and 475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salyangdang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salyangdang village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District West District
Tehsil Soreng
Pincode 737121
Area (hectares) 219.13 hectares
Population 963
Male Population 488
Female Population 475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
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 Salyangdang compares

By the 2011 count Salyangdang is the 31st largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents. Its 219.13 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Salyangdang

Salyangdang is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salyangdang 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 Salyangdang from other places

Salyangdang lies about 22 km from West District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 14 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 Salyangdang
Tehsil headquarters Soreng 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 14 km
Nearest town Dārjiling 15 km
District headquarters West District 22 km

Villages closest to Salyangdang

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 Salyangdang

As per the Census of India 2011, Salyangdang village had a population of 963. That makes it the 31st largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents.

Salyangdang village has 488 males and 475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salyangdang has about 973 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 Salyangdang is 737121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salyangdang covers 219.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Salyangdang is Darjeeling, about 14 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 Salyangdang.

Salyangdang is about 22 km from West District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salyangdang is in Soreng tehsil of West District district. Soreng is about 7.9 km away. Darjeeling is about 14 km away. Dārjiling is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tikpur (1.7 km), Lower Fambong (2.5 km) and Sombaria Forest Block (2.5 km).

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

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