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About Suntaley Village

Suntaley is a small village in Soreng tehsil, in the district of West District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 414, made up of 210 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Suntaley Overview

Census 2011 figures for Suntaley village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District West District
Tehsil Soreng
Pincode 737121
Area (hectares) 222.12 hectares
Population 414
Male Population 210
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Suntaley compares

By the 2011 count Suntaley is the 45th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents. Its 222.12 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Suntaley

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

Suntaley lies about 13 km from West District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 15 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 Suntaley
Tehsil headquarters Soreng 7.0 km
District headquarters West District 13 km
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 15 km
Nearest town Dārjiling 16 km

Villages closest to Suntaley

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 Suntaley

As per the Census of India 2011, Suntaley village had a population of 414. That makes it the 45th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents.

Suntaley village has 210 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Suntaley has about 971 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 Suntaley is 737121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Suntaley covers 222.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Suntaley is Darjeeling, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance for Suntaley.

Suntaley is about 13 km from West District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Suntaley is in Soreng tehsil of West District district. Soreng is about 7.0 km away. West District is about 13 km away. Darjeeling 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 Geling (1.7 km), Samsing (2.3 km) and Takuthang (2.6 km).

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

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