About Tharpu Village

Tharpu is a mid sized village in Soreng tehsil, in the district of West District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,117, made up of 584 males and 533 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tharpu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tharpu village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	West District
Tehsil	Soreng
Pincode	737121
Area (hectares)	179.86 hectares
Population	1,117
Male Population	584
Female Population	533
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	913
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tharpu compares

By the 2011 count Tharpu is the 25th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents. Its 179.86 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Tharpu

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

Tharpu lies about 18 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 Tharpu
Tehsil headquarters	Soreng	3.1 km
Nearest railway station	Darjeeling	14 km
Nearest town	Dārjiling	14 km
District headquarters	West District	18 km

Villages closest to Tharpu

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 Tharpu

As per the Census of India 2011, Tharpu village had a population of 1,117. That makes it the 25th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents.

Tharpu village has 584 males and 533 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tharpu has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

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

Tharpu covers 179.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Tharpu 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tharpu.

Tharpu is about 18 km from West District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tharpu is in Soreng tehsil of West District district. Soreng is about 3.1 km away. Darjeeling is about 14 km away. Dārjiling is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.