About Upper Fambong Village

Upper Fambong is a large village in Soreng tehsil, in the district of West District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,995, made up of 1,506 males and 1,489 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 417.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Upper Fambong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Upper Fambong village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	West District
Tehsil	Soreng
Pincode	737121
Area (hectares)	417.95 hectares
Population	2,995
Male Population	1,506
Female Population	1,489
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Upper Fambong compares

By the 2011 count Upper Fambong is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents. Its 417.95 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Upper Fambong

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

Upper Fambong lies about 20 km from West District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 16 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 Upper Fambong
Tehsil headquarters	Soreng	6.1 km
Nearest railway station	Darjeeling	16 km
Nearest town	Dārjiling	16 km
District headquarters	West District	20 km

Villages closest to Upper Fambong

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 Upper Fambong

As per the Census of India 2011, Upper Fambong village had a population of 2,995. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents.

Upper Fambong village has 1,506 males and 1,489 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Upper Fambong has about 989 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 Upper Fambong is 737121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Upper Fambong covers 417.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Upper Fambong falls under Soreng tehsil of West District district in Sikkim.

The nearest railway station to Upper Fambong is Darjeeling, about 16 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 Upper Fambong.

Upper Fambong is about 20 km from West District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Upper Fambong is in Soreng tehsil of West District district. Soreng is about 6.1 km away. Darjeeling is about 16 km away. Dārjiling is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.