About Rimbick Village

Rimbick is one of the larger villages in Darjeeling Pulbazar tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,980, made up of 3,544 males and 3,436 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1478.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rimbick Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rimbick village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Darjiling
Tehsil	Darjeeling Pulbazar
Pincode	734201
Area (hectares)	1478.32 hectares
Population	6,980
Male Population	3,544
Female Population	3,436
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rimbick compares

By the 2011 count Rimbick is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents. Its 1478.32 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Rimbick

Rimbick is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rimbick as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Rimbick from other places

Rimbick lies about 18 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 17 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 Rimbick
Nearest railway station	Darjeeling	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Darjeeling Pulbazar	18 km
District headquarters	Darjiling	18 km
Nearest town	Dārjiling	18 km

Villages closest to Rimbick

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Darjeeling Pulbazar 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 Rimbick

As per the Census of India 2011, Rimbick village had a population of 6,980. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents.

Rimbick village has 3,544 males and 3,436 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rimbick has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Rimbick is 734201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rimbick covers 1478.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rimbick falls under Darjeeling Pulbazar tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rimbick is Darjeeling, about 17 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rimbick.

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

Rimbick is in Darjeeling Pulbazar tehsil of Darjiling district. Darjeeling is about 17 km away. Darjeeling Pulbazar is about 18 km away. Darjiling is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.