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About Soolbongs Tea Garden Village

Soolbongs Tea Garden is a large village in Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,196, made up of 1,033 males and 1,163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,126 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Soolbongs Tea Garden Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soolbongs Tea Garden village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri
Pincode 734201
Area (hectares) 299.47 hectares
Population 2,196
Male Population 1,033
Female Population 1,163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,126
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Soolbongs Tea Garden compares

By the 2011 count Soolbongs Tea Garden is the 20th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,063 residents. Its 299.47 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Soolbongs Tea Garden

Soolbongs Tea Garden is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Soolbongs Tea Garden as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Soolbongs Tea Garden from other places

Soolbongs Tea Garden lies about 21 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Sivok, about 19 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 Soolbongs Tea Garden
Nearest town Kālimpong 15 km
Nearest railway station Sivok 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri 21 km
District headquarters Darjiling 21 km

Villages closest to Soolbongs Tea Garden

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri 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 Soolbongs Tea Garden

As per the Census of India 2011, Soolbongs Tea Garden village had a population of 2,196. That makes it the 20th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,063 residents.

Soolbongs Tea Garden village has 1,033 males and 1,163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soolbongs Tea Garden has about 1126 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Soolbongs Tea Garden is 734201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Soolbongs Tea Garden covers 299.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Soolbongs Tea Garden falls under Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Soolbongs Tea Garden is Sivok, about 19 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Soolbongs Tea Garden.

Soolbongs Tea Garden is about 21 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Soolbongs Tea Garden is in Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri tehsil of Darjiling district. Kālimpong is about 15 km away. Sivok is about 19 km away. Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mariabong Tea Garden (under 2 km), Pokhribong Khasmahal (under 2 km) and Pubong Tea Garden (under 2 km).

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

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