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About Nimbong Khasmahal Village

Nimbong Khasmahal is a large village in Kalimpong I tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,659, made up of 1,368 males and 1,291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2016.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nimbong Khasmahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nimbong Khasmahal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Kalimpong I
Pincode 734314
Area (hectares) 2016.97 hectares
Population 2,659
Male Population 1,368
Female Population 1,291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nimbong Khasmahal compares

By the 2011 count Nimbong Khasmahal is the 9th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,580 residents. Its 2016.97 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Nimbong Khasmahal

Nimbong Khasmahal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nimbong Khasmahal as Available within 10+ 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 Nimbong Khasmahal from other places

Nimbong Khasmahal 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 Nimbong Khasmahal
Nearest town Kālimpong 15 km
Nearest railway station Sivok 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalimpong I 21 km
District headquarters Darjiling 21 km

Villages closest to Nimbong Khasmahal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kalimpong I 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 Nimbong Khasmahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Nimbong Khasmahal village had a population of 2,659. That makes it the 9th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,580 residents.

Nimbong Khasmahal village has 1,368 males and 1,291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nimbong Khasmahal has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Nimbong Khasmahal is 734314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nimbong Khasmahal covers 2016.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nimbong Khasmahal falls under Kalimpong I tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Nimbong Khasmahal 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nimbong Khasmahal.

Nimbong Khasmahal 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.

Nimbong Khasmahal is in Kalimpong I tehsil of Darjiling district. Kālimpong is about 15 km away. Sivok is about 19 km away. Kalimpong I 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 Bong Khasmahal (under 2 km), Kanke Bong Khasmahal (under 2 km) and Samalbong Khasmahal (under 2 km).

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

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