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About Pemling Khasmahal Village

Pemling Khasmahal is a mid sized village in Kalimpong I tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,726, made up of 904 males and 822 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1031.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pemling Khasmahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pemling Khasmahal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Kalimpong I
Pincode 734314
Area (hectares) 1031.96 hectares
Population 1,726
Male Population 904
Female Population 822
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
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 Pemling Khasmahal compares

By the 2011 count Pemling Khasmahal is the 16th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,580 residents. Its 1031.96 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Pemling Khasmahal

Pemling Khasmahal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pemling 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 Pemling Khasmahal from other places

Pemling Khasmahal lies about 32 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Bagrakot, about 15 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 Pemling Khasmahal
Nearest town Kālimpong 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Bagrakot 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalimpong I 32 km
District headquarters Darjiling 32 km

Villages closest to Pemling 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 Pemling Khasmahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Pemling Khasmahal village had a population of 1,726. That makes it the 16th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,580 residents.

Pemling Khasmahal village has 904 males and 822 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pemling Khasmahal has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

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

Pemling Khasmahal covers 1031.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Pemling Khasmahal is Bagrakot, about 15 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 Pemling Khasmahal.

Pemling Khasmahal is about 32 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pemling Khasmahal is in Kalimpong I tehsil of Darjiling district. Kālimpong is about 5.3 km away. Bagrakot is about 15 km away. Kalimpong I is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pemling Forest (under 2 km), Yokprintam Khasmahal (7.6 km) and Pudung Khasmahal (8.9 km).

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

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