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About Pudung Khasmahal Village

Pudung 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 2,382, made up of 1,185 males and 1,197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 381.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pudung Khasmahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pudung Khasmahal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Kalimpong I
Pincode 734301
Area (hectares) 381.69 hectares
Population 2,382
Male Population 1,185
Female Population 1,197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pudung Khasmahal compares

By the 2011 count Pudung Khasmahal is the 10th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,580 residents. Its 381.69 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Pudung Khasmahal

Pudung Khasmahal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pudung Khasmahal as Available within 5 - 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 Pudung Khasmahal from other places

Pudung Khasmahal lies about 25 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Sivok, about 21 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 Pudung Khasmahal
Nearest town Kālimpong 11 km
Nearest railway station Sivok 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalimpong I 25 km
District headquarters Darjiling 25 km

Villages closest to Pudung 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 Pudung Khasmahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Pudung Khasmahal village had a population of 2,382. That makes it the 10th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,580 residents.

Pudung Khasmahal village has 1,185 males and 1,197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pudung Khasmahal has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Pudung Khasmahal is 734301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pudung Khasmahal covers 381.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Pudung Khasmahal is Sivok, about 21 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 - 10 km distance for Pudung Khasmahal.

Pudung Khasmahal is about 25 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pudung Khasmahal is in Kalimpong I tehsil of Darjiling district. Kālimpong is about 11 km away. Sivok is about 21 km away. Kalimpong I is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yokprintam Khasmahal (2.8 km), Dungra Khasmahal (3.1 km) and Bong Khasmahal (4.3 km).

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

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