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About Mansong Cinchona Plantation Village

Mansong Cinchona Plantation is one of the larger villages in Kalimpong II tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,812, made up of 4,490 males and 4,322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 799.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mansong Cinchona Plantation Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mansong Cinchona Plantation village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Kalimpong II
Pincode 734315
Area (hectares) 799.26 hectares
Population 8,812
Male Population 4,490
Female Population 4,322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mansong Cinchona Plantation compares

By the 2011 count Mansong Cinchona Plantation is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,025 residents. Its 799.26 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Mansong Cinchona Plantation

Mansong Cinchona Plantation is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mansong Cinchona Plantation as Available within 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 Mansong Cinchona Plantation from other places

Mansong Cinchona Plantation lies about 33 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Bagrakot, about 33 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 Mansong Cinchona Plantation
Nearest town Kālimpong 16 km
Nearest railway station Bagrakot 33 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalimpong II 33 km
District headquarters Darjiling 33 km

Villages closest to Mansong Cinchona Plantation

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kalimpong II 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 Mansong Cinchona Plantation

As per the Census of India 2011, Mansong Cinchona Plantation village had a population of 8,812. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,025 residents.

Mansong Cinchona Plantation village has 4,490 males and 4,322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mansong Cinchona Plantation has about 963 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 952.

The pincode recorded for Mansong Cinchona Plantation is 734315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mansong Cinchona Plantation covers 799.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mansong Cinchona Plantation falls under Kalimpong II tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mansong Cinchona Plantation is Bagrakot, about 33 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 km distance for Mansong Cinchona Plantation.

Mansong Cinchona Plantation is about 33 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mansong Cinchona Plantation is in Kalimpong II tehsil of Darjiling district. Kālimpong is about 16 km away. Bagrakot is about 33 km away. Kalimpong II is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rangpo Forest (3.8 km), Algarah Bazer D I F (5.3 km) and Dalapchan Ridge Reserve Forest (8.0 km).

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

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