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About Sangser Khasmahal Village

Sangser Khasmahal is a large village in Kalimpong II tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,516, made up of 1,795 males and 1,721 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 984.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sangser Khasmahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sangser Khasmahal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Kalimpong II
Pincode 734316
Area (hectares) 984.2 hectares
Population 3,516
Male Population 1,795
Female Population 1,721
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sangser Khasmahal compares

By the 2011 count Sangser Khasmahal is the 6th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,025 residents. Its 984.2 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. 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 Sangser Khasmahal

Sangser Khasmahal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sangser Khasmahal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Sangser Khasmahal from other places

Sangser Khasmahal lies about 24 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 24 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 Sangser Khasmahal
Nearest town Kālimpong 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalimpong II 24 km
District headquarters Darjiling 24 km
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 24 km

Villages closest to Sangser Khasmahal

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 Sangser Khasmahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Sangser Khasmahal village had a population of 3,516. That makes it the 6th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,025 residents.

Sangser Khasmahal village has 1,795 males and 1,721 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sangser Khasmahal has about 959 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 Sangser Khasmahal is 734316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sangser Khasmahal covers 984.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sangser Khasmahal falls under Kalimpong II tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sangser Khasmahal is Darjeeling, about 24 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 10+ km distance for Sangser Khasmahal.

Sangser Khasmahal is about 24 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sangser Khasmahal is in Kalimpong II tehsil of Darjiling district. Kālimpong is about 16 km away. Kalimpong II is about 24 km away. Darjiling is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sangser Forest (under 2 km), Lava Bazar D I F (3.8 km) and Dalapchan Ridge Reserve Forest (7.4 km).

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

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