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About South Shibkhola Tea Garden Village

South Shibkhola Tea Garden is a small village in Kurseong tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 402, made up of 208 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

South Shibkhola Tea Garden Overview

Census 2011 figures for South Shibkhola Tea Garden village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Kurseong
Pincode 734223
Area (hectares) 83.37 hectares
Population 402
Male Population 208
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How South Shibkhola Tea Garden compares

By the 2011 count South Shibkhola Tea Garden is the 52nd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,240 residents. Its 83.37 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to South Shibkhola Tea Garden

South Shibkhola Tea Garden is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for South Shibkhola Tea Garden 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Simring Tea Garden, Simulbari Tea Garden, Singel Tea Garden and Sittong Forest. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 South Shibkhola Tea Garden

As per the Census of India 2011, South Shibkhola Tea Garden village had a population of 402. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,240 residents.

South Shibkhola Tea Garden village has 208 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, South Shibkhola Tea Garden has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for South Shibkhola Tea Garden is 734223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

South Shibkhola Tea Garden covers 83.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

South Shibkhola Tea Garden falls under Kurseong tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The census record for South Shibkhola Tea Garden notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 South Shibkhola Tea Garden.

South Shibkhola Tea Garden is in Kurseong tehsil of Darjiling district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of South Shibkhola Tea Garden today is likely to be higher.

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