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About Bukim Tea Garden Village

Bukim Tea Garden is a large village in Mirik tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,711, made up of 2,396 males and 2,315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1325.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bukim Tea Garden Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bukim Tea Garden village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Mirik
Pincode 734214
Area (hectares) 1325.36 hectares
Population 4,711
Male Population 2,396
Female Population 2,315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bukim Tea Garden compares

By the 2011 count Bukim Tea Garden is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,208 residents. Its 1325.36 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Bukim Tea Garden

Bukim Tea Garden is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bukim Tea Garden as Available within <5 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 Bukim Tea Garden from other places

Bukim Tea Garden lies about 13 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Sonada, about 14 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 Bukim Tea Garden
District headquarters Darjiling 13 km
Nearest town Dārjiling 13 km
Nearest railway station Sonada 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Mirik 25 km

Villages closest to Bukim Tea Garden

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mirik 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 Bukim Tea Garden

As per the Census of India 2011, Bukim Tea Garden village had a population of 4,711. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,208 residents.

Bukim Tea Garden village has 2,396 males and 2,315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bukim Tea Garden has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Bukim Tea Garden is 734214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bukim Tea Garden covers 1325.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bukim Tea Garden falls under Mirik tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bukim Tea Garden is Sonada, about 14 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bukim Tea Garden.

Bukim Tea Garden is about 13 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bukim Tea Garden is in Mirik tehsil of Darjiling district. Darjiling is about 13 km away. Dārjiling is about 13 km away. Sonada is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marma Tea Garden (under 2 km), Paschim Phuguri Tea Garden (17 km) and Mirik Khasmahal (25 km).

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

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