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About Pubong Khasmahal Village

Pubong Khasmahal is a mid sized village in Rangli Rangliot tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,637, made up of 867 males and 770 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pubong Khasmahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pubong Khasmahal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Rangli Rangliot
Pincode 734222
Area (hectares) 259.4 hectares
Population 1,637
Male Population 867
Female Population 770
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
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 Pubong Khasmahal compares

By the 2011 count Pubong Khasmahal is the 12th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,418 residents. Its 259.4 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Pubong Khasmahal

Pubong Khasmahal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pubong 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 Pubong Khasmahal from other places

Pubong Khasmahal lies about 21 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Sivok, about 19 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 Pubong Khasmahal
Tehsil headquarters Rangli Rangliot 12 km
Nearest town Kālimpong 15 km
Nearest railway station Sivok 19 km
District headquarters Darjiling 21 km

Villages closest to Pubong Khasmahal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rangli Rangliot 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 Pubong Khasmahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Pubong Khasmahal village had a population of 1,637. That makes it the 12th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,418 residents.

Pubong Khasmahal village has 867 males and 770 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pubong Khasmahal has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Pubong Khasmahal is 734222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pubong Khasmahal covers 259.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pubong Khasmahal falls under Rangli Rangliot tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pubong Khasmahal is Sivok, about 19 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 Pubong Khasmahal.

Pubong Khasmahal is about 21 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pubong Khasmahal is in Rangli Rangliot tehsil of Darjiling district. Rangli Rangliot is about 12 km away. Kālimpong is about 15 km away. Sivok is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolbong Khasmahal (under 2 km), Reshop Bazar (4.5 km) and Teesta Valley Forest (5.5 km).

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

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