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About Reshop Bazar Village

Reshop Bazar 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 856, made up of 436 males and 420 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Reshop Bazar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Reshop Bazar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Rangli Rangliot
Pincode 734313
Area (hectares) 2.83 hectares
Population 856
Male Population 436
Female Population 420
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Reshop Bazar compares

By the 2011 count Reshop Bazar is the 21st largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,418 residents. Its 2.83 hectares work out to about 302 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Reshop Bazar

Reshop Bazar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Reshop Bazar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Reshop Bazar from other places

Reshop Bazar lies about 20 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 20 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 Reshop Bazar
Tehsil headquarters Rangli Rangliot 12 km
Nearest town Kālimpong 18 km
District headquarters Darjiling 20 km
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 20 km

Villages closest to Reshop Bazar

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 Reshop Bazar

As per the Census of India 2011, Reshop Bazar village had a population of 856. That makes it the 21st largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,418 residents.

Reshop Bazar village has 436 males and 420 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Reshop Bazar has about 963 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 985.

The pincode recorded for Reshop Bazar is 734313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Reshop Bazar covers 2.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 302 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Reshop Bazar falls under Rangli Rangliot tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Reshop Bazar is Darjeeling, about 20 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Reshop Bazar.

Reshop Bazar is about 20 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Reshop Bazar is in Rangli Rangliot tehsil of Darjiling district. Rangli Rangliot is about 12 km away. Kālimpong is about 18 km away. Darjiling is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Teesta Valley Forest (4.3 km), Kolbong Khasmahal (4.5 km) and Pubong Khasmahal (4.5 km).

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

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