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About Rong Chong Khasmahal Village

Rong Chong 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 695, made up of 349 males and 346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734008, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rong Chong Khasmahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rong Chong Khasmahal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Rangli Rangliot
Pincode 734008
Area (hectares) 58.07 hectares
Population 695
Male Population 349
Female Population 346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rong Chong Khasmahal compares

By the 2011 count Rong Chong Khasmahal is the 25th 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 58.07 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Rong Chong Khasmahal

Rong Chong Khasmahal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rong Chong Khasmahal 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 Rong Chong Khasmahal from other places

Rong Chong Khasmahal lies about 15 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, 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 Rong Chong Khasmahal
Tehsil headquarters Rangli Rangliot 11 km
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 14 km
District headquarters Darjiling 15 km
Nearest town Dārjiling 15 km

Villages closest to Rong Chong 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 Rong Chong Khasmahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Rong Chong Khasmahal village had a population of 695. That makes it the 25th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,418 residents.

Rong Chong Khasmahal village has 349 males and 346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rong Chong Khasmahal has about 991 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 985.

The pincode recorded for Rong Chong Khasmahal is 734008. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rong Chong Khasmahal covers 58.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Rong Chong Khasmahal is Darjeeling, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Rong Chong Khasmahal.

Rong Chong Khasmahal is about 15 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rong Chong Khasmahal is in Rangli Rangliot tehsil of Darjiling district. Rangli Rangliot is about 11 km away. Darjeeling is about 14 km away. Darjiling is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singringtam (7.3 km), Manedara (8.1 km) and Bara Mungwa (8.7 km).

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

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