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Village snapshot
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- LGD code
- 260957
- Pincode
- 737121
- Post office
- Naya Bazar (West Sikkim)
- Population
- 1,021
- Households
- 184
- Literacy rate
- 44.6%
- Sex ratio
- 674 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 629
- Distance to district centre
- 5 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 9 km
- Distance to Gangtok
- 17 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 547 km
- Nearest railway station
- Darjeeling · 58 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Mangan District Hospital · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Tingchim compares
By population, Tingchim ranks #4 of 20 villages in Kabi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
44.6%
−21.3% vs mandal average
- Tingchim
- 44.6%
- Kabi mandal
- 65.9%
- Mangan district
- 69.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
674
−234 vs mandal average
- Tingchim
- 674
- Kabi mandal
- 908
Household size
people per home
5.5
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Tingchim
- 5.5
- Kabi mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Tingchim at a glance
Tingchim is a village of 1,021 people in 184 households (Census 2011) in Kabi block, Mangan district, Sikkim, the 4th-largest of 20 villages in Kabi block. Literacy is 45%, 21 points below the block average of 66% and the sex ratio is 674 women per 1,000 men. It lies 5 km from the Mangan district centre, 58 km from Darjeeling railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 737121, served by Naya Bazar (West Sikkim) post office; the LGD village code is 260957. The nearest hospital or health centre is Mangan District Hospital, 2 km away. The population is estimated at 1,204 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Tingchim Chadey →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tingchim · this village | 1,021 | 45% | — |
| Upper Mangshila · Kabi | 1,057 | 63% | 1 km S |
| Kabi Forest Block · Kabi | 5 | 20% | 1.5 km E |
| Zimchung · Mangan | 1,145 | 46% | 1.8 km N |
| Lower Mangshila · Kabi | 1,172 | 61% | 2.4 km S |
| Sentam · Mangan | 1,317 | 70% | 3.4 km N |
| Nampatam · Mangan | 381 | 63% | 3.3 km E |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Tingchim
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Mangan
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 14
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 14
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 14
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Tingchim Chadey
- Total area (ha)
- 595.55
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 34.52
- Forest area (ha)
- 326.56
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Tingchim
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Tingchim
- LGD code
- 260957
- Pincode
- 737121
- Post office
- Naya Bazar (West Sikkim)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,021
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,204
- Households
- 184
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 674
- Literacy rate
- 44.6%
- Coordinates
- 27.48720°N, 88.55500°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sikkim
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kabi Lungchuk
- Member of Parliament
- Indra Hang Subba
- Block / Mandal
- Kabi
Getting there
How to reach Tingchim
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gangtok17 kmcapital
- Kolkata547 km
- Delhi1120 km
- Hyderabad1526 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationDarjeeling58 km
- Bus stopGoing to Lachung, Lachen, and Chugthang3 km
- Hospital / PHCMangan District Hospital2 km
- ATM / bankSBI14 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil Petrol Pump3 km
- CollegeSikkim Professional University20 km
- Police stationCheck point for Tsomgo (but ok to go to Hanuman tok)18 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Tingchim
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕tingchin gompaTemple4.0 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 737121
Villages near Tingchim
Other villages in Kabi mandal
View all 19 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)