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- LGD code
- 261209
- Pincode
- 737126
- Post office
- Namchi
- Population
- 680
- Households
- 131
- Literacy rate
- 70.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1222 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 353
Census 2011 · in context
How Ralong compares
By population, Ralong ranks #17 of 28 villages in Ravangla mandal.
Literacy rate
%
70.4%
+1.7% vs mandal average
- Ralong
- 70.4%
- Ravangla mandal
- 68.7%
- Namchi district
- 72.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,222
+342 vs mandal average
- Ralong
- 1,222
- Ravangla mandal
- 880
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Ralong
- 5.2
- Ravangla mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ralong at a glance
Ralong is a village of 680 people in 131 households (Census 2011) in Ravangla block, Namchi district, Sikkim, the 17th-largest of 28 villages in Ravangla block. Literacy is 70%, 2 points above the block average of 69% and the sex ratio is 1,222 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 737126, served by Namchi post office; the LGD village code is 261209. The village votes in Gyalshing-Barnyak assembly constituency, represented by MLA Lok Nath Sharma. The population is estimated at 802 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Ralong Namlung →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ralong · this village | 680 | 70% | — |
| Namlung · Ravangla | 947 | 59% | — |
| Lingding · Ravangla | 506 | 56% | — |
| Ralang Forest Block · Ravangla | 0 | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ralong
- 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)
- 20
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- No
- 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
- Namchi
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 39
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 39
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 13
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Ralong Namlung
- Total area (ha)
- 413.72
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 9.73
- Forest area (ha)
- 105.61
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ralong
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Ralong
- LGD code
- 261209
- Pincode
- 737126
- Post office
- Namchi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 680
- Population (projected 2026)
- 802
- Households
- 131
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1222
- Literacy rate
- 70.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sikkim
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gyalshing-Barnyak
- Member of Parliament
- Indra Hang Subba
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Lok Nath Sharma
- Block / Mandal
- Ravangla
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 737126
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Ralong
Other villages in Ravangla mandal
View all 29 →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)