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Recurring landslides threaten to render West Sikkim village uninhabitable
Reported by The New Indian Express.
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- LGD code
- 261267
- Pincode
- 737106
- Post office
- Pakyong
- Population
- 535
- Households
- 109
- Literacy rate
- 61.5%
- Sex ratio
- 851 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 282
2011 സെൻസസ് · താരതമ്യത്തിൽ
Beng താരതമ്യം
By population, Beng ranks #14 of 25 villages in Rabdang mandal.
Literacy rate
%
61.5%
−7.4% vs mandal average
- Beng
- 61.5%
- Rabdang mandal
- 68.9%
- Gangtok district
- 75.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
851
−63 vs mandal average
- Beng
- 851
- Rabdang mandal
- 914
Household size
people per home
4.9
Same as the mandal average
- Beng
- 4.9
- Rabdang mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Beng ഒറ്റനോട്ടത്തിൽ
Beng സിക്കിംയിലെ ഗാങ്ടോക്ക് ജില്ല, Rabdang ബ്ലോക്ക്ൽ 535 പേർ 109 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Rabdang ബ്ലോക്ക്ലെ 25 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 14-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 62%, ബ്ലോക്ക് ശരാശരി 69% നേക്കാൾ 7 പോയിന്റ് കുറവ് ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 851 സ്ത്രീകൾ. പിൻകോഡ് 737106, Pakyong പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 261267. ഗ്രാമം Djongu നിയമസഭാ മണ്ഡലത്തിലാണ്, എംഎൽഎ Pintso Namgyal Lepcha. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 631, 2011നെക്കാൾ 18% കൂടുതൽ.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Beng
- 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)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- 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
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Singtam
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 21
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 38
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 38
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Khamdong
- Total area (ha)
- 168
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 25.39
- Forest area (ha)
- 38.16
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Beng
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
പ്രധാന വിവരങ്ങൾ — Beng
- LGD code
- 261267
- Pincode
- 737106
- Post office
- Pakyong
- Population (Census 2011)
- 535
- Population (projected 2026)
- 631
- Households
- 109
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 851
- Literacy rate
- 61.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sikkim
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Djongu
- Member of Parliament
- Indra Hang Subba
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Pintso Namgyal Lepcha
- Block / Mandal
- Rabdang
Rabdang മണ്ഡലം മറ്റ് ഗ്രാമങ്ങൾ
View all 25 →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)