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Meyong is a village in Dentam mandal, Gyalshing district, Sikkim, with a population of 508 across 98 households. The village has a literacy rate of 67.3% and is located at PIN 737113.
By population, Meyong ranks #20 of 24 villages in Dentam mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Meyong Sikkimలోని Gyalshing జిల్లా, Dentam బ్లాక్లో 508 జనాభా 98 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Dentam బ్లాక్లోని 24 గ్రామాలలో 20వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 67%, బ్లాక్ సగటు 67%కి దాదాపు సమానం మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 808 మహిళలు. ఇది Gyalshing జిల్లా కేంద్రం నుండి 50 కి.మీ, Darjeeling రైల్వే స్టేషన్ నుండి 66 కి.మీ ఉంది (సరళ రేఖ దూరాలు). పిన్కోడ్ 737113, Pelling పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 261044. సమీప ఆసుపత్రి/ఆరోగ్య కేంద్రం Mangan District Hospital, 11 కి.మీ దూరంలో. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 599, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 18% ఎక్కువ.
గ్రామ పంచాయతీ: Berfok Chandabong →
| గ్రామం | జనాభా | అక్షరాస్యత | దూరం |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meyong · ఈ గ్రామం | 508 | 67% | — |
| Meyong · Mangan | 130 | 76% | 0 కి.మీ N |
| Singchit · Mangan | 1,134 | 66% | 1.8 కి.మీ W |
| Naga-Namgor · Chungthang | 484 | 73% | 2.1 కి.మీ E |
| Naga Forest Block · Mangan | 10 | 0% | 2.3 కి.మీ S |
| Pakshep · Mangan | 676 | 79% | 4.6 కి.మీ SW |
| Mangan Forest Block · Mangan | 9 | 22% | 6.1 కి.మీ SW |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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