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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Segeng is a village in Mangalbarey mandal, Soreng district, Sikkim, with 864 inhabitants across 175 households and a literacy rate of 63.2%. It is situated at 27.190°N, 88.201°E with postal code 737121.
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- LGD code
- 261070
- Pincode
- 737121
- Post office
- Naya Bazar (West Sikkim)
- Population
- 864
- Households
- 175
- Literacy rate
- 63.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1028 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 420
- Distance to district centre
- 4 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 6 km
- Distance to Gangtok
- 43 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 514 km
- Nearest railway station
- Darjeeling · 18 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- 50 Bedded Ayush Hospital · 12 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Segeng compares
By population, Segeng ranks #14 of 19 villages in Mangalbarey mandal.
Literacy rate
%
63.2%
−3.0% vs mandal average
- Segeng
- 63.2%
- Mangalbarey mandal
- 66.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,028
+74 vs mandal average
- Segeng
- 1,028
- Mangalbarey mandal
- 954
Household size
people per home
4.9
Same as the mandal average
- Segeng
- 4.9
- Mangalbarey mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Segeng at a glance
Segeng is a village of 864 people in 175 households (Census 2011) in Mangalbarey block, Soreng district, Sikkim, the 14th-largest of 19 villages in Mangalbarey block. Literacy is 63%, 3 points below the block average of 66% and the sex ratio is 1,028 women per 1,000 men. It lies 4 km from the Soreng district centre, 60 km from Junglee Mohal, the nearest town, 18 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 261070. The nearest hospital or health centre is 50 Bedded Ayush Hospital, 12 km away. The village votes in Rinchenpong assembly constituency, represented by MLA Erung Tenzing Lepcha. The population is estimated at 1,019 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Segeng
- 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
- 0
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Naya Bazar
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 7
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 48
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 25
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Mabong Segeng
- Total area (ha)
- 336.92
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1.77
- Forest area (ha)
- 66.85
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Segeng
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Segeng
- LGD code
- 261070
- Pincode
- 737121
- Post office
- Naya Bazar (West Sikkim)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 864
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,019
- Households
- 175
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1028
- Literacy rate
- 63.2%
- Coordinates
- 27.19017°N, 88.20067°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sikkim
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Rinchenpong
- Member of Parliament
- Indra Hang Subba
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Erung Tenzing Lepcha
- Block / Mandal
- Mangalbarey
Getting there
How to reach Segeng
Nearest town · 21,408 people
Junglee Mohal · ≈ 60 km
≈ 2 h 3 min by car · 2 h 26 min by bike
DirectionsDistance to cities · straight line
- Gangtok43 kmcapital
- Kolkata514 km
- Delhi1091 km
- Hyderabad1478 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationDarjeeling18 km
- Bus stopShared jeeps in this parking garage10 km
- Hospital / PHC50 Bedded Ayush Hospital12 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India13 km
- Petrol pumpGeyzing Oil Depot12 km
- CollegeSt. Joseph College15 km
- Police stationSikkim entry10 km
Same pincode
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View all 18 →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)