Beng, Gangtok, East District, Sikkim, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Beng


The village Beng is located in Gangtok Sub-Division of East District District in the State of Sikkim in India. It is governed by Khamdong Gram Panchayat. It comes under Gangtok Community Development Block. The nearest town is Singtam, which is about 21 kilometers away from Beng.

Travel and Communication for Beng


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Beng


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Beng is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Beng is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Beng


As per available data from the year 2009, 535 persons live in 109 house holds in the village Beng. There are 246 female individuals and 289 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 45.98% and males constitute 54.02% of the total population.

There are 1 scheduled tribes persons of which 0 are females and 1 are males. Females constitute 0% and males constitute 100% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 0.19% of the total population.

Population density of Beng is 318.45 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Beng


Maps, reports and datasets of Beng on topography, land use land cover(LULC), watershed / hydrological parameters etc. are available as a professional paid service. Please contact us for further details.

Total area of Beng is 168 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 95.45 ha. About 70.07 ha is un-irrigated area. About 25.39 ha is irrigated area. About 25.39 ha is irrigated by canal water.

About 0.07 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 34.32 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Beng


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a private pre-primary school in Budang Thangsing, which is less than 5 kms away from Beng.

There is a government primary school in the village Beng.

There is a government middle school in the village Beng.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Dung Dung, which is less than 5 kms away from Beng.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Dung Dung, which is less than 5 kms away from Beng.

Colleges in Beng


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Gangtok, which is more than 10 kms away from Beng.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Rangpo, which is more than 10 kms away from Beng.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a government medical college in Gangtok, which is more than 10 kms away from Beng.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Rangpo, which is more than 10 kms away from Beng.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in West Pendam, which is more than 10 kms away from Beng.

Other Educational Facilities in Beng


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Rangpo, which is more than 10 kms away from Beng.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Beng or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Gangtok, which is more than 10 kms away from Beng.

Healthcare Facilities in Beng


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Beng.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Beng.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Beng.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Beng.

There is a TB clinic less than 5 kms away from Beng.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Beng.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Beng.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Beng.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Beng.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Beng.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Beng.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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