Rongay, Gangtok, East District, Sikkim, India

Content updated on December 23, 2024.

Geographic Location of Rongay


The village Rongay is located in Gangtok Sub-Division of East District District in the State of Sikkim in India. It is governed by Rongey Tathanchen Gram Panchayat. It comes under Gangtok Community Development Block. The nearest town is Gangtok, which is about 10 kilometers away from Rongay.

Travel and Communication for Rongay


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Rongay


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

A brief summary of available data for Rongay 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 Rongay


As per available data from the year 2009, 3169 persons live in 651 house holds in the village Rongay. There are 1497 female individuals and 1672 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.24% and males constitute 52.76% of the total population.

There are 79 scheduled castes persons of which 41 are females and 38 are males. Females constitute 51.9% and males constitute 48.1% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 2.49% of the total population.

There are 1695 scheduled tribes persons of which 808 are females and 887 are males. Females constitute 47.67% and males constitute 52.33% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 53.49% of the total population.

Population density of Rongay is 971.55 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Rongay


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Total area of Rongay is 326.18 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 159.61 ha. About 148.31 ha is un-irrigated area. About 11.3 ha is irrigated area. About 11.3 ha is irrigated by canal water.

About 19.11 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 45.75 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Rongay


There is a private pre-primary school in the village Rongay.

There are 2 government primary schools. Additionally, there is a private primary school in the village Rongay.

There is a private middle school in the village Rongay.

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

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

Colleges in Rongay


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 Rongay.

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

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 Rongay.

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

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 Rongay.

Other Educational Facilities in Rongay


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 Rongay.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Rongay 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 5-10 kms away from Rongay.

Healthcare Facilities in Rongay


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

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Rongay.

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

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Rongay.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Rongay.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Rongay.

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

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

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

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Rongay.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Rongay.

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

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