About Central Pendam Village

Central Pendam is one of the larger villages in Gangtok tehsil, in the district of East District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,434, made up of 2,764 males and 2,670 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1026.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Central Pendam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Central Pendam village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	East District
Tehsil	Gangtok
Pincode	737132
Area (hectares)	1026.58 hectares
Population	5,434
Male Population	2,764
Female Population	2,670
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Central Pendam compares

By the 2011 count Central Pendam is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents. Its 1026.58 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Central Pendam

Central Pendam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Central Pendam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Central Pendam from other places

Central Pendam lies about 9.4 km from East District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 32 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Central Pendam
District headquarters	East District	9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gangtok	15 km
Nearest railway station	Darjeeling	32 km

Villages closest to Central Pendam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangtok tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Central Pendam

As per the Census of India 2011, Central Pendam village had a population of 5,434. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents.

Central Pendam village has 2,764 males and 2,670 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Central Pendam has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Central Pendam is 737132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Central Pendam covers 1026.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Central Pendam falls under Gangtok tehsil of East District district in Sikkim.

The nearest railway station to Central Pendam is Darjeeling, about 32 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Central Pendam.

Central Pendam is about 9.4 km from East District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Central Pendam is in Gangtok tehsil of East District district. East District is about 9.4 km away. Gangtok is about 15 km away. Darjeeling is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.