About Patuk Village

Patuk is a large village in Gangtok tehsil, in the district of East District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,236, made up of 1,234 males and 1,002 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 812 females per 1000 males. The village covers 420.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737138, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patuk Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patuk village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	East District
Tehsil	Gangtok
Pincode	737138
Area (hectares)	420.4 hectares
Population	2,236
Male Population	1,234
Female Population	1,002
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	812
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Patuk compares

By the 2011 count Patuk is the 13th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents. Its 420.4 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Patuk

Patuk is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Patuk 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. The nearest villages by name are Navey, Nazitam, Pam and Pangthang Forest Block. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Patuk

As per the Census of India 2011, Patuk village had a population of 2,236. That makes it the 13th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents.

Patuk village has 1,234 males and 1,002 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patuk has about 812 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Patuk is 737138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patuk covers 420.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patuk falls under Gangtok tehsil of East District district in Sikkim.

The census record for Patuk notes the nearest railway station 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 Patuk.

Patuk is in Gangtok tehsil of East District district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.