About Sherwani Village

Sherwani is a mid sized village in Gangtok tehsil, in the district of East District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,489, made up of 792 males and 697 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sherwani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherwani village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	East District
Tehsil	Gangtok
Pincode	737134
Area (hectares)	166.4 hectares
Population	1,489
Male Population	792
Female Population	697
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	880
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sherwani compares

By the 2011 count Sherwani is the 25th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents. Its 166.4 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Sherwani

Sherwani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sherwani as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sakyong, Samdong, Samlik Marchak and Sang 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 Sherwani

As per the Census of India 2011, Sherwani village had a population of 1,489. That makes it the 25th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents.

Sherwani village has 792 males and 697 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherwani has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Sherwani is 737134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sherwani covers 166.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Sherwani 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sherwani.

Sherwani 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.