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About Shotak Village

Shotak is a mid sized village in Gangtok tehsil, in the district of East District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,541, made up of 1,251 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 232 females per 1000 males. The village covers 541.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shotak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shotak village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District East District
Tehsil Gangtok
Pincode 737101
Area (hectares) 541.99 hectares
Population 1,541
Male Population 1,251
Female Population 290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 232
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shotak compares

By the 2011 count Shotak is the 24th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents. Its 541.99 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 Shotak

Shotak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shotak as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Samdong, Samlik Marchak, Sang Forest Block and Sangtong. 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.

Common questions about Shotak

As per the Census of India 2011, Shotak village had a population of 1,541. That makes it the 24th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents.

Shotak village has 1,251 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shotak has about 232 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 Shotak is 737101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shotak covers 541.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Shotak notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shotak.

Shotak 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.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shotak today is likely to be higher.

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