About Tirkutam Village

Tirkutam is a small village in Gangtok tehsil, in the district of East District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 327, made up of 173 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tirkutam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tirkutam village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	East District
Tehsil	Gangtok
Pincode	737134
Area (hectares)	134.47 hectares
Population	327
Male Population	173
Female Population	154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	890
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tirkutam compares

By the 2011 count Tirkutam is the 61st largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents. Its 134.47 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Tirkutam

Tirkutam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tirkutam 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 Sumen, Syari, Tathangchen and Temphyak Mendu. 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 Tirkutam

As per the Census of India 2011, Tirkutam village had a population of 327. That makes it the 61st largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents.

Tirkutam village has 173 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tirkutam has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

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

Tirkutam covers 134.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Tirkutam 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 Tirkutam.

Tirkutam 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.