About West Pendam Village

West 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 6,587, made up of 3,529 males and 3,058 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1124.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

West Pendam Overview

Census 2011 figures for West Pendam village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	East District
Tehsil	Gangtok
Pincode	737134
Area (hectares)	1124.8 hectares
Population	6,587
Male Population	3,529
Female Population	3,058
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	867
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How West Pendam compares

By the 2011 count West 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 1124.8 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to West Pendam

West Pendam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for West Pendam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 West Pendam from other places

West 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 West Pendam
District headquarters	East District	9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gangtok	15 km
Nearest railway station	Darjeeling	32 km

Villages closest to West 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 West Pendam

As per the Census of India 2011, West Pendam village had a population of 6,587. 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.

West Pendam village has 3,529 males and 3,058 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, West Pendam has about 867 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 West Pendam is 737134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

West Pendam covers 1124.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to West 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 village for West Pendam.

West 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.

West 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.