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About Yangtam Village

Yangtam is a small village in Pakyong tehsil, in the district of East District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 420, made up of 213 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Yangtam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Yangtam village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District East District
Tehsil Pakyong
Pincode 737135
Area (hectares) 66.52 hectares
Population 420
Male Population 213
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Yangtam compares

By the 2011 count Yangtam is the 23rd largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,313 residents. Its 66.52 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Yangtam

Yangtam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Yangtam 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 Riwa, Tarethang, Taza and Thekabung. 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 Yangtam

As per the Census of India 2011, Yangtam village had a population of 420. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,313 residents.

Yangtam village has 213 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Yangtam has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Yangtam is 737135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Yangtam covers 66.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Yangtam falls under Pakyong tehsil of East District district in Sikkim.

The census record for Yangtam 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 Yangtam.

Yangtam is in Pakyong 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 Yangtam today is likely to be higher.

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