About Sentam Village

Sentam is a mid sized village in Mangan tehsil, in the district of North District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,317, made up of 667 males and 650 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 431.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sentam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sentam village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	North District
Tehsil	Mangan
Pincode	737113
Area (hectares)	431.22 hectares
Population	1,317
Male Population	667
Female Population	650
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sentam compares

By the 2011 count Sentam is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 660 residents. Its 431.22 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Sentam

Sentam is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sentam as Available within 5 - 10 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sentam from other places

Sentam lies about 2.8 km from North District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 60 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 Sentam
Tehsil headquarters	Mangan	2.8 km
District headquarters	North District	2.8 km
Nearest town	Gangtok	22 km
Nearest railway station	Darjeeling	60 km

Villages closest to Sentam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mangan 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 Sentam

As per the Census of India 2011, Sentam village had a population of 1,317. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 660 residents.

Sentam village has 667 males and 650 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sentam has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Sentam is 737113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sentam covers 431.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sentam falls under Mangan tehsil of North District district in Sikkim.

The nearest railway station to Sentam is Darjeeling, about 60 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sentam.

Sentam is about 2.8 km from North District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sentam is in Mangan tehsil of North District district. Mangan is about 2.8 km away. North District is about 2.8 km away. Gangtok is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.