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About Paleytam Village

Paleytam is a small village in Namchi tehsil, in the district of South District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 255, made up of 122 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paleytam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paleytam village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District South District
Tehsil Namchi
Pincode 737132
Area (hectares) 83.31 hectares
Population 255
Male Population 122
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,090
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 Paleytam compares

By the 2011 count Paleytam is the 85th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 83.31 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Paleytam

Paleytam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paleytam 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 Nijarmeng, Omchu, Pabong and Paiyong. 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 Paleytam

As per the Census of India 2011, Paleytam village had a population of 255. That makes it the 85th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Paleytam village has 122 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paleytam has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Paleytam is 737132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paleytam covers 83.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paleytam falls under Namchi tehsil of South District district in Sikkim.

The census record for Paleytam 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 Paleytam.

Paleytam is in Namchi tehsil of South 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 Paleytam today is likely to be higher.

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