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About Singtam Village

Singtam is a small village in Namchi tehsil, in the district of South District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 265, made up of 152 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 743 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Singtam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Singtam village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District South District
Tehsil Namchi
Pincode 737126
Area (hectares) 127.71 hectares
Population 265
Male Population 152
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 743
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 Singtam compares

By the 2011 count Singtam is the 83rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 127.71 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Singtam

Singtam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Singtam 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Singtam from other places

Singtam lies about 2.2 km from South District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 16 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 Singtam
Tehsil headquarters Namchi 2.2 km
District headquarters South District 2.2 km
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 16 km
Nearest town Dārjiling 16 km

Villages closest to Singtam

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

Common questions about Singtam

As per the Census of India 2011, Singtam village had a population of 265. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Singtam village has 152 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Singtam has about 743 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Singtam is 737126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Singtam covers 127.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Singtam is Darjeeling, about 16 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Singtam.

Singtam is about 2.2 km from South District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Singtam is in Namchi tehsil of South District district. Namchi is about 2.2 km away. South District is about 2.2 km away. Darjeeling is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saleumbong (under 2 km), Bomtar (under 2 km) and Palum (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Singtam today is likely to be higher.

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