About Dentam Village

Dentam is a mid sized village in Gyalshing tehsil, in the district of West District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 749, made up of 408 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dentam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dentam village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	West District
Tehsil	Gyalshing
Pincode	737113
Area (hectares)	99.69 hectares
Population	749
Male Population	408
Female Population	341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	836
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dentam compares

By the 2011 count Dentam is the 34th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 995 residents. Its 99.69 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Dentam

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

Dentam lies about 12 km from West District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 28 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 Dentam
Tehsil headquarters	Gyalshing	12 km
District headquarters	West District	12 km
Nearest railway station	Darjeeling	28 km
Nearest town	Dārjiling	28 km

Villages closest to Dentam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dentam village had a population of 749. That makes it the 34th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 995 residents.

Dentam village has 408 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dentam has about 836 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

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

Dentam covers 99.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dentam falls under Gyalshing tehsil of West District district in Sikkim.

The nearest railway station to Dentam is Darjeeling, about 28 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 10+ km distance for Dentam.

Dentam is about 12 km from West District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dentam is in Gyalshing tehsil of West District district. Gyalshing is about 12 km away. West District is about 12 km away. Darjeeling is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.