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About Gyaten Village

Gyaten is a small village in Gyalshing tehsil, in the district of West District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 340, made up of 172 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 341.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gyaten Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gyaten village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District West District
Tehsil Gyalshing
Pincode 737113
Area (hectares) 341.86 hectares
Population 340
Male Population 172
Female Population 168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
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 Gyaten compares

By the 2011 count Gyaten is the 60th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 995 residents. Its 341.86 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Gyaten

Gyaten is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gyaten 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 Dubdi, Gangyep, Gerethang and Gyalshing. 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 Gyaten

As per the Census of India 2011, Gyaten village had a population of 340. That makes it the 60th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 995 residents.

Gyaten village has 172 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gyaten has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 936.

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

Gyaten covers 341.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Gyaten 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 Gyaten.

Gyaten is in Gyalshing tehsil of West 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 Gyaten today is likely to be higher.

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