About Pecherek Village

Pecherek is a mid sized village in Gyalshing tehsil, in the district of West District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 804, made up of 400 males and 404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pecherek Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pecherek village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	West District
Tehsil	Gyalshing
Pincode	737113
Area (hectares)	263.84 hectares
Population	804
Male Population	400
Female Population	404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,010
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pecherek compares

By the 2011 count Pecherek is the 31st largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 995 residents. Its 263.84 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Pecherek

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

Pecherek lies about 7.3 km from West District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 24 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 Pecherek
Tehsil headquarters	Gyalshing	7.3 km
District headquarters	West District	7.3 km
Nearest railway station	Darjeeling	24 km
Nearest town	Dārjiling	25 km

Villages closest to Pecherek

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 Pecherek

As per the Census of India 2011, Pecherek village had a population of 804. That makes it the 31st largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 995 residents.

Pecherek village has 400 males and 404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pecherek has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

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

Pecherek covers 263.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pecherek is Darjeeling, about 24 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 Pecherek.

Pecherek is about 7.3 km from West District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pecherek is in Gyalshing tehsil of West District district. Gyalshing is about 7.3 km away. West District is about 7.3 km away. Darjeeling is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.