About Bum Village

Bum is a mid sized village in Soreng tehsil, in the district of West District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 635, made up of 323 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 384.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bum village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	West District
Tehsil	Soreng
Pincode	737111
Area (hectares)	384.49 hectares
Population	635
Male Population	323
Female Population	312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bum compares

By the 2011 count Bum is the 42nd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents. Its 384.49 hectares work out to about 1.7 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, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Bum

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

Bum lies about 7.8 km from West District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 20 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 Bum
Tehsil headquarters	Soreng	7.0 km
District headquarters	West District	7.8 km
Nearest railway station	Darjeeling	20 km
Nearest town	Dārjiling	21 km

Villages closest to Bum

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bum village had a population of 635. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents.

Bum village has 323 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bum has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Bum is 737111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bum covers 384.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bum falls under Soreng tehsil of West District district in Sikkim.

The nearest railway station to Bum is Darjeeling, about 20 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 Bum.

Bum is about 7.8 km from West District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bum is in Soreng tehsil of West District district. Soreng is about 7.0 km away. West District is about 7.8 km away. Darjeeling is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.