About Siktam Village

Siktam is a mid sized village in Soreng tehsil, in the district of West District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 510, made up of 260 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siktam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siktam village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	West District
Tehsil	Soreng
Pincode	737121
Area (hectares)	201.25 hectares
Population	510
Male Population	260
Female Population	250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Siktam compares

By the 2011 count Siktam is the 44th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents. Its 201.25 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Siktam

Siktam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Siktam 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. The nearest villages by name are Rumbuk, Salyangdang, Samsing and Sangadorji. 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.

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Common questions about Siktam

As per the Census of India 2011, Siktam village had a population of 510. That makes it the 44th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents.

Siktam village has 260 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siktam has about 962 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 Siktam is 737121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Siktam covers 201.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Siktam notes the nearest railway station 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 Siktam.

Siktam is in Soreng 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.