About Dhalam Village

Dhalam is a mid sized village in Soreng tehsil, in the district of West District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,886, made up of 921 males and 965 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhalam village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	West District
Tehsil	Soreng
Pincode	737121
Area (hectares)	217.26 hectares
Population	1,886
Male Population	921
Female Population	965
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,048
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhalam compares

By the 2011 count Dhalam is the 8th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents. Its 217.26 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Dhalam

Dhalam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhalam 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 Chakung, Chota Samdong, Chuchen and Chumbong. 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 Dhalam

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhalam village had a population of 1,886. That makes it the 8th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents.

Dhalam village has 921 males and 965 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhalam has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Dhalam is 737121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhalam covers 217.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Dhalam 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 Dhalam.

Dhalam 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.