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About Zoom Village

Zoom is a mid sized village in Soreng tehsil, in the district of West District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,841, made up of 945 males and 896 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 431.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Zoom Overview

Census 2011 figures for Zoom village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District West District
Tehsil Soreng
Pincode 737121
Area (hectares) 431.28 hectares
Population 1,841
Male Population 945
Female Population 896
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Zoom compares

By the 2011 count Zoom is the 10th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents. Its 431.28 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Zoom

Zoom is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Zoom as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Zoom from other places

Zoom lies about 16 km from West District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 12 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 Zoom
Tehsil headquarters Soreng 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 12 km
Nearest town Dārjiling 12 km
District headquarters West District 16 km

Villages closest to Zoom

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.

Common questions about Zoom

As per the Census of India 2011, Zoom village had a population of 1,841. That makes it the 10th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents.

Zoom village has 945 males and 896 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Zoom has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

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

Zoom covers 431.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Zoom is Darjeeling, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance for Zoom.

Zoom is about 16 km from West District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Zoom is in Soreng tehsil of West District district. Soreng is about 6.6 km away. Darjeeling is about 12 km away. Dārjiling is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nayabazar Forest Block (1.6 km), Geling (2.0 km) and Chakung (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Zoom today is likely to be higher.

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