# Central Pendam Village, Gangtok, East District (Sikkim)

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Village · Gangtok, East District 

# Central Pendam

Central Pendam is a village in Gangtok sub-district of East District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **5,434 people in 1,149 households**, the 3rd largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.3%.

- 5,434people (2011)
- 1,149households
- 80.2%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Central Pendam

Of every 100 households in Central Pendam in 2011, 91 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Central Pendam · ■ Gangtok rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**13%

Tap water ****96%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**33%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**61%

Use banking services ****55%**

**54%

Television ****53%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****19%**

**18%

Own their home ****69%**

**69%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Central Pendam?

■ Central Pendam · ■ Gangtok rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%**

**81.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**801

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**964

Working population ****43.8%**

**55.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 74.7% for women. 53% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 581 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 142 (6%) · **■** Household industry 29 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,252 (53%) · **■** Marginal 374 (16%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Gangtok

- Gnathang8,860 people
- West Pendam6,587 people
- Syari3,826 people
- Martam3,720 people
- Nandok3,604 people
- Rongyek3,169 people

[All 75 villages in Gangtok](https://wherepedia.org/india/sikkim/east-district/gangtok/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Central Pendam?5,434 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Central Pendam in?East District district (Gangtok sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Central Pendam?80.2% (Census 2011)