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

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Village · Gangtok, East District 

# West Pendam

West Pendam is a village in Gangtok sub-district of East District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **6,587 people in 1,286 households**, the 2nd largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.3%.

- 6,587people (2011)
- 1,286households
- 79.9%literacy
- 867females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in West Pendam

Of every 100 households in West Pendam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ West Pendam · ■ Gangtok rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**13%

Tap water ****66%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%**

**33%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%**

**61%

Use banking services ****66%**

**54%

Television ****56%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**6%

None of these assets ****13%**

**18%

Own their home ****64%**

**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 West Pendam?

■ West Pendam · ■ Gangtok rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**81.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****867**

**801

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****995**

**964

Working population ****50.3%**

**55.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 73.1% for women. 59% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 855 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 152 (5%) · **■** Household industry 91 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,505 (45%) · **■** Marginal 709 (21%)

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
- Central Pendam5,434 people
- Syari3,826 people
- Martam3,720 people
- Nandok3,604 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of West Pendam?6,587 (Census 2011)
- Which district is West Pendam in?East District district (Gangtok sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of West Pendam?79.9% (Census 2011)