Block / Subdivision → Gangtok
District → East District
State → Sikkim
According to Census 2011 information the location code or village code of Sherwani village is 261269. Sherwani village is located in Gangtok subdivision of East District district in Sikkim, India. It is situated 30km away from Gangtok, which is both district & sub-district headquarter of Sherwani village. As per 2009 stats, Sirwani Chisopani is the gram panchayat of Sherwani village.
The total geographical area of village is 166.4 hectares. Sherwani has a total population of 1,489 peoples, out of which male population is 792 while female population is 697. Literacy rate of sherwani village is 72.26% out of which 81.19% males and 62.12% females are literate. There are about 304 houses in sherwani village. Pincode of sherwani village locality is 737134.
When it comes to administration, Sherwani village is administrated by a sarpanch who is elected representative of the village by the local elections. As per 2019 stats, Sherwani village comes under Khamdong-singtam Vidhan Sabha constituency & Sikkim Lok Sabha constituency. Singtam is nearest town to sherwani village for all major economic activities, which is approximately 5km away.
| Particulars | Total | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 1,489 | 792 | 697 |
| Literate Population | 1,076 | 643 | 433 |
| Illiterate Population | 413 | 149 | 264 |
| Sherwani - Village Overview | |
| Gram Panchayat : | Sirwani Chisopani |
| Block / Subdivision : | Gangtok |
| District : | East District |
| State : | Sikkim |
| Pincode : | 737134 |
| Area : | 166.4 hectares |
| Population : | 1,489 |
| Households : | 304 |
| Assembly Constituency : | Khamdong-singtam |
| Parliament Constituency : | Sikkim |
| Nearest Town : | Singtam (5 km) |
| Villages in Sirwani Chisopani Gram Panchayat | |
| Chisopani | Namgeythang |
| Rapdang | Sakyong |
| Singtam Forest Block | Sherwani |
| Related Pages |
| List of Villages in Gangtok |
| List of Subdivisions in East District |
| List of Districts in Sikkim |
* All survey data is based on Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 2015 (censusindia.gov.in). Open Government Data Platform India.