Population Figures of Sikkim at Glance (1971-2011)

As per Official Census of India 2011, Population of Sikkim is now 6.07 Lakh showing change of 12.36% from the last decade. Reports of Census 2011 suggest that Sikkim feeds 0.05 percent of total population of India.As per preliminary report of Sikkim, of total population of 607,688 male and female constituted 321,661 and 286,027 respectively. In 2001, Sikkim’s population stood at figure of 540,851 roughly 5.41 Lakh. Sikkim, one of the states or UT of India having total sq km area of 7,096 has density of 86 per Sq.km which is below the national average density of India which figures currently at 382. If measurement is shifted from Kilometer to Mile, Sikkim’s total area becomes 2,740 Sq mi having density of approximately 222 per Sq mi.

COMPARATIVE FIGURES OF DISTRICTS AT A GLANCE : 1991 & 2001

SL.NO. ITEM YEAR UNIT NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST SIKKIM 1 Population 1991 Persons 31240 178452 98604 98161 406457 2001 Persons 41023 244790 131506 123174 540493 2 Urban 1991 As % of Total 2.57 17.86 2.61 1.80 9.10 Population 2001 Population 3.04 21.65 3.00 1.48 11.10 3 Literacy Rates 1991 % 53.47 65.13 54.08 45.62 56.94 2001 % 6911 75.57 68.12 59.31 69.68 4 Decennial 1981-91 % 18.09 28.60 29.78 30.55 28.47 Growth 1991-2001 % 31.32 37.17 33.37 25.48 32.98 5 Density of 1991 Per. Sq.Km. 7 187 131 84 57 Population 2001 10 257 175 106 76 6 Sex Ratio 1991 Females per 828 859 892 915 878 2001 Thousand Male 752 844 927 930 875 7 Scheduled Castes 1991 As % of Total 3.56 6.99 5.64 5.02 5.93 2001 Population n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 8 Scheduled Tribes 1991 ,, 55.38 21.09 16.91 19.66 22.36 2001 ,, n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 9 Occupied 1991 Number 6.642 34.201 17898 17497 76239 Residential 2001 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. Houses 10 Main Workers 1991 As % of Total 42.90 37.14 41.80 44.32 40.45 2001 Population 42.83 37.77 43.55 36.67 39.31 11 Marginal 1991 ,, 1.23 1.37 0.98 0.54 1.06 Workers 2001 ,, 14.78 9.94 9.49 6.46 9.41 12 Non- Workers 1991 ,, 55.87 61.49 57.22 55.14 58.49 2001 ,, 42.39 52.29 46.96 56.87 51.28 13 Towns 1991 Number 1 3 2 2 8 2001 ,, 1 3 2 2 8 14 Cultivators 1991 Percentage to 46.25 39.27 70.79 77.41 57.84 2001 Total Workers 38.82 32.50 69.57 67.30 49.91 15 Agri. 1991 ,, 14.95 8.40 5.12 7.29 7.82 Labourers 2001 ,, 8.87 6.92 3.83 7.69 6.43 16 Area 2001 Sq. km. 4226 954 750 1116 7096 17 Cultivated Area 2001 Hactare 15272 31707 29498 32591 109068

District wise distribution of Population of Sikkim In 2011 Total Population No. of Males No. of Females Literacy rate Sex Ratio Population Density SIKKIM 607688 321659 286027 73.94 889 86 NORTH District 43354 24513 18841 69.39 769 10 EAST District 281293 150259 131033 76.67 872 295 SOUTH District 146742 76663 70079 73.64 914 196 WEST District 136299 70224 66074 70.05 941 120 Population in Major Towns of Sikkim ( 2011) Towns Total Population MALE FEMALE Gangtok 98658 51820 46838 Singtam 5874 3166 2708 Rangpo 10326 5501 4825 Rhenock 5892 3162 2730 Namchi 12194 6178 6016 Jorethang Nagar 8895 4595 4300 Nayabazar 1230 650 580 Gyalshing 4009 2053 1956 ( Department of census India)