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An 1876 map of Sikkim, depicting Chomto Dong Lake in northern Sikkim. [27] ... the urban population in Sikkim constituted around 11.06 per cent of the total. ...
On December 21, 2021, the Government of Sikkim announced the formation of 2 new districts as well as the renaming of the existing 4 districts. North Sikkim district will now be called Mangan; West Sikkim district will be Gyalshing, East Sikkim district will now be Gangtok district and South Sikkim will be Namchi district. [1]
Sikkim – landlocked state of India, the last to give up its monarchy and fully integrate into India, in 1975. With 607,688 inhabitants as of the 2011 census, Sikkim is the least populous state in India and the second-smallest state after Goa in total area, covering approximately 7,096 km2 (2,740 sq mi).
The district has a population density of 196 inhabitants per square kilometre (510/sq mi). [3] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 11.57%. [3] and has a sex ratio of 914 females for every 1000 males, [3] and a literacy rate of 82.06%. 14.44% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes ...
The Gangtok subdivision of the East Sikkim district had a population of 281,293, Gangtok has an average literacy rate of 82.17%, higher than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 85.33%, and female literacy is 78.68. [54] About 8% of Gangtok's population live in the nine notified slums and squatter settlements, all on Government land.
There are 3,961 villages that have a population of 10,000 persons or more. [9] India's 27.8 percent urban population lives in more than 5,100 towns and over 380 urban agglomerations. [10] In the decade of 1991–2001, migration to major cities caused rapid increase in urban population.
The assembly sits for a term of five years, unless it is dissolved earlier. Sikkim is the second-smallest state in India, covering 7,096 km 2 (2,740 sq mi); and the least populous state with a population of 6.10 lakhs. The Sikkim Legislative Assembly has existed since 1975.
According to the 2011 census East Sikkim district along with Pakyong District has a population of 283,583, [4] roughly equal to the nation of Barbados. [9] This gives it a ranking of 574th in India (out of a total of 640). [4] The district has a population density of 295 inhabitants per square kilometre (760/sq mi) . [4]