District of Sikkim

East District: 2.8 lakh people, one story

People
2,83,583
Area
954 km²
Literacy
83.85%
Sex ratio
873
#1 in SikkimPopulation density: 297 per km². Rank 1 of 4 districts.See the numbers →#1 in SikkimLiteracy rate: 83.85%. Rank 1 of 4 districts.See the numbers →#1 in SikkimFemale literacy: 78.50%. Rank 1 of 4 districts.See the numbers →#1 in SikkimUrban population: 43.2%. Rank 1 of 4 districts.See the numbers →

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East DistrictSikkim

The history, places and schemes of East District are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

East District in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population2.8 lakh#1/4 in Sikkim
Area954 km²#3/4 in Sikkim
Population density297 per km²#1/4 in Sikkim▲ state 86
Sex ratio873 females per 1000 males#3/4 in Sikkim▼ state 890
Child sex ratio (0–6)960 girls per 1000 boys#2/4 in Sikkim▲ state 957
Literacy rate83.85%#1/4 in Sikkim▲ state 81.42
Female literacy78.50%#1/4 in Sikkim▲ state 75.61
Urban population43.2%#1/4 in Sikkim▲ state 25.2

People & society

83.9% can read. 873 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
88.586.6
Female literacy
78.575.6
Scheduled Castes
5.44.6
Scheduled Tribes
27.733.8
Living in towns
43.225.2

Gender literacy gap: 10.0 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 62.7%
  • Muslim 2.2%
  • Christian 8.3%
  • Sikh 0.3%
  • Buddhist 25.5%
  • Other / not stated 0.9%

    Sectors at a glance

    31 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    1.4 lakh workers, 49.3% of all people

    This district
    Sikkim
    • Cultivators 22.5%
    • Farm labourers 8.2%
    • Household industry 1.7%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 67.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 71% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      70.570.2
      Latrine at home
      67.166.1
      Tap water
      63.364.7
      LPG / PNG
      42.831.3
      Phone
      60.255.3
      Television
      49.241.5
      Bicycle
      0.90.7
      Two-wheeler
      2.42.1

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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        Sources

        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.