District of Sikkim

West District: 1.4 lakh people, one story

People
1,36,435
Area
1,166 km²
Literacy
77.39%
Sex ratio
942
#1 in SikkimSex ratio: 942 females per 1000 males. Rank 1 of 4 districts.See the numbers →#1 in SikkimChild sex ratio (0–6): 964 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 1 of 4 districts.See the numbers →#1 in SikkimWorkers in farming: 69.4 % of workers. Rank 1 of 4 districts.See the numbers →#1 in SikkimHousehold industry workers: 2.0 % of workers. Rank 1 of 4 districts.See the numbers →

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West DistrictSikkim

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

West District in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population1.4 lakh#3/4 in Sikkim
Area1,166 km²#2/4 in Sikkim
Population density117 per km²#3/4 in Sikkim▲ state 86
Sex ratio942 females per 1000 males#1/4 in Sikkim▲ state 890
Child sex ratio (0–6)964 girls per 1000 boys#1/4 in Sikkim▲ state 957
Literacy rate77.39%#4/4 in Sikkim▼ state 81.42
Female literacy70.86%#4/4 in Sikkim▼ state 75.61
Urban population3.8%#4/4 in Sikkim▼ state 25.2

People & society

77.4% can read. 942 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
83.586.6
Female literacy
70.975.6
Scheduled Castes
4.44.6
Scheduled Tribes
42.433.8
Living in towns
3.825.2

Gender literacy gap: 12.7 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 55.2%
  • Muslim 0.7%
  • Christian 9.5%
  • Buddhist 26.7%
  • Other / not stated 7.9%

    Sectors at a glance

    69 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    70,348 workers, 51.6% of all people

    This district
    Sikkim
    • Cultivators 58.0%
    • Farm labourers 11.4%
    • Household industry 2.0%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 28.6%

      Schemes & development

      Only 74% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      74.470.2
      Latrine at home
      69.166.1
      Tap water
      68.664.7
      LPG / PNG
      15.731.3
      Phone
      49.455.3
      Television
      31.941.5
      Bicycle
      0.40.7
      Two-wheeler
      1.92.1

      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.