|
ITEMS |
SECTOR/ YEAR |
UNIT |
SIKKIM |
INDIA |
|
Population 2001* |
Total |
No. |
540493 |
1025251059 |
|
|
Rural |
No. |
480488 |
740255371 |
|
|
Urban |
No. |
60005 |
284995688 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No. of Towns |
1971 |
No. |
7 |
3126 |
|
|
1981 |
No. |
8 |
4029 |
|
|
1991 |
No. |
8 |
4689 |
|
|
2001* |
No. |
8 |
n.a. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Decennial |
1971-81 |
Absolute |
106542 |
135169445 |
|
Growth of Population |
|
Percentage |
50.77 |
24.66 |
|
|
1981-1991 |
Absolute |
90072 |
160601764 |
|
|
|
Percentage |
28.47 |
23.50 |
|
|
1991-2001* |
Absolute |
134036 |
178948371 |
|
|
|
Percentage |
32.98 |
21.14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Urban Population as |
1971 |
Percentage |
9.37 |
19.91 |
|
Percentage to Total |
1981 |
Percentage |
16.15 |
23.34 |
|
Population |
1991 |
Percentage |
9.10 |
25.73 |
|
|
2001* |
Percentage |
11.10 |
27.80 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sex Ratio |
1971 |
Females per |
863 |
931 |
|
|
1981 |
1,000 Males |
835 |
934 |
|
|
1991 |
,, |
878 |
927 |
|
|
2001* |
,, |
875 |
933 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Density of population |
1971 |
per sq.km |
29 |
177 |
|
|
1981 |
per sq.km |
45 |
216 |
|
|
1991 |
per sq.km |
57 |
267 |
|
|
2001* |
per sq.km |
76 |
324 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Literacy Rate |
1971 |
Percentage |
17.74 |
34.45 |
|
|
1981 |
Percentage |
34.05 |
43.56 |
|
|
1991 |
Percentage |
56.94 |
52.21 |
|
|
2001* |
Percentage |
69.68 |
65.38 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage of Main |
1971 |
Percentage |
53.18 |
33.06 |
|
Workers to Total |
1981 |
Percentage |
46.60 |
33.45 |
|
Population |
1991 |
Percentage |
40.45 |
34.19 |
|
|
2001* |
Percentage |
39.31 |
30.54 |
|