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SIKKIM AT A GLANCE
1997
Bureau of Economics & Statistics
Planning & Development Department
Government of Sikkim
Gangtok
AREA AND POPULATION 1991 CENSUS
|
Particulars |
Unit |
North |
East |
South |
West |
State |
|
Total Geographical Area |
Sq.Km. |
4226 |
954 |
750 |
1166 |
7096 |
|
Percentage of the District |
% |
59.56 |
13.44 |
10.57 |
16.43 |
18.00 |
TOTAL POPULATION
|
Male. |
No. |
17090 |
95986 |
52105 |
51246 |
216422 |
|
Female. |
No |
14150 |
82466 |
46499 |
46915 |
190030 |
|
Total. |
No. |
31240 |
178452 |
98604 |
98161 |
406457 |
PERCENTAGE POPULATION OF
|
The District |
% |
7.69 |
43.90 |
24.26 |
24.15 |
100 |
|
Decennial population Growth rate (1981-91) |
% |
18.9 |
28.60 |
29.78 |
30.55 |
28.47 |
|
Density of Population |
Sq.Km. |
7 |
187 |
131 |
84 |
57 |
|
Sex ratio per 1000 males |
No. |
828 |
859 |
892 |
915 |
878 |
NO. OF LITERATE PERSON BY SEX
|
Male |
No. |
8690 |
58672 |
26923 |
22941 |
117226 |
|
Female |
No. |
4565 |
37607 |
16332 |
13211 |
71714 |
|
Total |
No. |
13255 |
96279 |
43254 |
36152 |
188940 |
LETERACY BY SEX
|
Male |
% |
63.64 |
73.10 |
63.18 |
54.92 |
65.74 |
|
Female |
% |
40.69 |
55.66 |
43.70 |
35.26 |
46.69 |
|
Total |
% |
53.47 |
65.13 |
54.08 |
45.62 |
56.94 |
|
S.T Population |
No. |
17301 |
37632 |
16671 |
19297 |
90901 |
|
% age of S.T. population |
% |
55.38 |
21.09 |
16.91 |
19.66 |
22.36 |
|
S.C Population |
No. |
1111 |
12482 |
5564 |
4927 |
24084 |
|
%age of S.C Population |
% |
0.35 |
6.99 |
5.64 |
5.02 |
5.93 |
|
Total workers |
No. |
13786 |
68717 |
42187 |
44031 |
168721 |
|
%age of workers |
% |
44.13 |
38.51 |
42.78 |
44.86 |
41.51 |
PROJECTED POPULATION
|
|
Unit |
1997 |
1999 |
2001 |
|
Population |
No. |
479700 |
506938 |
535723 |
|
|
|
|
Absolute |
Percentage |
|
Decennial |
1971-81 |
106542 |
50.77 |
|
|
Population Growth |
1981-91 |
90072 |
28.47 |
|
Source : Census of India
NO.OF PEAKS & PASSES OF SIKKIM
|
Height In ft |
Commencing from South To East. |
Running from Kanchanjunga Seperating Rangit from Talungchu |
From Talungchu seperating from Zemu |
Separating Lachen Lachung |
Others |
Total |
|
|
9000-12000 |
3 |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
5 |
|
|
12001-15000 |
11 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
12 |
|
|
15001-18000 |
11 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
16 |
|
|
18001-21000 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
- |
1 |
5 |
|
|
21001-24000 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
- |
1 |
7 |
|
|
24001-27000 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
|
|
27001 & above |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
|
|
State |
33 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
47 |
|
VETERINARY SERVICES (31.3.97)
|
Particulars |
Unit |
North |
East |
South |
West |
State |
|
|
Veterinary Hospitals |
No. |
3 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
12 |
|
|
Veterinary Dispensaries |
No. |
4 |
9 |
7 |
5 |
25 |
|
|
Stockman Centres |
No. |
9 |
18 |
15 |
16 |
58 |
|
|
Veterinary Doctor |
No. |
5 |
34 |
5 |
7 |
51 |
|
|
Animal Husbandary |
- |
-, |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
Animal vaccinated |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
CENSUS OF LIVE STOCK & POULTRY 1998
|
Cattle |
No. |
14587 |
59250 |
57330 |
53318 |
183385 |
|
Buffalo |
No. |
10 |
543 |
807 |
1728 |
3088 |
|
Sheep & Goats |
No. |
15498 |
36313 |
28650 |
28682 |
109143 |
|
Yak |
No. |
4865 |
40 |
8 |
441 |
5354 |
|
Horses & Ponies |
No. |
1169 |
121 |
44 |
34 |
1368 |
|
Pigs |
No. |
3958 |
11204 |
6317 |
9728 |
31207 |
|
Donkeys & Mules |
No. |
39 |
- |
2 |
- |
41 |
|
Poultry |
No. |
30947 |
92547 |
63379 |
69967 |
256840 |
Source: Animal Husbandary Department
COMMUNICATION
|
Particulars |
Unit |
North |
East |
South |
West |
State |
|
Telephone Exchange (All Electronics) |
No |
3 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
19 |
|
Telephone In use |
No. |
178 |
4575 |
909 |
440 |
6102 |
|
Public call Office |
No. |
- |
5 |
- |
1 |
6 |
|
Village/ Gram Panchayat Telephones |
No. |
26 |
36 |
69 |
64 |
195 |
|
STD/ISD/ PCO |
No. |
1 |
73 |
10 |
1 |
88 |
|
PBX |
No. |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
2 |
|
Telegraph Office |
No. |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
2 |
|
Combined Office |
No. |
- |
5 |
- |
1 |
6 |
POST OFFICE
|
Sub-Post Office |
No. |
11 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
17 |
|
Branch Post Office |
No. |
1 |
81 |
45 |
27 |
154 |
|
Public Call Office |
No. |
1 |
10 |
2 |
3 |
16 |
|
Combined Office |
No. |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
|
Head Post Office |
No. |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
|
Extra Depart- Mental Sub- Office |
No. |
5 |
2 |
- |
- |
7 |
Source : Post & Telegraph
ADMINISTRATIVE SET UP
(as on 31.3.1997)
|
Particulars |
Unit |
North |
East |
South |
West |
State |
|
District |
No. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
Sub-division |
No. |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
|
Panchayat Units |
No. |
20 |
48 |
42 |
49 |
159 |
|
Revenue Blocks Including Forest & special area |
No. |
53 |
134 |
145 |
121 |
453 |
|
Towns |
No. |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
|
Police Station |
No. |
5 |
9 |
6 |
6 |
26 |
|
Fire Station |
No. |
1 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
|
Assembly seats |
No. |
- |
- |
- |
- |
32 |
|
Parliamentary Seats :- |
|||||||
|
Rajya Sabha |
No. |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
|
|
Lok Sabha |
No. |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
|
BUDGETED EXPENDITURE
|
Particulars |
Unit |
1993-94 |
94-95 |
95-96 |
96-97 |
|
Plan |
Rs.in Lakhs |
11989.3 |
15136 |
21077.6 |
25367.9 |
|
Non-Plan |
,, |
14279.9 |
46959 |
78172.8 |
102419.9 |
|
Total |
,, |
26269.2 |
62095 |
99250.4 |
127787.8 |
|
Source : Finance Department |
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INDICATION OF THE ECONOMY
|
Particulars |
Unit |
1980-81 |
1993-94 |
1994-95 |
|
Net State Domestic Product at current Prices |
Rs.in Lakhs |
4898 |
33547(P) } |
42138{Q} |
|
Indices of growth |
% |
- |
584.91 |
760.31 |
|
Net State Dometic Product at constant price |
Rs. in Lakhs |
|
|
|
|
Per Capita Income At curent price |
Rs. in Lakhs |
1571 |
7679(P) |
9239(Q) |
|
Indices of growth |
% |
|
388.80 |
488.09 |
|
Per Capita income At constant price |
|
1571 |
|
|
|
(P) – Provisional |
|
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|
(Q) – Quick estimate |
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|
Source : B. E. S. |
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IRRIGATION ACHIEVEMENTS (31.3.1997)
|
Particulars |
Unit |
Year |
North |
East |
South |
West |
State |
|
Potential Created |
Hect. |
1994-95 |
22.23 |
8665 |
7759 |
486.32 |
23510.32 |
|
" |
" |
1995-96 |
214 |
275 |
262 |
403.5 |
1154.5 |
|
" |
" |
1996-97 |
85 |
186 |
117.24 |
469 |
857.24 |
|
Total |
" |
|
2522 |
9126 |
8138.24 |
5735.82 |
2552.19 |
|
Potential Utilised |
" |
upto 94-95 |
1558 |
5755 |
5681 |
3405 |
16399 |
|
" |
" |
95-96 |
188 |
246 |
288 |
355 |
1017 |
|
" |
" |
96-97 |
677 |
169 |
100 |
421 |
767 |
|
" |
" |
|
1823 |
6170 |
6009 |
4181 |
18183 |
INDUSTIRES
|
Particulars (As on 1.3.97) |
Unite |
North |
East |
South |
West |
State |
|
Provisional Registers |
No. |
120 |
958 |
435 |
265 |
1778 |
Small Scale Unit
Source : Industries Department
EXCISE (As on 31.3.1997)
|
Particulars |
Unit |
North |
East |
South |
West |
State |
|
Country Liquor shop |
No. |
33 |
13 |
4 |
50 |
100 |
|
Foreign Liquor shop |
No. |
19 |
149 |
44 |
41 |
243 |
|
Bar shop |
No. |
13 |
149 |
48 |
28 |
238 |
|
Kucha Gaddi Shop |
No. |
11 |
55 |
20 |
19 |
105 |
Source : Excise Department
AGRICULTURE (AS ON 31.3.1997)
|
Area under Principle Crop |
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|
Particulars |
Unit |
North |
East |
South |
West |
State |
|
Maize |
1000 Hec. |
3.10 |
9.70 |
13.50 |
13.60 |
39.90 |
|
Rice |
" |
1.45 |
6.70 |
5.40 |
2.40 |
15.95 |
|
Wheat |
" |
1.03 |
2.75 |
1.92 |
2.50 |
8.20 |
|
Barley |
" |
0.13 |
0.30 |
0.20 |
0.43 |
1.06 |
|
Pulses |
" |
0.00 |
1.65 |
2.30 |
2.52 |
6.55 |
|
Potato |
" |
0.45 |
1.30 |
0.75 |
3.10 |
5.60 |
|
Cardamom |
" |
7.59 |
7.15 |
4.71 |
4.57 |
24.02 |
Estimated production of principal crops during 1995 – 96
|
|
1975-76 |
1980-81 |
1985-86 |
1990-91 |
1995-96 |
|
|
Maize |
1000 TON. |
16.50 |
28.93 |
49.25 |
57.60 |
56.561 |
|
Rice |
" |
10.00 |
10.63 |
17.05 |
22.04 |
21.876 |
|
Wheat |
" |
0.15 |
10.30 |
11.22 |
13.08 |
15.304 |
|
Barley |
" |
0.50 |
0.46 |
1.30 |
1.18 |
1.568 |
|
Pulses |
" |
0.70 |
3.02 |
4.60 |
5.43 |
5.92 |
|
Potato |
" |
8.00 |
6.64 |
26.40 |
34.97 |
24.0 |
|
Cardamom |
" |
2.30 |
3.50 |
3.90 |
3.60 |
3.60 |
(Source : Annual Plan 1996 – 97)
Land holdings (Agriculture Census 1990 – 91 )
|
Operational Holdings |
No. |
51.24 |
20271 |
12854 |
14448 |
52697 |
|
Area operated |
Hect. |
15444 |
34450 |
29336 |
32072 |
111302 |
|
Average area For holdings |
" |
3.01 |
1.70 |
2.22 |
2.28 |
2.11 |
Source : Agriculture Department
CLASSIFICATION OF LAND
|
Item |
Unit |
Period |
|
|
|
|
1980 – 81 |
1990-91 |
|
Net area shown |
Hec. |
78321 |
63254 |
|
Area under current Follow |
" |
4428 |
3906 |
|
Other uncultivated Land (Excluding other lands) |
" |
4560 |
10830 |
|
Follow land other than current fallow |
" |
9474 |
9204 |
|
Cultivatable waste Land |
" |
681 |
9807 |
|
Land not available For cultivation |
" |
11604 |
14301 |
|
|
|