Gangtok

District in Sikkim

Population

2.2 Lakh

State: 6.1 Lakh

Area

511 km²

Literacy Rate

77.1%

State: 72.9%

Sex Ratio

856

State: 890

Density

430 /km²

State: 89 /km²

Gangtok is a district in Sikkim with a population of 2.2 Lakh spread across 511 sq km. Its literacy rate of 77.1% is above the state average of 72.9% and above the national average of 63.0%. The district has a sex ratio of 856 females per 1,000 males, below the state average of 890. Some values for this district are area-proportional estimates based on parent district data.

Demographics

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Population Density

430 /km²

▲

89 /km²

379 /km²

Sex Ratio

856

▼

890

943

Literacy Rate

77.1%

▲

72.9%

63.0%

SC Population

5.5%

▲

4.6%

16.6%

ST Population

28.1%

▼

33.8%

8.7%

Worker Participation

49.0%

▼

50.5%

39.8%

Health & Development

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Child Stunting

17.8%

▼

23.8%

33.2%

Child Wasting

14.3%

▲

13.9%

18.4%

Underweight Children

13.0%

▼

14.5%

29.1%

Child Anaemia

49.8%

▼

57.3%

65.2%

Women Anaemia

43.3%

▲

41.4%

55.3%

Full Vaccination

0.0%

▼

92.8%

77.4%

Institutional Delivery

91.8%

▼

96.1%

88.5%

Improved Sanitation

85.0%

▼

87.2%

72.4%

Clean Cooking Fuel

87.6%

▲

74.5%

54.6%

Health Insurance

29.9%

▲

24.2%

41.3%

Safe Drinking Water

93.6%

▲

92.5%

93.6%

Electricity Access

99.4%

▲

99.1%

97.0%

Women & Gender

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Child Marriage

9.4%

▼

12.1%

20.6%

Teen Pregnancy

1.7%

▼

3.5%

6.6%

Female Literacy Gap

9.7%

▼

10.8%

14.1%

Female Work Gap

26.9%

▲

19.3%

23.9%

Economy & Infrastructure

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

MSME Density

43.3 per 1k pop

▼

53.5 per 1k pop

42.6 per 1k pop

Total MSMEs

9.5k

▲

61.7k

Manufacturing Share

18.1%

▼

20.7%

24.9%

Governance

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Pending Cases

499 per lakh

▲

479 per lakh

3585 per lakh

Cases Delayed (%)

9.9%

▲

8.4%

35.5%

Monthly Disposal Ratio

0.78

▼

0.82

0.81

Safety & Crime

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

SC/ST Atrocities

2.0 per lakh

▲

1.5 per lakh

17.4 per lakh

Domestic Violence

0.0 per lakh

—

0.0 per lakh

12.6 per lakh

Child Abuse (POCSO)

31.0 per lakh

▲

20.5 per lakh

89.0 per lakh

Cyber Crime

26.0 per lakh

—

26.0 per lakh

55.7 per lakh

All Indicators

Indicator	District	State Avg	National Avg	Source
Population	1.2 L	53,845	8 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Households	47,775	21,501	3.2 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Literacy	96,437	41,878.167	5.6 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Children	10,919	5,460.167	1.1 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Scheduled Castes	6,113	2,409	1.4 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Scheduled Tribes	31,003	17,543.5	73,030.1	Census 2011 (2011)
Worker Participation	72,599	32,393	4.2 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Cultivators	8,229	8,431	94,025.601	Census 2011 (2011)
Agricultural Laborers	1,732	1,190.833	71,160.644	Census 2011 (2011)
Other Workers	52,425	16,787.667	1.7 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Sex Ratio	856.144	892.871	949.448	Census 2011 (2011)
Child Sex Ratio (0–6)	950.545	959.043	925.852	Census 2011 (2011)
Female Literacy Gap	9.7	10.8	14.1	Census 2011 (2011)
Female Work Gap	26.9	19.3	23.9	Census 2011 (2011)
Hospitals & Health Centres ~	3	2.2	26.8	Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011)
Schools ~	73	33.2	448.822	Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011)
Banking ~	27	11.5	81.1	Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011)
Child Stunting	17.8%	23.8%	33.2%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Child Wasting	14.3%	13.9%	18.4%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Child Underweight	13.0%	14.5%	29.1%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Child Anaemia	49.8%	57.3%	65.2%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Women Anaemia	43.3%	41.4%	55.3%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Full Vaccination	—	92.8%	77.4%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Institutional Births	91.8%	96.1%	88.5%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Improved Sanitation	85.0%	87.2%	72.4%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Clean Cooking Fuel	87.6%	74.5%	54.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Health Insurance	29.9%	24.2%	41.3%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Drinking Water	93.6%	92.5%	93.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Electricity Access	99.4%	99.1%	97.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Iodized Salt	97.7%	98.3%	95.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Women Literacy	90.1%	87.3%	73.3%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Women 10+ Yr Schooling	53.2%	46.3%	40.3%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Child Marriage	9.4%	12.1%	20.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Teen Pregnancy	1.7%	3.5%	6.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Menstrual Hygiene	84.8%	85.8%	78.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
4+ Antenatal Visits	43.8%	62.0%	60.4%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
C-Section Rate	36.9%	30.8%	23.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Exclusive Breastfeeding	—	—	66.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
ORS for Diarrhoea	—	—	61.8%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Male Hypertension	34.2%	42.6%	25.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Male Diabetes	15.8%	15.4%	14.7%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Male Tobacco Use	37.9%	41.4%	40.7%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Pending Cases per Lakh	498.519	479.138	3,585.273	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Cases Delayed in Disposal	9.9%	8.4%	35.5%	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Chronic Backlog (5+ Yr)	1.7%	1.7%	19.5%	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Monthly Disposal Ratio	0.8	0.8	0.8	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Case Density	1,094	474.5	64,978.341	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Women's Court Cases	18.5%	18.5%	9.4%	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Cases at Evidence Stage	62.6%	51.8%	39.0%	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Climate Vulnerability Index	—	—	0.6	Climate Vulnerability Index (2021)
MGNREGA Days per Household	—	—	43.4	Climate Vulnerability Index (2021)
Food Grain Yield Variability	—	—	0.3	Climate Vulnerability Index (2021)
Infant Mortality Rate (CVI 2021)	—	—	56.4	Climate Vulnerability Index (2021)
Average Holding Size	1.1	1.4	1.5	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Marginal Farmers (%)	66.4%	59.6%	59.8%	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Agricultural Intensity	41.8%	28.7%	49.8%	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Fallow Ratio	0.1	0.1	0.1	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
SC/ST Land Equity Gap	12.7	14.1	11.3	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Holdings per 1,000 People	107.022	233.199	157.705	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Cultivated Land per Capita	0.1	0.3	0.2	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Leased Area Share	0.0	0.0	0.0	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Land Gini Coefficient	0.6	0.5	0.5	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Sowing Efficiency	0.9	0.9	0.9	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Uncultivated Ratio	0.2	0.2	0.1	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
MSME Density	43.3	53.5	42.6	Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026)
Total MSMEs	9,512	4,959.167	61,725.66	Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026)
Manufacturing Share	18.1%	20.7%	24.9%	Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026)
Small Enterprise Share	1.2%	0.7%	0.8%	Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026)
POCSO Cases	31	20.5	89.0	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
SC/ST Atrocities	2	1.5	17.4	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Domestic Violence	—	—	12.6	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Dowry Crimes	—	—	51.6	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Drug Crimes (NDPS)	6	7.7	147.763	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Cybercrime	26	26	55.7	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Environmental Crimes	—	—	10.4	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Safety-Relevant Crime Rate	32	20.8	93.6	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Blood Banks per Lakh ~	1	1.2	4.1	eRaktKosh Blood Bank Registry (2024)
Biogas Plants per Lakh	—	—	1.3	GOBARdhan Biogas Plants (2026)

~ Values marked with ~ are area-proportional estimates or inherited from a parent district.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Gangtok district?

Gangtok has a population of 2.2 Lakh according to the Census 2011, with a density of 430 people per sq km across 511 sq km.

What is the literacy rate of Gangtok?

Gangtok has a literacy rate of 77.1%, which is above the Sikkim average of 72.9% and above the national average of 63.0%.

How does Gangtok compare to Sikkim?

Gangtok has a sex ratio of 856 (below state average of 890) and a literacy rate of 77.1% (above state average of 72.9%).

What data sources are used for Gangtok?

Data comes from Census 2011, NFHS-5 (2019-21), NJDG (2024), Udyam/MSME (2026), NCRB SLL (2022), CVI (2021), Ag Census 2015-16, RBI BSR (2026), and other official sources.

Data Sources

Census 2011

NFHS-5 (2019–21)

NJDG (2024)

CVI (2021)

Ag Census 2015–16

Udyam/MSME (2026)

NCRB SLL (2022)

eRaktKosh (2024)

GOBARdhan (2026)

Town Amenities (2011)

RBI BSR (2026)