Namchi

District in Sikkim

Population

1.5 Lakh

State: 6.1 Lakh

Area

872 km²

Literacy Rate

72.7%

State: 72.9%

Sex Ratio

915

State: 890

Density

168 /km²

State: 89 /km²

Namchi is a district in Sikkim with a population of 1.5 Lakh spread across 872 sq km. Its literacy rate of 72.7% is below the state average of 72.9% and above the national average of 63.0%. The district has a sex ratio of 915 females per 1,000 males, above 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

168 /km²

▲

89 /km²

379 /km²

Sex Ratio

915

▲

890

943

Literacy Rate

72.7%

▼

72.9%

63.0%

SC Population

4.1%

▼

4.6%

16.6%

ST Population

28.2%

▼

33.8%

8.7%

Worker Participation

50.9%

▲

50.5%

39.8%

Health & Development

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Child Stunting

24.8%

▲

23.8%

33.2%

Child Wasting

8.0%

▼

13.9%

18.4%

Underweight Children

7.2%

▼

14.5%

29.1%

Child Anaemia

56.5%

▼

57.3%

65.2%

Women Anaemia

39.8%

▼

41.4%

55.3%

Full Vaccination

86.4%

▼

92.8%

77.4%

Institutional Delivery

97.4%

▲

96.1%

88.5%

Improved Sanitation

91.7%

▲

87.2%

72.4%

Clean Cooking Fuel

66.5%

▼

74.5%

54.6%

Health Insurance

20.8%

▼

24.2%

41.3%

Safe Drinking Water

93.3%

▲

92.5%

93.6%

Electricity Access

99.6%

▲

99.1%

97.0%

Women & Gender

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Child Marriage

9.9%

▼

12.1%

20.6%

Teen Pregnancy

8.7%

▲

3.5%

6.6%

Female Literacy Gap

9.9%

▼

10.8%

14.1%

Female Work Gap

17.1%

▼

19.3%

23.9%

Economy & Infrastructure

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

MSME Density

33.5 per 1k pop

▼

53.5 per 1k pop

42.6 per 1k pop

Total MSMEs

4.9k

▼

61.7k

Manufacturing Share

20.2%

▼

20.7%

24.9%

Governance

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Pending Cases

279 per lakh

▼

479 per lakh

3585 per lakh

Cases Delayed (%)

20.3%

▲

8.4%

35.5%

Monthly Disposal Ratio

1.14

▲

0.82

0.81

Safety & Crime

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

SC/ST Atrocities

0.0 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)

24.0 per lakh

▲

20.5 per lakh

89.0 per lakh

Cyber Crime

0.0 per lakh

▼

26.0 per lakh

55.7 per lakh

All Indicators

Indicator	District	State Avg	National Avg	Source
Population	76,670	53,845	8 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Households	30,543	21,501	3.2 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Literacy	59,357	41,878.167	5.6 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Children	8,063	5,460.167	1.1 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Scheduled Castes	3,058	2,409	1.4 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Scheduled Tribes	21,556	17,543.5	73,030.1	Census 2011 (2011)
Worker Participation	45,300	32,393	4.2 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Cultivators	16,165	8,431	94,025.601	Census 2011 (2011)
Agricultural Laborers	942	1,190.833	71,160.644	Census 2011 (2011)
Other Workers	17,848	16,787.667	1.7 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Sex Ratio	915.352	892.871	949.448	Census 2011 (2011)
Child Sex Ratio (0–6)	952.623	959.043	925.852	Census 2011 (2011)
Female Literacy Gap	9.9	10.8	14.1	Census 2011 (2011)
Female Work Gap	17.1	19.3	23.9	Census 2011 (2011)
Hospitals & Health Centres ~	3	2.2	26.8	Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011)
Schools ~	52	33.2	448.822	Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011)
Banking ~	9	11.5	81.1	Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011)
Child Stunting	24.8%	23.8%	33.2%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Child Wasting	8.0%	13.9%	18.4%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Child Underweight	7.2%	14.5%	29.1%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Child Anaemia	56.5%	57.3%	65.2%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Women Anaemia	39.8%	41.4%	55.3%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Full Vaccination	86.4%	92.8%	77.4%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Institutional Births	97.4%	96.1%	88.5%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Improved Sanitation	91.7%	87.2%	72.4%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Clean Cooking Fuel	66.5%	74.5%	54.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Health Insurance	20.8%	24.2%	41.3%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Drinking Water	93.3%	92.5%	93.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Electricity Access	99.6%	99.1%	97.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Iodized Salt	99.4%	98.3%	95.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Women Literacy	90.5%	87.3%	73.3%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Women 10+ Yr Schooling	45.7%	46.3%	40.3%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Child Marriage	9.9%	12.1%	20.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Teen Pregnancy	8.7%	3.5%	6.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Menstrual Hygiene	85.3%	85.8%	78.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
4+ Antenatal Visits	84.5%	62.0%	60.4%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
C-Section Rate	27.8%	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	49.6%	42.6%	25.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Male Diabetes	17.6%	15.4%	14.7%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Male Tobacco Use	47.4%	41.4%	40.7%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Pending Cases per Lakh	278.515	479.138	3,585.273	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Cases Delayed in Disposal	20.3%	8.4%	35.5%	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Chronic Backlog (5+ Yr)	—	1.7%	19.5%	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Monthly Disposal Ratio	1.1	0.8	0.8	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Case Density	409	474.5	64,978.341	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Women's Court Cases	8.8%	18.5%	9.4%	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Cases at Evidence Stage	75.3%	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	1.3	1.4	1.5	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Marginal Farmers (%)	60.4%	59.6%	59.8%	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Agricultural Intensity	22.9%	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	9.9	14.1	11.3	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Holdings per 1,000 People	137.011	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	0.5	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	33.5	53.5	42.6	Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026)
Total MSMEs	4,918	4,959.167	61,725.66	Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026)
Manufacturing Share	20.2%	20.7%	24.9%	Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026)
Small Enterprise Share	0.6%	0.7%	0.8%	Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026)
POCSO Cases	24	20.5	89.0	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
SC/ST Atrocities	—	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)	11	7.7	147.763	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Cybercrime	—	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	24	20.8	93.6	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Blood Banks per Lakh	2	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 Namchi district?

Namchi has a population of 1.5 Lakh according to the Census 2011, with a density of 168 people per sq km across 872 sq km.

What is the literacy rate of Namchi?

Namchi has a literacy rate of 72.7%, which is below the Sikkim average of 72.9% and above the national average of 63.0%.

How does Namchi compare to Sikkim?

Namchi has a sex ratio of 915 (above state average of 890) and a literacy rate of 72.7% (below state average of 72.9%).

What data sources are used for Namchi?

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)