CENSUS OF INDIA 1981 ... - SERIES-19 SIKKIM PAPER 1 OF 1982 " . FINAL POPULATION TOTALS - 315.4167 1981 FPT J. K. THAPA Of the Indian Adminfstrativo-scrvic:c , Director of Census Operations _ - Sikkim '- I CONTENTS Page No. FOREWORD iii FIGURES AT A GLANCE iv-vii STATEMENT-Districtwise breakup of inhabited and uninhabited revenue blocks, forest blocks and special areas viii Final population and scheduled castes and scheduled tribes totals ANNEXURE A-Revenue blockwise final population 3-22 1. North District 3-5 2. East District 6-11 3. South District 12-17 4. West District 18-22 ANNEXURE B-Wardwisc final population of Gangtok M. C .23 FOREWORD This publi.cation entitled as 'Paper 1 of 1982 Final Population Totals' presents 1981 census final popula­ tion as well as scheduled castes and scheduled tribes population as at the sunrise of 1st March 1981 for Sikkim and its districts by rural and urban breakup. The final population figures of towns are also given. Besides, final population at the level of revenue block (coterminous with revenue village) is also pre­ sented in Annexure A. Annexure B gives wardwise population of Gangtok Municipal Corporation._ This paper is the third publication in the series. The first and second entitled "Paper 1 of 1981-Provisronal Population Totals" and its "Supplement" were releas­ ed in April 1981 and August 1981 respectively. The Primary Census Abstract which gives total papulation, number of houses and households. lilera!~s, _ s£!te­ duled castes, schtduled tribes, workers (main workers and marginal workers) and non workers of the 1981 census is ready for .publi~ti_o~. and· i~ ~e~pected -f-or distribution in the near~future-. In ntder to meet the present demand of all the departments _of. the. State Government, Central Government. various institu­ tions and data users, it is decided to make available this limited information through "Paper I of 1982 Final Population Totals". J. K. THAPA Gangtok Director o/Census Operations Sikkim FIGURES AT Item SIKKIM No. 1. POPULATION TOTAL Persons 316,385 Males 172,440 Females 143,945 RURAL Persons 265,301 Males 142,341 Females 122,960 URBAN Persons 51,084 Males 30,099 Females 20,985 2. DECENNIAL POPULATION 50.77 GROWTH RATE 1971-81 3. AREA (Sq. Kms.) 7,096 4. DENSITY OF POPULA nON 45 (per Sq. Km.) 5. SEX-RATIO (Number of females per 1000 males) 835 6. LITERACY RATE Persons 34.05 Males 43.95 Females 22.20 7. PERCENTAGE OF URBAN POPULA· 16.15 nON TO TOTAL POPULA nON 8. PERCENTAGE TO TOTAL POPULATION: (i) Main Workers Persons 46.60 Males 56.54 Females 34.68 (ii) Marginal Workers Persons 1.70 Males 0.68 Females 2.93 (iii} NOI1-Workers Persons 51.70 Males 42.78 Females 62.39 A GLANCE NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST Item , DISTT. DISTT. VISIT. DISIT. No. 26,455 138,762 75,976 75,192 1. 14,184 77,232 40,980 39,444 11,671 61,530 34,996 35,748 25,675 95,520 70,611 73,495 14,271 51,845 37,787 38,437 11,~03 - 43,675 32,824 35,058. 780 43,242 5,365 1,697 512 25,387 3,193 ],001 268 17,855 2,172 690 103.28 62.07 42.85 29.59 2. 4,226 ' 954 750 1,166 3, 6 145 101 64 4. 789 797 854 906 S. 29.74 41.39 32.49 23.62 6. 39.97 50.64- 43.09 33.20 16.78 29.77 20.06 13.04 2.95 31.16 7.06 2.26 7. 8. 46.34 43.39 47.79 51.41 (i) 58.92 56.16 57.45 55.4'3 30.41 27.37 36.48 46.92 6.91 0.91 2.S4 0.48 (ii) 3.23 0.44 0.58 0.25 11.56 1.49 4.83 0.72 46.75 55.70 49.67 48.11 (iii) 37.84 43.40 41.97 44.27 58.03 71.14 58.69 52.36 FIGURES AT Item SIKKIM No. 9. Break-up of Main Workers: PERCENTAGE AMONG MAIN WORKERS (i) CULTIVATORS Persons 60.10 Males 50.16 Females 79.52 (U) AGRICULTSURAL Persons 3.31 LABOURERS Males 3.45 Females 3.06 (iii) HOUSEHOLD Persons 1.08 INDUSTRY Males 1.25 Females 0.74 (iv) OTHER WORKERS Persons 35.51 Males 45.15 Females 16.68 10. PERCENTAGE OF SCHEDULED Persons 5.78 CASTES POPULATION TO TOTAL Males 5.54 POPULATION Females 6.06 11. PPERCENTAGE OF SCHEDLED Persons 23.27 TRIBES POPULATION TO TOTAL Males 22.16 POPULATION Females 24.60 12. NUMBER OF OCCUPIED 58,746 RESIDENTIAL HOUSES 13. NUMBER OF REVENUE BLOCKS * Total 447 Inhabited 440 Uninhabited 7 14. NUMBER OF TOWNS 8 .For details 5ee salelllent on paae VIU A GLANCE-Contd. NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST Item DISTT. DISTT. DISTT. DISTT. No. 9. 41.56 42.63 12.18 81.85 (i) 34.91 33.45 64.39 174.03 57.88 66.29 86.54 : 92.05 12.83 2.50 't.M 3-.14 (ii) 13.44 2.43 1.74 3.31 11.33 2'.68 1'.44 2.91 1.27 1.51 0.81 0.58 "1.33 1.53 1.13 0.78 (iii) 1.13 ' 1.47 0.23 0.32 44.34 53.35 25.38 14.44 (iv)" 50.32 6~.59 '32.74 2l'.88 29.67 29.56 11.80 4.73 3.02 17.0.2 5.54 4.70 10. 2.98 >6.63 5.29 4..64 3.08 '7.51 5.83 4.76 55.57 22.01 17.52 20.04 11. 51.08 20.76 H1.65 " 19.TI 61.27 23.51 18.53 ,2<l34 5,506 26,316 13.,620 13,~04 12. 54 '128 145 120 13. 51 '126 144 119 3 2 1 1 3 ~ 2 2 14. P;)l!q'l!qU!Un I 0\ ! ~lNtlquI I00 I ~ ~--------~---'I--T l t P;)l!q'l!qU!U~1 r- 1 '0 CIl 1 1-1- .. "'" P;)l!qtll{UI ,I_'D M -< - ~ Z ~ ~ ~lN'l!qU~~II_:JI N -< ~lXi P;)lNtlquI J"" I P;)l!q'l!l{U!un I-=- j P;)lN'Ilqur-l-=-r ~ I- I I-I ! [ viii 1 FINAL POPULATION AND SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES TOTALS State/District/ Total Population Scheduled Castes Scheduled Tribes Town Rural (Persons) (Persons) (Persons) Urban 2 3 4 s SIKKIM T 316,385 18,281 73.623 R 265,301 14,365 61,621 51,084 11,001 ---U 3,916 1. North T 26,455 800 14,702 R 25,675 747 14,459 U 780 53 243 Mangal! U 780 53 243 2. East T 138,762 9,740 30,540 R 95,520 6,565 20,389 U 43,242 3,175 10,151 Gangtok M.e. U 36,747 2,382 9,731 Singtam U 4,043 481 287 Rangpo U 2,452 312 133 3. South T 75,976 4,207 13,310 R 70,611 3,663 12,929 U 5,365 544 381 Namchi U 1,444 84 168 Jorethang U 3,921 460 213 4. West T 75,192 3,534 15,071 R 73,495 3,390 14,844 U 1,697 144 227 Gyalshing U 745 33 161 Nayabazar U 952 III 66 1 ANNEXURE A. Revenue Blockwise FlOal Population D1stnct LocatIon Name of Revenue Total Population ----------------------------Code No Block (Persons) -----------------------------2 4 NORTH 1. Lachen 919 2. Lachung 1,508 3. Tsunthang 1,779 (Chungthang) 4. Ship-Ger 379 5. Tung 175 6. Naga-Namgor 395 7. Meyong 56 8. SlOgchit 1,018 9. Sentam 466 10. Pakshep 152 11. Kazor 259 12. Tingbong 1,309 13. Lingzah-Tolung 278 14. Sakyong-Pentong 165 15. Lingdem 429 16. Lingthem 1,018 17. Lingdong 661 18. Singhik 1,434 19. Ringhim 215 20. Zimchung 1,280 3 ANNEXUllE A-Contd. lleveftue Blockwise Pinal Population District Loeation Name of Revenue Total Population Code No. Block (Persons) 2 4 NOR.TH-Contd. 21. Barfok 509 22. Natnpatam 198 23. Tingchim 478 24. Upper Mangshila 469 25. Hee-Gyathang 1,187 26. Gnon-Satndong 518 27. Lower Mansshila 464 28. Namok 514 29. Sheyam 407 30. Gor 683 31. Sangtok 408 32. Lum 224 33. TallBYek 374 34. Ramthang 396 35. Rongong 410 36. Phodong 432 37. Tumlang 331 38. Chawang 404 39. Phatntam 174 40. Men-Rongong 282 41. Labi 441 42. Paney-Phensong 603 4 ANNEXURE A-Contd. Revenue Bl~k.wise Final Population District Location Name of Revenue Total Population Code No. Block (Penons) 2 J NORTH-Collcld. 43. Kabi 797 44. Tin,da 447 45. Salim-Pakel 300 46. Upper Dzongu 11 FotCit BI~k 47. Lac:hen Forest Un-inhabi­ BlOck ted 48. Lac:huni Forest -do- Block 49. Chunathani ForCit -do- Block 50. Maia Forett Block 4S S}. Mangan Forest Block 47 52. Kabi ForCit Block. 37 53. Mucuthan, Forest Block 103 54. Donkung Forest Block 87 5 ANNEXURE A~Contd. Revenue Blockwise Final Population District Location Name of Revenue Total Population Code No Block (Persons) 2 3 4 EAST 1. Kambal 695 2. Tintek 817 3. Rakdong 1,118 4. Nampong 255 5. Lingdok 1,360 6. Navey 343 7. Shotak 509 8. Penlong 565 9. Burtuk 856 10. Liyung 874 11. Parbing 402 12. Sumdong 1,408 13. Raley-Khese 846 14. Sangtong 161 15. Ranka 304 16. Sicheygaon 1,097 17.