East District

East Sikkim is one of the four administrative districts of the Indian state of Sikkim. Geographically, East Sikkim occupies the south-east corner of the state. The capital of East Sikkim is Gangtok, which is also the state capital. It is the hub of all administrative activity in the state.
 

The district occupies an area of 954 sq km with a population of 245, 790. The civilian region is administered by a district collector, appointed by the Union Government and the military area by a Major General.
 

Military wise, the district is a very sensitive area with the Indian army having control over most areas east of Gangtok and near its borders with People's Republic of China and Bhutan. Visitors to this region are restricted and just a few areas are open to tourists in the areas east of Gangtok. Popular tourist locales are the Tsongmo Lake, Baba Mandir and the Nathula Pass. The Nathula Pass formed the offshoot of the ancient Silk Route which connected Lhasa to India. The pass and the famous Baba Mandir are open to Indian nationals only. To enter this region a special pass — The Inner Line Permit has to be obtained one day prior to departure. This pass is made through local tourist offices. Other tourist areas include Gangtok and the famous Phodong Monastery north of Gangtok and the internationally famous Rumtek Monastery.
 

People in East Sikkim are mostly of Nepali ethnicity, arriving in search of jobs after the British appropriated the state in the 19^th century. Other ethnicities include the Bhutias, the Tibetans and the Lepchas. Nepali is the predominant language in the region.
 

 

Demographic Feature:

 

Population (2001 Census):

 

Population	Male	Female	Rural			Urban
			Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
245040	132917	112123	192188	104150	88038	52852	28767	24085

Source: Sikkim A Statistical Profile 2006-07

 

Literacy (2001 Census):

 

Number of Literates (in nos.)			Rural			Urban
Persons	Male	Female	Persons	Male	Female	Persons	Male	Female
159521	94850	64671	119695	72054	47641	39826	22796	17030
Literacy Rate (in %age)			Rural			Urban
Persons	Male	Female	Persons	Male	Female	Persons	Male	Female
74.67	81.20	66.80	72.04	79.32	63.26	83.87	87.77	79.17

Source: Sikkim A Statistical Profile 2006-07

 

Area, Number of Sub-division, Towns, Revenue Block and Villages:

 

Total area (in sq.km)	No of Sub Division	No. of Towns	Revenue block			Panchayat Ward	Panchayat Unit
			Total	Revenue Block	Forest Block
954	3	4	134	120	14	273	50

Source: Census India 2001

 

Decennial Growth, Density of Population, Sex Ratio etc.,: Census: 2001:

 

Decennial Growth (%)	Density of Population (Per Sq.Km.)	Sex Ratio (Females per '000 Male)	Scheduled Cast (As % of total Population)	Scheduled Tribe (As % of total Population)
37.31	257	844	5.83	18.5

Source: Sikkim A Statistical Profile 2006-07

 

Distribution of workers, 2001 Census:

 

East District					Total workers (Main+Marginal)
					Total	Males	Females	Rural	Urban
					116529	77057	39472	95328	21201
Main workers					Marginal workers
Total	Males	Females	Rural	Urban	Total	Males	Females	Rural	Urban
92577	67115	25465	73063	19514	23952	9942	14010	22265	1687
Cultivators					Agriculture Labours
Total	Males	Females	Rural	Urban	Total	Males	Females	Rural	Urban
37936	19725	18211	37889	47	8143	4076	4067	8110	33
Household Industry workers					Other Cultivators
Total	Males	Females	Rural	Urban	Total	Males	Females	Rural	Urban
2076	1321	755	1887	189	68374	81935	16439	47442	20932

Source: Sikkim A Statistical Profile 2006-07

 

 

NDDP:

 

Net District Domestic Product (NDDP) and Per Capita Income (PCI) at Current Prices:

(Rs. in Lakhs)

NDDP	1999-00	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06*	2006-07**
Net DDP	38849	42040	47435	54657	61629	69644	79049	90470
PCI (in Rs.)	16682	17442	18967	21737	24161	26968	30186	34076

* Quick Estimate    ** Advance Estimates

Source: Sikkim A Statistical Profile 2006-07

 

Net District Domestic Product (NDDP) and Per Capita Income (PCI) at Constant Prices:

(Rs. in Lakhs)

NDDP	1999-00	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06*	2006-07**
Net DDP	38849	40005	43674	47909	51909	56326	61252	66759
PCI (in Rs.)	16682	16598	17463	19053	20350	21811	23390	25145

* Quick Estimate    ** Advance Estimates

Source: Sikkim A Statistical Profile 2006-07

 

 

POWER:

 

Installed Capacity and Generation:

 

Installed Capacity (MW) (as on 31st March)				Generation (MKwh) (as on 31st March)
2004	2005	2006	2007	2004	2005	2006	2007
29.60	29.60	29.60	29.60	51.63	49.00	22.86	22.50

Source: Sikkim A Statistical Profile 2006-07

 

Number of Consumer and Revenue Collected:

 

Number of Consumer				Revenue Collected
Domestic		Commercial		2006-07	2007-08 (as 31.08.07)
2006-07	2007-08 (as 31.08.07)	2006-07	2007-08 (as 31.08.07)
30545	31734	4668	4812	267869636	110488694

Source: Sikkim A Statistical Profile 2006-07

 

 

AGRICULTURE:

 

Land use Statistics, 2005-06 (as on 30.06.2007):

(Area in Hect.)

Particulars		Area
1.	Irrigated Land	2532.14
2.	Unirrigated Land	9475.46
3.	Non Agri Land	3277.15
4.	Forest/Jungle/Bushes	9112.07
5.	Cardamom Field	3795.76
6.	Grass Land	1652.96
7.	Barren Land	8178.6
8.	Un cultivated Fallow Land	787.21
Total		39027.75

Source: A Statistical Profile 2006-07

 

Area, Production and Productivity of Major Crops, 2006-07:

 

Crops	Area (in '000 Hect.)	Production (in '000 Tonnes)	Yield (in Hect.)
Cereals	17.76	26.93	1516.33
Pulses	1.84	1.76	956.52
Foodgrain	19.6	28.69	1463.77
Oilseed	2.71	2.13	785.98
Fruits	3.42	5.74	1679
Potato	2.05	9.72	4745
Spices	5.94	12.97	2182

Source: A Statistical Profile 2006-07

 

 

HEALTH:

 

Number of Hospitals, Cell and Centre:

 

Name of Centre	Numbers
Central Referral Hospital	1
STNM Hospital, Gangtok	1
Community Health Centre	1
Primary Health Centre	8
Primary Health Sub-centre	48
Tuberculosis Centre	2
Mental Hospital	1
Leprosy Hospital	1(Non Functional)
AIDS Cell	1
Post Mortem Centre	2
Blood Bank	2
Birth & Death Registration Centre	13

Source: Sikkim A Statistical Profile 2006-07

 

Number of Beds in Hospitals, PHC, PHSC (2006-07):

 

Name of Centre	Numbers
Central Referral Hospital	500
STNM Hospital, Gangtok	300
Community Health Centre	100
Primary Health Centre	80
Mental Hospital	20

Source: Sikkim A Statistical Profile 2006-07

 

Inpatients/Outpatients, Population/Doctor/Patient Ratio, Nurse/Patient Ratio as on 30.06.2007:

 

Particulars	Numbers
Population/Doctor	2024
Population/Nurse	2254
Population/ANMs	1813
Population/Beds	555
Population/Health Assistants (M&F)	19809
Population/Health Workers (M&F)	2476
Population/Lab Tech.	8946
Patient/Doctor	3.65
Patient/Nurse	4.06
Patient/ANMs	3.27
Indoor Patients	126806
Treated	114458

Source: Sikkim A Statistical Profile 2006-07

 

 

EDUCATION:

 

Number of Government Educational Institutions (as on 30.06.2006):

 

Institutions	Numbers
Sr. Secondary School	20
Secondary School	29
Junior High School	47
Primary School	111
Lower Primary school	35
Total	242

Source: Sikkim A Statistical Profile 2006-07

 

Number of Government Teacher (as on 30.06.2005):

 

Sl. No.	Category	Numbers
1.	Primary Teacher	1587
2.	Graduate Teacher	821
3.	Post Graduate Teacher	173
4.	Language Teacher	339+
I.	Bhutia	187
II.	Lepcha	98
III.	Limboo (Subba)	54
5.	If any others languages	6
6.	Game & Sports/Physical Training School in charge	135
7.	Head Master	76
8.	Principal	19

Source: Sikkim A Statistical Profile 2006-07

 

Number of Private Educational Institutions and Enrolment For Session 2006:

 

No. of Institution	Enrolment
	Boys	Girls	Total
134	10786	9253	20173

Source: Sikkim A Statistical Profile 2006-07

 

 

TOURISM:

 

Important Mountains of Sikkim:

 

Name of Mountains	Height (in Ft.)
Mt. Paunhri	22000
Mt. Mesunyange	19300
Mt. Lamaongden	19366

Source: Sikkim A Statistical Profile 2006-07

 

District wise Name of Important Monasteries:

1. Rumteck Monastery

2. Enchey Monastery

3. Zurmang Kagyul Monastery

Source: Sikkim A Statistical Profile 2006-07

 

Name of Important Lakes:

1. Tsomgo Lake

2. Memecho Lake

3. Bidang Cho

Source: Sikkim A Statistical Profile 2006-07

 

Name of Important Tourist Spot:

1. Rumtek Monastery

2. Saramsa Garden

3. Enchey Monastery

4. Hanuman Tok

5. Cottage Industry

6. Ganesh Tok

7. Flower Show

8. Tulsi View Point

9. Tibetology

10. Nam-Nam View Point

11. Chorten

12. Changu Lake

Source: Sikkim A Statistical Profile 2006-07

 

 

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