North District

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North Sikkim is a district of the Indian state of Sikkim. Its capital is Mangan. It is the largest of the four districts of Sikkim.

The region has many power projects and enjoys almost uninterrupted electricity. Roads however, are in a poor condition owing to the frequent landslides.

Most of North Sikkim is restricted to travellers and permits are needed to visit these areas. The area, which shares a sensitive border with the People's Republic of China is heavily patrolled by the Indian army.

Most of the people of the state reside near Mangan, the district headquarters which is about 3,950 feet above sea level. Further north the elevation increases with the vegetation turning from temperate to alpine to tundra. Temperatures range from about 25° to below -40° in the extreme high reaches where the altitude is in excess of 6,000 metres. Kanchenjanga is the highest peak at over 8,000 m, straddling its eastern border with Nepal.

Demographic Feature:

Population (2001 Census):

Population	Male	Female	Rural			Urban
Population	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
41030	23414	17616	39782	22643	17139	1248	771	477

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
23572	15461	8111	22716	14904	7812	856	557	299
Literacy Rate (in %age)			Rural			Urban
Persons	Male	Female	Persons	Male	Female	Persons	Male	Female
67.21	75.69	55.39	66.83	75.47	54.86	79.11	82.03	74.19

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
4226	2	1	53	45	8	103	20

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)
31.34	10	752	2.14	53.06

Source: Sikkim A Statistical Profile 2006-07

Distribution of workers, 2001 Census:

North District					Total workers (Main+Marginal)
					Total	Males	Females	Rural	Urban
					23542	15123	8419	22974	568
Main workers					Marginal workers
Total	Males	Females	Rural	Urban	Total	Males	Females	Rural	Urban
17553	13002	4551	16996	557	5989	2121	3868	5978	11
Cultivators					Agriculture Labours
Total	Males	Females	Rural	Urban	Total	Males	Females	Rural	Urban
9180	4831	4349	9173	7	2051	1045	1006	2038	13
Household Industry workers					Other Cultivators
Total	Males	Females	Rural	Urban	Total	Males	Females	Rural	Urban
310	178	132	305	5	12001	9069	2932	11458	543

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	5364	5856	6437	7056	7901	8820	9907	11183
PCI (in Rs.)	13756	14509	15371	16760	18500	20398	22595	25157

* 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	5364	5553	5895	6142	6619	7100	7643	8226
PCI (in Rs.)	13756	13759	14077	14589	15498	16421	17430	18504

* 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
7.30	7.30	7.30	7.30	16.84	12.09	11.73	10.46

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)
5559	5886	592	592	12453722	4198752

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	886.97
2.	Unirrigated Land	3959.84
3.	Non Agri Land	1903.13
4.	Forest/Jungle/Bushes	2383.77
5.	Cardamom Field	6752.15
6.	Grass Land	63.29
7.	Barren Land	1023.01
8.	Un cultivated Fallow Land	1030.21
Total		17822.28

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	4.49	5.65	1258.35
Pulses	0.08	0.01	1250
Foodgrain	4.57	5.75	1258.2
Oilseed	0.96	0.7	729.17
Fruits	0.15	0.16	1052
Potato	0.36	1.46	3956
Spices	4.12	1.6	388

Source: A Statistical Profile 2006-07

HEALTH:

Number of Hospitals, Cell and Centre:

Name of Centre	Numbers
Community Health Centre	1
Primary Health Centre	3
Primary Health Sub-centre	19
Tuberculosis Centre	1
Post Mortem Centre	1
Birth & Death Registration Centre	4

Source: Sikkim A Statistical Profile 2006-07

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

Name of Centre	Numbers
Community Health Centre	100
Primary Health Centre	30

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	3096
Population/Nurse	287
Population/ANMs	2580
Population/Beds	357
Population/Health Assistants (M&F)	15478
Population/Health Workers (M&F)	1133
Population/Lab Tech.	9287
Patient/Doctor	8.67
Patient/Nurse	26
Patient/ANMs	7.22
Indoor Patients	12540
Treated	13667

Source: Sikkim A Statistical Profile 2006-07

EDUCATION:

Number of Government Educational Institutions (as on 30.06.2006):

Institutions	Numbers
Sr. Secondary School	3
Secondary School	11
Junior High School	16
Primary School	39
Lower Primary school	21
Total	90

Source: Sikkim A Statistical Profile 2006-07

Number of Government Teacher (as on 30.06.2005):

Sl. No.	Category	Numbers
1.	Primary Teacher	271
2.	Graduate Teacher	135
3.	Post Graduate Teacher	19
4.	Language Teacher	139+
I.	Bhutia	53
II.	Lepcha	78
III.	Limboo (Subba)	8
5.	If any others languages	Nil
6.	Game & Sports/Physical Training School in charge	42
7.	Head Master	27
8.	Principal	3

Source: Sikkim A Statistical Profile 2006-07

Number of Private Educational Institutions and Enrolment For Session 2006:

No. of Institution	Enrolment
No. of Institution	Boys	Girls	Total
19	1082	863	1945

Source: Sikkim A Statistical Profile 2006-07

TOURISM:

Name of Important Monasteries:

Phensang Monastery
Phodong Monastery
Tholung Monastery

Source: Sikkim A Statistical Profile 2006-07

Name of Important Lakes:

Guru-Dungmar Lake
Cholamu Lake*

*Source of Teesta River

Note: Guru-Dungmar Lake is the largest and the highest in Sikkim,

Source: Sikkim A Statistical Profile 2006-07

Name of Important Tourist Spot:

Kabi Lungchok
Phensong Monastery
Phodong Monastery
Chungthang
Lachung
Singik
Yumthang
Lachen

Source: Sikkim A Statistical Profile 2006-07

Economy	The economy is purely an agrarian. Rice is the principal crop. The district is industrially backward. The major agricultural crops grown in the district are paddy, Maize, barely, mustard, buckwheat maize, wheat, millets, pulses etc. The district produces various types of horticultural crops viz. pineapple, lemon, orange, banana, guava, citrus, plum, peach, pear passion fruit, turmeric, Large cardamom etc. large cardamom is the main commercial crop of the district Dairy farming, piggery and goatery are also another important subsidiary occupation for the rural masses in the district. Livestock rearing also provide supplementary income to large number of rural household.
Poultry	The district has a favourable climate for poultry farming.
Sheep, goat and Piggery	There is a high demand for meat and pork among the local people in the district. Pig rearing is widely practiced in the district. Sheep rearing is not practiced on commercial scale in the district. Sheep rearing is predominantly practiced among the people living in border areas.
Industry	The district is industrially backward.
Fisheries	Pisciculture is still in initial stage.

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