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Subscriber Base (Wireline+Wireless) in Sikkim:

State

Total Telephone Subscription (million)

Percentage Distribution

Total

Rural

Urban

Rural

Urban

Sikkim

0.80

0.49

0.31

61.25%

38.75%

NER

39.86

23.92

15.95

60.01%

40.02%

All India

1190.66

528.51

662.15

44.39%

55.61%

Source: The Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicators July-September, 2024

 

Wireless Subscriber Base in Sikkim:

State

Wireless Subscribers (in million)

Percentage Distribution

Total

Rural

Urban

Rural

Urban

Sikkim

0.79

0.49

0.31

62.03%

39.24%

NER

39.20

23.89

15.31

60.94%

39.06%

All India

1153.72

525.60

628.12

45.56%

54.44%

Source: The Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicators July-September, 2024

 

Wireline Subscriber Base in Sikkim:

State

Wireline Subscribers (in million)

Percentage Distribution

Total

Rural

Urban

Rural

Urban

Sikkim

0.01

0.00

0.01

9.09%

90.91%

NER

0.67

0.04

0.65

6.00%

97.01%

All India

36.93

2.90

34.03

7.85%

92.15%

Source: The Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicators July-September, 2024

 

Number of Internet Subscribers per 100 Population:

State

Tele-density (%)

Rural

Urban

Total

Sikkim

110.81

79.46

94.42

All India

44.85

112.74

69.10

Source: The Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicators July-September, 2024

 

Public Wi-Fi Hotspots in Sikkim As on 30.09.2024:

State

Number of Public Wi-Fi Hotspots

Number of Access Points

Number of unique Wi-Fi Users

Aggregate Data Consumed (TB) during the Quarter (Jul-Sep, 24)

Sikkim

47

334

1689

2

NER

2440

5056

205746

660

All India

164803

385154

8345556

18431

Source: The Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicators July-September, 2024

 

Number of Cumulative Broadband Connections Provided through BharatNet Project in Sikkim:

(October, 2024)

State

Broadband Connections

Sikkim

44

NER

9088

India

1174536

Source: Indiastat.com

 

Number of Gram Panchayats (GPs) Connected by Optical Fibre Cable (OFC)/Satellite Link under BharatNet Project in Sikkim:

(October, 2024)

State

Number of Gram Panchayats

Sikkim

35

NER

6339

India

214283

Source: Indiastat.com

 

Number of Functional Common Services Centres (CSCs) at Gram Panchayat Level in Sikkim As on 30.06.2023:

State

Active CSCs (Urban+Rural)

Active CSCs at GP Level

Sikkim

161

134

NER

18653

16578

India

532474

424447

Source: Indiastat.com

 

Telecom Company-wise total Number of Villages where Mobile Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) Setup in Rural Areas in Sikkim From 01.04.2020 to 26.07.2023:

State

Bharti Airtel Limited

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited/ Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited

Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited

Vodafone Idea Limited

Sikkim

22

1

78

14

NER

6650

27

5651

63

India

73969

3167

54483

20148

Source: Indiastat.com

 

No. of BTSs in Sikkim as on 30.06.2023:

State

No. of BTSs

Sikkim

2637

NER

103758

India

2695663

Source: Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 970, dated on July 26, 2023

 

Number of Districts and Villages where 5G BTSs have been Installed:

State

Number of Districts where 5G has been rolled out 

Number of villages where 5G BTSs have been installed 

Sikkim

6

98

NER

129

2626

India

731

68151

Source: Press Information Bureau, dated on March 21, 2025