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