Socio-Cultural Environment - Affected Citizens of Teesta (ACT)

Table 4.3 Sex-wise distribution of population in the districts of
Districts
North
Sikkim, 2001
Persons
41,030
Male
23,414
33
Female
17,616
Sex Ratio
752
East 2,45,040 1,32,917 1,12,113 844
South 1,31,525 68,241 63,284 927
West 1,23,256 63,912 59,344 929
Source: Primary Census Abstract, Sikkim, Census of India, 2001.
It is obvious that the East District, where the seat of government
of Sikkim and the capital town Gangtok is located, is the most populous of
all districts in Sikkim. 45% of the total population of Sikkim lives in the
East district. It is also the most densely populated among the four
districts with 257 persons per sq km. But the sex ratio in the district is
much lower than the state average (844 against 875). The South and
West districts share 24% and 23% respectively of the total population of
Sikkim. The densities of population in South and West districts are 175
and 106 persons per sq km. The sex ratios in these two districts are
more or less balanced at 929 and 927, respectively. The North district,
the largest of all districts in terms of area coverage, is least populated.
Large areas in the district still lie uninhabited due to extreme climate and
inhospitable terrain. The population shared by the North district is only
8%. The district has the lowest density of population (10 persons per sq.
km) as well as lowest sex ratio (752) in Sikkim
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