East District is one of district of Sikkim in India. There are 3 Taluks, 123 villages and 4 towns in East District district.
As per the Census India 2011, East District district has 32,876 households, population of 161,096 of which 87,147 are males and 73,949 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 16,223 which is 10.07% of total population.
The sex-ratio of East District district is around
849 compared to
890 which is average of Sikkim state. The literacy rate of East District district is 71.94% out of which 77.46% males are literate and 65.44% females are literate. The total area of East District is 954 sq.km with population density of 297 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 76.03% of population lives in Urban area and 176.03% lives in Rural area. There are 5.48% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 29.27% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in East District district.
East District Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 283,583 | 100% |
| Hindu | 177,910 | 62.74% |
| Buddhist | 72,455 | 25.55% |
| Christian | 23,398 | 8.25% |
| Muslim | 6,198 | 2.19% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 1,726 | 0.61% |
| Sikh | 861 | 0.3% |
| Religion not stated | 821 | 0.29% |
| Jain | 214 | 0.08% |
East District Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 954 | 25 |
| Number of households | 61,567 | 28,691 |
| Total Population | 283,583 | 122,487 |
| Population (%) | 53.4% | 47.52% |
| Male Population | 151,432 | 64,285 |
| Female Population | 132,151 | 58,202 |
| Sex Ratio | 873 | 905 |
| Literacy (%) | 75.58% | 80.37% |
List of Taluks in East District
Check out complete list of all Taluks of East District district, Sikkim
| Taluk | Population | Area (km2) | Pop. Density | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Gangtok | 219,450 | 563 | 390 | 856 |
| Pakyong | 36,392 | 175 | 208 | 936 |
| Rongli | 27,741 | 216 | 128 | 925 |
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