Gangtok is a Taluk located in East District district of Sikkim. It is one of 3 Taluks of East District district. There are 75 villages and 3 towns in Gangtok Taluk.
As per the Census India 2011, Gangtok Taluk has 47775 households, population of 219450 of which 118229 are males and 101221 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 21298 which is 9.71% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Gangtok Taluk is around
856 compared to
890 which is average of Sikkim state. The literacy rate of Gangtok Taluk is 77.09% out of which 81.57% males are literate and 71.87% females are literate. The total area of Gangtok is 563 sq.km with population density of 390 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 46.87% of population lives in Urban area and 53.13% lives in Rural area. There are 5.5% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 28.06% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Gangtok Taluk.
Gangtok Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 219450 | 100% |
| Hindu | 137050 | 62.45% |
| Buddhist | 55901 | 25.47% |
| Christian | 18584 | 8.47% |
| Muslim | 5290 | 2.41% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 849 | 0.39% |
| Sikh | 832 | 0.38% |
| Religion not stated | 753 | 0.34% |
| Jain | 191 | 0.09% |
Gangtok Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Number of households | 27422 | 20353 |
| Total Population | 116604 | 102846 |
| Population (%) | 52.41% | 44.46% |
| Male Population | 61111 | 57118 |
| Female Population | 55493 | 45728 |
| Sex Ratio | 908 | 801 |
| Literacy (%) | 80.48% | 73.25% |
List of Cities in Gangtok
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List of Villages in Gangtok
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