West District is one of district of Sikkim in India. There are 2 Taluks, 125 villages and 2 towns in West District district.
As per the Census India 2011, West District district has 28,023 households, population of 136,435 of which 70,238 are males and 66,197 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 15,706 which is 11.51% of total population.
The sex-ratio of West District district is around
942 compared to
890 which is average of Sikkim state. The literacy rate of West District district is 68.48% out of which 74.02% males are literate and 62.61% females are literate. The total area of West District is 1,166 sq.km with population density of 117 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 96.15% of population lives in Urban area and 3.85% lives in Rural area. There are 4.35% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 42.38% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in West District district.
West District Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 136,435 | 100% |
| Hindu | 75,286 | 55.18% |
| Buddhist | 36,390 | 26.67% |
| Christian | 13,002 | 9.53% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 10,477 | 7.68% |
| Muslim | 965 | 0.71% |
| Religion not stated | 255 | 0.19% |
| Sikh | 40 | 0.03% |
| Jain | 20 | 0.01% |
West 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) | 4 | 1,162 |
| Number of households | 1,133 | 26,890 |
| Total Population | 5,248 | 131,187 |
| Population (%) | 51.64% | 48.53% |
| Male Population | 2,710 | 67,528 |
| Female Population | 2,538 | 63,659 |
| Sex Ratio | 937 | 943 |
| Literacy (%) | 80.16% | 68.01% |
List of Taluks in West District
Check out complete list of all Taluks of West District district, Sikkim
| Taluk | Population | Area (km2) | Pop. Density | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Gyalshing | 71,675 | 836 | 86 | 928 |
| Soreng | 64,760 | 330 | 196 | 959 |
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