West District

West Sikkim is a district of the Sikkim State. Its capital is Geyzing, also known as Gyalshing. The district is a favourite with trekkers due to the high elevations. Other important towns include Pelling and Jorethang.
 

The district has a wide variety of fauna and flora to offer. Since most of the district is hilly it enjoys a temperate  climate. Above 3,800 m (12,000 feet) the slopes are full of rhododendron forests.
 

West Sikkim also has the ancient capital of the state Yuksom. It served as the capital beginning in 1642 for almost 50 years till it was shifted to Rabtense. The district was under the occupation of the Nepalese for many decades in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. After the Gorkha War, the district was returned to Sikkim.
 

The economy is mainly agrarian, despite most of the land being unfit for cultivation owing to the precipitous and rocky slopes. Attractions include the Khecheoperi lake which as legend has it, not a leaf is allowed to fall on the surface of the lake and the Pemyangtse monastery.
 

The people are mainly of Nepali descent. Other ethnic groups include the Lepcha and Bhutia communities. Nepali is the most widely spoken language in the district.
 

The region has many power projects and enjoys almost uninterrupted electricity. Roads however, are in a poor condition owing to the frequent landslides.

 

Demographic Feature:

 

Population (2001 Census):

 

Population	Male	Female	Rural			Urban
			Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
123256	63912	59344	121432	62885	58547	1824	1027	797

Source: Sikkim A Statistical Profile 2006-07

 

Literacy (2001 Census):

 

Number of Literates (in nos.)			Rural			Urban
Persons	Male	Female	Persons	Male	Female	Persons	Male	Female
60628	35854	24774	59388	35101	24287	1240	753	487
Literacy Rate (in %age)			Rural			Urban
Persons	Male	Female	Persons	Male	Female	Persons	Male	Female
58.00	66.82	50.11	58.50	66.54	49.80	78.04	82.48	72.04

Source: Sikkim A Statistical Profile 2006-07

 

Area, Number of Sub-division, Towns, Revenue Block and Villages:

 

Total area (in sq.km)	No of Sub Division	No. of Towns	Revenue block			Panchayat Ward	Panchayat Unit
			Total	Revenue Block	Forest Block
1166	2	2	121	111	10	274	51

Source: Census India 2001

 

Decennial Growth, Density of Population, Sex Ratio etc.,: Census: 2001:

 

Decennial Growth (%)	Density of Population (Per Sq.Km.)	Sex Ratio (Females per '000 Male)	Scheduled Cast (As % of total Population)	Scheduled Tribe (As % of total Population)
25.54	106	929	4.66	19.33

Source: Sikkim A Statistical Profile 2006-07

 

Distribution of workers, 2001 Census:

 

West District					Total workers (Main+Marginal)
					Total	Males	Females	Rural	Urban
					53279	33333	19946	52522	757
Main workers					Marginal workers
Total	Males	Females	Rural	Urban	Total	Males	Females	Rural	Urban
45407	30411	14996	44712	695	7872	2922	4950	7810	62
Cultivators					Agriculture Labours
Total	Males	Females	Rural	Urban	Total	Males	Females	Rural	Urban
35764	20634	15130	35762	2	4112	2389	1723	4110	2
Household Industry workers					Other Cultivators
Total	Males	Females	Rural	Urban	Total	Males	Females	Rural	Urban
1118	894	224	1087	31	12285	9416	2869	11563	772

Source: Sikkim A Statistical Profile 2006-07

 

 

NDDP:

 

Net District Domestic Product (NDDP) and Per Capita Income (PCI) at Current Prices (Rs. in Lakhs):

 

NDDP	1999-00	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06*	2006-07**
Net DDP	14639	16150	17714	19483	21660	23930	26588	29565
PCI (in Rs.)	12497	13321	14081	15404	16882	18422	20185	22139

* Quick Estimate    ** Advance Estimates

Source: Sikkim A Statistical Profile 2006-07

 

Net District Domestic Product (NDDP) and Per Capita Income (PCI) at Constant Prices (Rs. in Lakhs):

 

NDDP	1999-00	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06*	2006-07**
Net DDP	14639	15362	16311	17172	18420	19612	21016	22466
PCI (in Rs.)	12497	12671	12966	13577	14357	15098	15955	16822

* Quick Estimate    ** Advance Estimates

Source: Sikkim A Statistical Profile 2006-07

 

 

POWER:

 

Installed Capacity and Generation:

 

Installed Capacity (MW) (as on 31st March)				Generation (MKwh) (as on 31st March)
2004	2005	2006	2007	2004	2005	2006	2007
3.80	3.80	3.80	3.80	3.98	5.36	3.04	1.76

Source: Sikkim A Statistical Profile 2006-07

 

Number of Consumer and Revenue Collected:

 

Number of Consumer				Revenue Collected
Domestic		Commercial		2006-07	2007-08 (as 31.08.07)
2006-07	2007-08 (as 31.08.07)	2006-07	2007-08 (as 31.08.07)
10648	10972	854	886	9328253	3239979

Source: Sikkim A Statistical Profile 2006-07

 

 

AGRICULTURE:

 

Land use Statistics, 2005-06 (as on 30.06.2007):

(Area in Hect.)

Particulars		Area
1.	Irrigated Land	2119.5
2.	Unirrigated Land	10433.45
3.	Non Agri Land	1832.06
4.	Forest/Jungle/Bushes	2433.31
5.	Cardamom Field	4525
6.	Grass Land	1219.74
7.	Barren Land	2529.11
8.	Un cultivated Fallow Land	840.16
Total		259392.33

Source: A Statistical Profile 2006-07

 

Area, Production and Productivity of Major Crops, 2006-07:

 

Crops	Area (in '000 Hect.)	Production (in '000 Tonnes)	Yield (in Hect.)
Cereals	23.26	35.85	1541.27
Pulses	2.61	2.41	923.37
Foodgrain	25.87	38.26	147
Oilseed	2.85	2.3	807.02
Fruits	3.65	4.74	1473
Potato	3.26	13.42	4110
Spices	4.56	11.68	2560

Source: A Statistical Profile 2006-07

 

 

HEALTH:

 

Number of Hospitals, Cell and Centre:

 

Name of Centre	Numbers
Community Health Centre	1
Primary Health Centre	7
Primary Health Sub-centre	41
Tuberculosis Centre	1
Post Mortem Centre	1
Birth & Death Registration Centre	8

Source: Sikkim A Statistical Profile 2006-07

 

Number of Beds in Hospitals, PHC, PHSC (2006-07):

 

Name of Centre	Numbers
Community Health Centre	100
Primary Health Centre	70

Source: Sikkim A Statistical Profile 2006-07

 

Inpatients/Outpatients, Population/Doctor/Patient Ratio, Nurse/Patient Ratio as on 30.06.2007:

 

Particulars	Numbers
Population/Doctor	4810
Population/Nurse	12681
Population/ANMs	2491
Population/Beds	821
Population/Health Assistants (M&F)	23250
Population/Health Workers (M&F)	1911
Population/Lab Tech.	13950
Patient/Doctor	5.86
Patient/Nurse	15.45
Patient/ANMs	3.03
Indoor Patients	48027
Treated	40978

Source: Sikkim A Statistical Profile 2006-07

 

 

EDUCATION:

 

Number of Government Educational Institutions (as on 30.06.2006):

 

Institutions	Numbers
Sr. Secondary School	10
Secondary School	23
Junior High School	41
Primary School	87
Lower Primary school	65
Total	226

Source: Sikkim A Statistical Profile 2006-07

 

Number of Government Teacher (as on 30.06.2005):

 

Sl. No.	Category	Numbers
1.	Primary Teacher	883
2.	Graduate Teacher	375
3.	Post Graduate Teacher	80
4.	Language Teacher	335+
I.	Bhutia	94
II.	Lepcha	72
III.	Limboo (Subba)	169
5.	If any others languages	8
6.	Game & Sports/Physical Training School in charge	137
7.	Head Master	56
8.	Principal	10

Source: Sikkim A Statistical Profile 2006-07

 

Number of Private Educational Institutions and Enrolment For Session 2006:

 

No. of Institution	Enrolment
	Boys	Girls	Total
97	3907	3104	7108

Source: Sikkim A Statistical Profile 2006-07

 

 

TOURISM:

 

Important Mountains of Sikkim:

 

Name of Mountains	Height (in Ft.)
Mt. Khang-Chen-Dzonza	28156
Mt. Kabru	24215
Mt. Siniolchu	22600
Mt. Rathong	22100
Mt. Pandim	22100
Mt. Simvo	22476

Note: Mt. Kanchendzonga is the third highest Mountains of the World.

Mt. Siniolchu is the most beautiful Mountain of the World.

Source: Sikkim A Statistical Profile 2006-07

 

Important Hot Springs:

1. Phurchachu (Reshi).

Name of Important Monasteries:

1. Pemayantse Monasrery

2. Sanga-Choling

3. Dubdi Monastery

4. Tashiding Monastery

Source: Sikkim A Statistical Profile 2006-07

 

Name of Important Lakes:

1. Khecheopalri Lake

2. Laxmi Pokhari

3. Majur Pokhari

Source: Sikkim A Statistical Profile 2006-07

 

Name of Important Tourist Spot:

1. Pelling

2. Sangacholing Monastery

3. Singshore Bridge

4. Dubdi Monastery

5. Khechopalri Lake

6. Geyzing Bazar

7. Yuksom

8. Versey

9. Tashiding Monastery

10. Rabdentse Place Ruins

11. Pemayangtse Monastery

12. Dzongri

Source: Sikkim A Statistical Profile 2006-07

 

 

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