State · Northeast

Sikkim

State profile

🌱Fun factSikkim became India's first fully organic state in 2016.

Factsheet

Capital: Gangtok
Language(s): Nepali, Sikkimese, Lepcha, English
Formed: 1975
Area: 7,096 km²
Districts: 6
Head (2025): Prem Singh Tamang
State animal: 🐾 Red panda
State bird: 🐦 Blood pheasant
State flower: 🌸 Noble dendrobium
State tree: 🌳 Rhododendron

Report Card

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SDG India Index

76

#8 of 36India: 71

NITI Aayog· 2023-24

Economy

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Per-Capita NSDP

₹5.20 L

#1 of 33

MoSPI· 2022-23

Unemployment Rate

2.3%

#7 of 36India: 3.2%

Labour Force Participation

76.2%

#2 of 36India: 60.1%

Healthcare

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Infant Mortality Rate

No verified data yet for this indicator.

Life Expectancy at Birth

No verified data yet for this indicator.

Total Fertility Rate

1.1

#35 of 35India: 2.0

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Institutional Births

94.7%

#14 of 35India: 88.6%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Child Stunting (under 5)

22.3%

#2 of 35India: 35.5%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Full Immunisation (12-23 mo)

80.0%

#11 of 31India: 76.4%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Education

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Literacy Rate

81.4%

#12 of 35India: 74.0%

Census 2011· 2011

Female Literacy Rate

75.6%

#13 of 34India: 65.5%

Census 2011· 2011

Higher Education GER

38.6%

#9 of 36India: 28.4%

AISHE· 2021-22

Law & Order

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IPC Crime Rate

80.3 per lakh

#2 of 36India: 258.1 per lakh

Crimes Against Women Rate

55.4 per lakh

#19 of 36India: 66.4 per lakh

Government Budget

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Debt-to-GSDP Ratio

32.5%

#18 of 31India: 28.1%

Demographics

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Population

6,10,577

#32 of 36India: 1,21,08,54,977

Census 2011· 2011

Sex Ratio

890 per 1,000 men

#29 of 36India: 943 per 1,000 men

Census 2011· 2011

Urban Population Share

25.2%

#25 of 35India: 31.2%

Census 2011· 2011

Decadal Population Growth

12.9%

#28 of 34India: 17.7%

Census 2011· 2011

Infrastructure

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Electricity Access

99.6%

#9 of 31India: 96.8%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Improved Sanitation

99.0%

#1 of 31India: 70.2%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Clean Cooking Fuel

95.0%

#3 of 31India: 58.6%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Agriculture

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Agriculture Share of GSVA

8.8%

#29 of 33

MoSPI· 2022-23

Foodgrain Yield

1,610 kg/ha

#30 of 35India: 2,494 kg/ha

DA&FW· 2022-23

Net Irrigated Area

15.7%

#28 of 30India: 56.4%

DA&FW· 2022-23

Average Landholding Size

1.26 ha

#14 of 34India: 1.08 ha

Agri Census· 2015-16

Sports

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Khelo India Medals

1

#32 of 33

Khelo India· 2025

Tourism

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Domestic Tourist Visits

13,21,000

#26 of 36India: 2,50,96,27,000

Ministry of Tourism· 2023

Foreign Tourist Visits

94,000

#17 of 36India: 1,92,46,000

Ministry of Tourism· 2023