About West District District

West District is a district in Sikkim, India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of West District was 136,435.

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For easier reading, details are categorized in four sections i.e. Population of West District, Urban/Rural population of West District, Literacy data of West District and Religion wise data of West District. Below are the full details and list of tehsils in West District,Sikkim, India. Select any of these to know detailed information about them.

Area, population and sex ratio of West District

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	DESCRIPTION	VALUE
Total Population	136,435	Growth (%)	0
Male Population	70,238	Sex Ratio	0
Female Population	66,197	Child Sex Ratio	0
Area ( In Km. Square )	0

West District has a total population of 136,435 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 70,238 while the female population 66,197.

Urban/Rural Population of West District

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	DESCRIPTION	VALUE
Urban Population	5,248	Rural Population	131,187
Urban Population (%)	0	Rural Population (%)	0
Urban male Population	0	Rural Male Population	0
Urban Female Population	0	Rural Female Population	0
Urban Sex Ratio	0	Rural Sex Ratio	0

West District urban population is 5,248 (0.00% of the total), while the rural population is 131,187 (0.00% of the total). Across the decade to 2011 the district grew by 0.00% overall.

Among the urban population 0 are males, and 0 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 0 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 0 are males and 0 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 0 females per 1000 males.

Literacy data of West District

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	DESCRIPTION	VALUE
Total Literate	0	Literacy (%)	0
Male Literate	0	Male Literacy (%)	0
Female Literate	0	Female Literacy (%)	0
Urban Literate	0	Rural Literate	0
Urban Male Literates	0	Urban Male Literacy (%)	0
Rural Male Literates	0	Rural Male Literacy (%)	0
Urban Female Literates	0	Urban Female Literacy (%)	0
Rural Female Literates	0	Rural Female Literacy (%)	0

The literacy data of West District highlights a total literacy rate stands at 0.00% with 0 literate individuals. Male literacy is 0.00% while female literacy is lower at 0.00% among them, 0 males and 0 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.

Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 0 people being literate, with men at 0.00% and female at 0.00%, compared to rural areas whereas 0 people are literate, with male at 0.00% and female at 0.00%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.

Religion Wise Data of West District

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	DESCRIPTION	VALUE
Hindu	0	Hindu (%)	0
Muslim	0	Muslim (%)	0
Sikh	0	Sikh (%)	0
Christian	0	Christian (%)	0
Jain	0	Jain (%)	0
Buddhist	0	Buddhist (%)	0
Other	0	Other (%)	0
Not Avaiable	0	Not Avaiable (%)	0

West District population is mostly hindu (0.00%) with a total 0 people. Muslim(0.00%) with a total 0 people. Sikh are (0.00%) with a total 0 people. Smaller communities include Christian (0.00% with 0 people). Jain (0.00% with 0 people) Buddhist (0.00% with 0 people) and Other (0.00% with 0 people). Around (0.00% with 0 people) did not specify their religion. See the full religion breakdown for West District.

List of Tehsils in West District

Gyalshing

Area: 836 Km²

Population

71,675

Males

37,177

Females

34,498

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Soreng

Area: 330 Km²

Population

64,760

Males

33,061

Females

31,699

View Details

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Common questions about West District

As recorded in the Census of India 2011, West District district had a population of 136,435. That figure has not been revised since, because no later census has been completed.

West District is divided into 2 tehsils. Each one is listed on this page, and opening a tehsil shows every village recorded inside it.

The sex ratio of West District is 0 females for every 1000 males. A figure below 1000 means women are outnumbered in the district.

The child sex ratio of West District is 0 girls for every 1000 boys, counting only children aged 0 to 6.

The literacy rate of West District is 0.00 per cent.

West District covers an area of 0 square kilometres.

131,187 people in West District live in rural areas and 5,248 live in urban areas, so the district is counted as largely rural in character.

The population of West District grew by 0 per cent between the 2001 and 2011 censuses.

West District is a district of Sikkim. You can open Sikkim from this page to see all of its other districts.

A tehsil is the administrative level between a district and a village. Some states call the same unit a taluka, mandal, block or circle, but it sits in the same place in the hierarchy.