List of districts of Sikkim

Districts of Sikkim
Districts of Sikkim
CategoryDistricts
LocationSikkim
Number6 districts
PopulationsMangan – 43,354 (lowest); Gangtok – 281,293 (highest)
AreasSoreng – 293 km2 (113 sq mi) (smallest); Mangan – 4,226 km2 (1,632 sq mi) (largest)
Government

There are 6 districts in Sikkim, an Indian state, each overseen by a Central Government appointee, the district collector, who is in charge of the administration of the civilian areas of the districts. The Indian army has control of a large territory, as the state is a sensitive border area. Many areas are restricted and permits are needed to visit them. There are a total of eight towns and nine subdivisions in Sikkim.

History

On December 21, 2021, the Government of Sikkim announced the formation of 2 new districts as well as the renaming of the existing 4 districts. North Sikkim district will now be called Mangan; West Sikkim district will be Gyalshing, East Sikkim district will now be Gangtok district and South Sikkim will be Namchi district.[1] The Pakyong subdivision of East Sikkim district was carved out to form Pakyong district and the Soreng subdivision was carvedout from West Sikkim district to form Soreng district.[2]

Khangchendzonga National Park is located in Mangan district

Districts

The six districts are:

#
Code[3]
District[4]
Headquarters
Population
(2011)
Area
(km2)
Density
(/km2)[4]
Official Website
Map
1 ES Gangtok Gangtok 281,293 954 295 gangtokdistrict.nic.in
2 NS Mangan Mangan 43,354 4,226 10 mangan.nic.in
3 PS Pakyong Pakyong 74,583 404 180 pakyongdistrict.nic.in
4 SGS Soreng Soreng 64,760 293 221 soreng.nic.in
5 SS Namchi Namchi 146,742 750 196 namchi.nic.in
6 WS Gyalshing Gyalshing 136,299 1,166 117 gyalshing.nic.in
IN-SK Sikkim Gangtok 610,577 7,096 86 sikkim.nic.in

References

  1. ^ "Sikkim gets two new districts, rejigs others". Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  2. ^ Service, Statesman News (22 December 2021). "Sikkim to carve out Pakyong, Soreng districts". The Statesman. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  3. ^ "NIC Policy on format of e-mail Address: Appendix (2): Districts Abbreviations as per ISO 3166–2" (PDF). Ministry Of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India. 12 February 2018. pp. 5–10. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Indian Districts by Population, Growth Rate, Sex Ratio 2011 Census". 2011 census of India. Retrieved 27 December 2012.