East is a district in Sikkim State of India. It has a total of 3 Subdivisions in this district. The district has an total area of 954 sq km. There are 4 towns and 123 villages in this district.. East population is estimated to be 394,181 in 2023.
East is one of districts of Sikkim in India, East population in 2023 is 394,181 (estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in Dec 2023 data). As per 2011 census of India, East has a population of 283,583 in 2011 out of which 151,432 are male and 132,151 are female. Population of East in 2022 is estimated to be 374,330 inhabitants. Literate people are 214,329 out of 121,345 are male and 92,984 are female. People living in East depend on multiple skills, total workers are 139,678 out of which men are 92,351 and women are 47,327. Total 22,325 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 13,135 are cultivated by men and 9,190 are women. 5,127 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 3,025 and 2,102 are women. East sex ratio is 873 females per 1000 of males. Next East Census will be in 2022-2023.The district has an total area of 954 sq km., 25 sq km is urban and 929 sq km is rural. Out of total population of East, 314,778 in the district, 122,487 are in urban area and 161,096 are in rural area. 28,691 households are in urban, 32,876 are in rural area. 98,438 literate people are in urban, 115,891 are in rural area.
The most spoken Language in East is Nepali, Sikkimese, Hindi.
Subdivision is the local administrative division mostly a town or city, Below is the East District Subdivisions list in the state of Sikkim, Subdivision can be considered as sub-districts, As on the last 2011 census, East is divided into 3 Subdivisions.
According to 2011 Census of India, East District Subdivisions population, Below is the list of East Subdivisions househods, total population and as per male and female statistics.
| Subdivisions | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gangtok | 219,450 | 118,229 | 101,221 | 47,775 |
| Pakyong | 36,392 | 18,795 | 17,597 | 7,738 |
| Rongli | 27,741 | 14,408 | 13,333 | 6,054 |