West is a district in Sikkim State of India. It has a total of 2 Subdivisions in this district. The district has an total area of 1,166 sq km. There are 2 towns and 125 villages in this district.. West population is estimated to be 189,645 in 2023.
West is one of districts of Sikkim in India, West population in 2023 is 189,645 (estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in Dec 2023 data). As per 2011 census of India, West has a population of 136,435 in 2011 out of which 70,238 are male and 66,197 are female. Population of West in 2022 is estimated to be 180,095 inhabitants. Literate people are 93,432 out of 51,988 are male and 41,444 are female. People living in West depend on multiple skills, total workers are 70,348 out of which men are 40,772 and women are 29,576. Total 30,728 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 18,509 are cultivated by men and 12,219 are women. 3,984 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 2,503 and 1,481 are women. West sex ratio is 942 females per 1000 of males. Next West Census will be in 2022-2023.The district has an total area of 1,166 sq km., 4 sq km is urban and 1162 sq km is rural. Out of total population of West, 151,443 in the district, 5,248 are in urban area and 131,187 are in rural area. 1,133 households are in urban, 26,890 are in rural area. 4,207 literate people are in urban, 89,225 are in rural area.
The most spoken Language in West is Nepali, Sikkimese, Hindi.
Subdivision is the local administrative division mostly a town or city, Below is the West District Subdivisions list in the state of Sikkim, Subdivision can be considered as sub-districts, As on the last 2011 census, West is divided into 2 Subdivisions.
According to 2011 Census of India, West District Subdivisions population, Below is the list of West Subdivisions househods, total population and as per male and female statistics.
| Subdivisions | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gyalshing | 71,675 | 37,177 | 34,498 | 14,309 |
| Soreng | 64,760 | 33,061 | 31,699 | 13,714 |