Sikkim
Sikkim is a laundlocked state o Indie, the last tae gie up its monarchy an fully integrate intae Indie, in 1975.
Sikkim | |
|---|---|
 Crow's Lake, Sikkim | |
 Seal | |
 Location o Sikkim | |
 Cairt o Sikkim | |
| Coordinates (Gangtok): 27°20′N 88°37′E / 27.33°N 88.62°ECoordinates: 27°20′N 88°37′E / 27.33°N 88.62°E | |
| Kintra |  India |
| Admission tae Union † | 16 Mey 1975 |
| Caipital | Gangtok |
| Lairgest ceety | Gangtok |
| Destricts | 4 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Govrenor | Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil |
| • Chief Minister | Pawan Chamling (SDF) |
| • Legislatur | Unicameral (32 seats) |
| • Pairlamentary constituency | Rajya Sabha 1 Lok Sabha 1 |
| • Heich Coort | Sikkim Heich Coort |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7096 km2 (2,740 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 29t |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 607,688 |
| • Rank | 29t |
| • Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-SK |
| HDI |  0.684 (medium) |
| HDI rank | 7t (2005) |
| Leeteracy | 82.2% (13th) |
| Offeecial leids | Nepali (lingua franca) Inglis Sikkimese, an Lepcha (syne 1977) Limbu (syne 1981) Newari, Gurung, Magar, Sherpa, an Tamang (syne 1995) Sunwar (syne 1996) |
| Website | sikkim.gov.in |
| † Assembly o Sikkim abolished monarchy an resolved tae be a constituent unit o Indie. A referendum wis held on these issues an majority o the voters votit yes. On Mey 15, 1975 the Preses o Indie ratified a constitutional amendment that made Sikkim the 22nt state o Indie. | |
References
eedit- ↑ "2011 Census reference tables – total population". Government of India. 2011. Retrieved 16 Julie 2013.