Sikkim: Geographical Perspectives

According activities agricultural animal average Bazar Bhutias Buddhist castes Census Census of India Centre century Chhu Chungthang climate construction crops cultivation cultural decades DESME Distribution East district economic environment ethnic Expenditure female festival forest Gangtok glaciers Govt groups growth Himalayas households houses human important increase India indicators industries inhabitants institutions Khola known Lachen Lachung lakes land Lepchas less Limbus limited living located major male mean months mountain namely natural Nepalese North Sikkim operators Peak persons plants present Primary production Project range Rangit Rangpo religion religious residents river roads rural scheduled secondary sector social Source South district Statistical Profile 2002 supply Table Teesta total population tourism towns traditional tribes units urban urban population village West workers