Biggest population changes in Sikkim
Computed from 345 villages where both counts are usable. Nobody publishes this ranking; it is not in either source.
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Fastest growing villages in Sikkim
Ranked by the change between the Census 2011 count and the 2020 Mission Antyodaya survey.
| # | Village | 2011 | 2020 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yangtam | 420 | 1,007 | +139.8% |
| 2 | Bhusuk | 374 | 892 | +138.5% |
| 3 | Labdang | 483 | 1,066 | +120.7% |
| 4 | Siktam | 510 | 1,112 | +118.0% |
| 5 | Tingchim | 1,021 | 2,212 | +116.7% |
| 6 | Changey Senti (Tsaney) | 951 | 1,983 | +108.5% |
| 7 | Tingda | 487 | 1,009 | +107.2% |
| 8 | Tathangchen | 936 | 1,857 | +98.4% |
| 9 | Tingrithang | 514 | 1,018 | +98.0% |
| 10 | Karthok | 619 | 1,190 | +92.3% |
| 11 | Ranka | 609 | 1,138 | +86.9% |
| 12 | Sakyong-Pentong | 171 | 317 | +85.4% |
| 13 | Passi | 500 | 924 | +84.8% |
| 14 | Lingzey (Simik) | 384 | 665 | +73.2% |
| 15 | Dhupidara | 384 | 664 | +72.9% |
| 16 | Linkey | 592 | 992 | +67.6% |
| 17 | Ramthang | 438 | 732 | +67.1% |
| 18 | Ramabung | 844 | 1,398 | +65.6% |
| 19 | Assangthang | 785 | 1,288 | +64.1% |
| 20 | Chinzey | 517 | 805 | +55.7% |
Villages that shrank most in Sikkim
A falling count usually means out-migration, but in a small village it can also mean a boundary change.
| # | Village | 2011 | 2020 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lingja Tholung | 422 | 262 | -37.9% |
| 2 | Suntaley | 410 | 256 | -37.6% |
| 3 | Bermiok | 2,512 | 1,590 | -36.7% |
| 4 | Rumbuk | 1,838 | 1,172 | -36.2% |
| 5 | Kamrang | 1,440 | 920 | -36.1% |
| 6 | Chujachen | 4,781 | 3,060 | -36.0% |
| 7 | Sangmoo | 1,532 | 995 | -35.0% |
| 8 | Naitam | 1,265 | 827 | -34.6% |
| 9 | Syari | 3,826 | 2,504 | -34.5% |
| 10 | Temi | 1,195 | 793 | -33.6% |
| 11 | Dikling Pacheykhani | 580 | 394 | -32.1% |
| 12 | Dentam | 749 | 510 | -31.9% |
| 13 | Burikhop | 2,167 | 1,479 | -31.8% |
| 14 | Turung | 1,121 | 775 | -30.9% |
| 15 | Burikhop Rumbuk | 1,337 | 928 | -30.6% |
| 16 | Parbing | 459 | 322 | -29.9% |
| 17 | Nalam Kolbung | 1,013 | 717 | -29.2% |
| 18 | Kabi | 1,590 | 1,133 | -28.7% |
| 19 | Kamerey Basmey | 1,861 | 1,336 | -28.2% |
| 20 | Karmatar | 1,284 | 937 | -27.0% |
What this ranking leaves out, and why.
1 villages here had fewer than 100 people in
2011 — at that size a percentage says more about the surveyor than the village,
so they are excluded. A further 0 sit within half a
point of the limits beyond which we treat a figure as implausible (+150% or
−40%): they are the villages that only just survived that test, not the fastest
moving, and ranking them first would be misleading. That is
1 excluded in total.
How the limits are set.