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Gangtok Population 2024

Gangtok city is governed by Municipal Corporation and is situated in Sikkim State/UT.


The current estimate population of Gangtok city in 2024 is 140,000 , while Gangtok metro population is estimated at 0 . The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Gangtok city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Gangtok city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Gangtok city, we will update the same here in 2024. As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Gangtok in 2011 is 100,286.

Gangtok Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio

In education section, total literates in Gangtok city are 81,309 of which 44,219 are males while 37,090 are females. Average literacy rate of Gangtok city is 89.33 percent of which male and female literacy was 92.77 and 85.54 percent. The sex ratio of Gangtok city is 912 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 932 per 1000 boys.

Gangtok Slum Population

Total no. of Slums in Gangtok city numbers 5,170 in which population of 21,610 resides. This is around 21.55% of total population of Gangtok city.

Gangtok Religion

Hinduism is majority religion in Gangtok city with 58.81 % followers. Buddhism is second most popular religion in Gangtok city with 28.15 % following it. In Gangtok city, Islam is followed by 3.14 %, Christianity by 9.07 %, Jainism by 0.14 % and Sikhism by 0.16 %. Around 0.40 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.13 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion Percentage Total
Hindu 58.81 % 58,975
Muslims 3.14 % 3,148
Christian 9.07 % 9,097
Sikh 0.16 % 161
Buddhist 28.15 % 28,228
Jain 0.14 % 140
Others 0.40 % 404
Not Stated 0.13 % 133

Future Population 2021-2031

City Metropolitan
2011 100,286 0
2021 130,000 0
2022 133,000 0
2023 136,000 0
2024 140,000 0
2025 144,000 0
2026 148,000 0
2027 152,000 0
2028 156,000 0
2029 160,000 0
2030 164,000 0
2031 168,000 0
Gangtok City 2011 Total Male Female
City Population 100,286 52,459 47,827
Literates 81,309 44,219 37,090
Children (0-6) 9,264 4,796 4,468
Average Literacy (%) 89.33 % 92.77 % 85.54 %
Sexratio 912
Child Sexratio 932