Housing Profile

Sikkim (11)
(Source: Census of India 2001)

Subjects covered:
A - K: Housing
L - V: Household amenities
W - Y: Household assets

A - B: CENSUS HOUSES AND THE USES TO WHICH THEY ARE PUT

A
A.1
A.2
B
B.1
B.2
B.3
B.4
B.5
B.6
B.7

Number of census houses

Vacant census houses
Occupied census houses
Uses of occupied census houses:
Residence
Residence-cum-other use
Shop, Office
School, College, etc.
Hotel, Lodge, Guest House, etc.
Hospital, Dispensary, etc.
Factory, Workshop, Workshed, etc.

Place of worship
B.9 Other non-residential use
Source: Table H-1 India : Census of India 2001
B.8

Total
128,843
11,129
117,714

99,247
4,309
5,247
1,753
645
294
441
1,049
4,729

%
100.0
8.6
91.4

84.3
3.7
4.5
1.5
0.5
0.2
0.4
0.9
4.0

Rural
109,955
9,249
100,706

87,507
3,150
2,729
1,675
359
249
293
977
3,767

%
85.3
8.4
91.6

86.9
3.1
2.7
1.7
0.4
0.2
0.3
1.0
3.7

Urban
18,888
1,880
17,008

11,740
1,159
2,518
78
286
45
148
72
962

%
14.7
10.0
90.0

69.0
6.8
14.8
0.5
1.7
0.3
0.9
0.4
5.7

C: CONDITION OF CENSUS HOUSES USED AS RESIDENCE AND RESIDENCE-CUM-OTHER USE

Total
Condition of census houses:
Total:
Good
Livable
C.1.3 Dilapidated
Source: Table H-2 India : Census of India 2001
C
C.1
C.1.1
C.1.2

103,262
53,152
42,625
7,485

%
100.0
51.5
41.3
7.2

Rural
90,494
42,182
41,022
7,290

%
100.0
46.6
45.3
8.1

Urban
12,768
10,970
1,603
195

%
100.0
85.9
12.6
1.5

D: DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSEHOLDS BY CONDITION OF CENSUS HOUSES OCCUPIED BY THEM

Total
Condition of census houses:
Total:
104,738
Good
53,935
Livable
43,228
D.1.3 Dilapidated
7,575
Source: Table H-2 (Appendix) India : Census of India 2001
D
D.1
D.1.1
D.1.2

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%
100.0
51.5
41.3
7.2

Rural
91,723
42,768
41,575
7,380

%
100.0
46.6
45.3
8.0

Urban
13,015
11,167
1,653
195

%
100.0
85.8
12.7
1.5

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(Source: Census of India 2001)

E: DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSEHOLDS LIVING IN CENSUS HOUSES BY PREDOMINANT MATERIAL OF ROOF

Total
Material of roof:
Total:
104,738
Grass, Thatch, Bamboo, Wood, Mud,
17,598
etc.
E.3 Plastic, Polythene
1,037
E.4 Tiles
95
E.5 Slate
85
E.6 G.I.., Metal, Asbestos sheets
66,143
E.7 Brick
146
E.8 Stone
32
E.9 Concrete
19,283
E.10 Any other material
319
Source: Table H-3A (Appendix) India : Census of India 2001
E
E.1
E.2

Rural

Urban

100.0
16.8

91,723
17,301

100.0
18.9

13,015
297

100.0
2.3

1.0
0.1
0.1
63.2
0.1
0.0
18.4

965
78
77
62,218
129
32
10,617
306

1.1
0.1
0.1
67.8
0.1
0.0
11.6

72
17
8
3,925
17
0
8,666
13

0.6
0.1
0.1
30.2
0.1
0.0
66.6

0.3

0.3

0.1

F: DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSEHOLDS LIVING IN CENSUS HOUSES BY PREDOMINANT MATERIAL OF WALL

Total
Material of wall:
Total:
104,738
Grass, Thatch, Bamboo, Wood, etc.
21,309
F.3 Plastic, Polythene
1,125
F.4 Mud, Unburnt Brick
8,212
F.5 Wood
32,360
F.6 G.I., Metal, Asbestos sheets
1,641
F.7 Burnt Brick
6,871
F.8 Stone
9,219
F.9 Concrete
23,297
F.10 Any other material
704
Source: Table H-3B (Appendix) India : Census of India 2001
F
F.1
F.2

100.0
20.3
1.1
7.8
30.9
1.6
6.6
8.8
22.2
0.7

Rural

91,723
21,075
1,013
7,965
30,338
1,428
4,576
9,176
15,534
618

100.0
23.0
1.1
8.7
33.1
1.6
5.0
10.0
16.9
0.7

Urban

13,015
234
112
247
2,022
213
2,295
43
7,763
86

100.0
1.8
0.9
1.9
15.5
1.6
17.6
0.3
59.6
0.7

G: DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSEHOLDS LIVING IN CENSUS HOUSES BY PREDOMINANT MATERIAL OF FLOOR

Total
Material of floor:
Total:
104,738
Mud
40,771
Wood, Bamboo
20,760
Brick
180
Stone
1,547
Cement
40,418
Mosaic, Floor Tiles
895
Any other material
167
Source: Table H-3C (Appendix) India : Census of India 2001
G
G.1
G.2
G.3
G.4
G.5
G.6
G.7
G.8

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100.0
38.9
19.8
0.2
1.5
38.6
0.9
0.2

Rural

91,723
40,220
20,112
161
1,516
29,164
387
163

100.0
43.8
21.9
0.2
1.7
31.8
0.4
0.2

Urban

13,015
551
648
19
31
11,254
508
4

100.0
4.2
5.0
0.1
0.2
86.5
3.9
0.0

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(Source: Census of India 2001)

H: DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE OF CENSUS HOUSES OCCUPIED

Total
Total number of households
104,738
Permanent
39,493
Semi permanent
48,418
H.2 Temporary:
H.2.1
Total
16,805
H.2.2
Serviceable
5,745
H.2.3
Non-serviceable
11,060
H.3 Unclassifiable
22
Source: Table H-4 (Appendix) India : Census of India 2001
H
H.1

Rural

Urban

100.0
37.7
46.2

91,723
29,162
46,052

100.0
31.8
50.2

13,015
10,331
2,366

100.0
79.4
18.2

16.0
5.5
10.6

16,487
5,521
10,966
22

18.0
6.0
12.0

318
224
94
0

2.4
1.7
0.7

0.0

0.0

0.0

I: DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSEHOLDS BY SIZE

Size of households
I.1
I.2
I.3
I.4
I.5
I.6
I.7
I.8

Total number of households

One member
Two members
Three members
Four members
Five members
Six to eight members
Nine members and above

Total
104,738
6,802
8,556
12,525
18,020
18,018
31,173
9,644

Rural

%
100.0
6.5
8.2
12.0
17.2
17.2
29.8
9.2

91,723
5,813
7,235
10,658
15,422
15,733
28,109
8,753

%
100.0
6.3
7.9
11.6
16.8
17.2
30.6
9.5

Urban
13,015
989
1,321
1,867
2,598
2,285
3,064
891

%
100.0
7.6
10.1
14.3
20.0
17.6
23.5
6.8

Source: Table H-5 India : Census of India 2001

J: DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSEHOLDS BY TENURE STATUS

Tenure status
J.1
J.2
J.3
J.4

Total
Owned
Rented
Any Other

Total
104,738
66,194
29,357
9,187

%
100.0
63.2
28.0
8.8

Rural
91,723
63,208
21,549
6,966

%
100.0
68.9
23.5
7.6

Urban
13,015
2,986
7,808
2,221

%
100.0
22.9
60.0
17.1

Source: Table H-5 India : Census of India 2001

K: DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSEHOLDS BY NUMBER OF DWELLING ROOMS

Number of dwelling rooms
K.1 Total number of households
K.2 No exclusive rooms
K.3 One room
K.4 Two rooms
K.5 Three rooms
K.6 Four rooms
K.7 Five rooms
K.8 Six rooms and above
K.9 Median number of rooms
Source: Table H-5 India : Census of India 2001

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Total
104,738
2,666
29,849
32,011
20,308
10,927
4,406
4,571
2

%
100.0
2.5
28.5
30.6
19.4
10.4
4.2
4.4

Rural
91,723
2,551
25,440
27,787
18,146
9,924
3,993
3,882
2

%
100.0
2.8
27.7
30.3
19.8
10.8
4.4
4.2

Urban
13,015
115
4,409
4,224
2,162
1,003
413
689
2

%
100.0
0.9
33.9
32.5
16.6
7.7
3.2
5.3

Housing Profile
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(Source: Census of India 2001)

L: DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSEHOLDS BY NUMBER OF MARRIED COUPLES PER HOUSEHOLD, TOTAL

NUMBER OF MARRIED COUPLES AND NUMBER OF MARRIED COUPLES HAVING INDEPENDENT SLEEPING
ROOM
Number of married couples in a
household
L.1
L.2

Total number of households

Total number of married couples

L.3

Total number of married couples

having independent sleeping room

Total

104,738
92,323
46,768

Rural

91,723
81,548
50.7

41,145

Urban

13,015
10,775
50.5

5,623

52.2

Source: Table H-7 India : Census of India 2001

M - N: DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSEHOLDS BY SOURCE OF DRINKING WATER AND ITS LOCATION

Location and Source of drinking water

Total

Rural

Urban

M.1
M.2
M.3
M.4

Location:
Total number of households
Location: Within premises
Location: Near premises
Location: Away

104,738
47,816
37,411
19,511

100.0
45.7
35.7
18.6

91,723
36,680
35,902
19,141

100.0
40.0
39.1
20.9

13,015
11,136
1,509
370

100.0
85.6
11.6
2.8

N.1
N.2
N.3
N.4
N.5
N.6
N.7
N.8
N.9

Source of drinking water:

Total
Tap
Handpump
Tubewell
Well
Tank, Pond, Lake
River, Canal
Spring
Any other

104,738
73,640
256
189
142
971
1,210
26,519
1,811

100.0
70.3
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.9
1.2
25.3
1.7

91,723
61,025
231
185
140
970
1,171
26,261
1,740

100.0
66.5
0.3
0.2
0.2
1.1
1.3
28.6
1.9

13,015
12,615
25
4
2
1
39
258
71

100.0
96.9
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
2.0
0.5

Source: Table H-8 : Census of India 2001

P: DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSEHOLDS BY SOURCE OF LIGHTING

Source of lighting
P.1
P.2
P.3
P.4
P.5
P.6

Total
Electricity
Kerosene
Solar energy
Other oil
Any other

Source: Table H-9 : Census of India 2001

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Total
104,738
81,444
22,610
149
55
111

%
100.0
77.8
21.6
0.1
0.1
0.1

Rural
91,723
68,808
22,245
144
54
105

%
100.0
75.0
24.3
0.2
0.1
0.1

Urban
13,015
12,636
365
5
1
6

%
100.0
97.1
2.8
0.0
0.0
0.0

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(Source: Census of India 2001)

Q - S: DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSEHOLDS BY AVAILABILITY BATHROOM, TYPE OF LATRINE WITHIN THE

HOUSE AND TYPE OF DRAINAGE CONNECTIVITY FOR WASTE WATER OUTLET
Total
Total number of households
Q

R
R.1
R.2
R.3
R.4
S
S.1
S.2
S.3

104,738

Rural

91,723

Urban

13,015

Number of households having

bathroom facility within the house

38,070

36.3

27,218

29.7

10,852

83.4

Type of Latrine within the house:

Pit latrine
Water closet
Other latrine
No latrine

27,547
33,648
5,189
38,354

26.3
32.1
5.0
36.6

27,296
22,326
4,816
37,285

29.8
24.3
5.3
40.6

251
11,322
373
1,069

1.9
87.0
2.9
8.2

Type of Drainage Connectivity for

Waste Water Outlet:
Closed drainage
Open drainage
No drainage

14,212
27,034
63,492

13.6
25.8
60.6

6,670
22,317
62,736

7.3
24.3
68.4

7,542
4,717
756

57.9
36.2
5.8

Source: Table H-10 : Census of India 2001

T - U: DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSEHOLDS BY AVAILABILITY SEPARATE KITCHEN AND TYPE OF FUEL USED

FOR COOKING

T
T.1
T.2
T.3
T.4
T.5
U
U.1
U.2
U.3
U.4
U.5
U.6
U.7
U.8
U.9
U.10
U.11

Total

Rural

Urban

Availability of separate kitchen within

the house:
Total
Available
Not available
Cooking in open
No cooking

104,738
88,725
13,519
1,921
573

100.0
84.7
12.9
1.8
0.5

91,723
77,358
12,207
1,759
399

100.0
84.3
13.3
1.9
0.4

13,015
11,367
1,312
162
174

100.0
87.3
10.1
1.2
1.3

Type of fuel used for cooking:

Total
Fire-wood
Crop residue
Cowdung cake
Coal, lignite, charcoal
Kerosene
LPG
Electricity
Biogas
Any other
No cooking

104,738
67,661
827
65
76
15,201
19,718
521
93
3
573

100.0
64.6
0.8
0.1
0.1
14.5
18.8
0.5
0.1
0.0
0.5

91,723
67,189
802
59
61
11,200
11,402
519
89
3
399

100.0
73.3
0.9
0.1
0.1
12.2
12.4
0.6
0.1
0.0
0.4

13,015
472
25
6
15
4,001
8,316
2
4
174

100.0
3.6
0.2
0.0
0.1
30.7
63.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.3

Source: Table H-11 India: Census of India 2001

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Housing Profile
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(Source: Census of India 2001)

V: DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSEHOLDS BY AVAILABILITY OF ELECTRICITY AND LATRINE

Total
V.1
V.2
V.3
V.4
V.5

Total number of households

Electricity and toilet both available
Electricity available but toilet not
available
Electricity not available but toilet
available
Electricity and toilet both not
available

104,738
59,640

100.0

Rural

%
100.0

56.9

91,723
47,835

21,804

20.8

6,744
16,550

Urban

%
100.0

52.2

13,015
11,805

20,973

22.9

831

6.4

6.4

6,603

7.2

141

1.1

15.8

16,312

17.8

238

1.8

90.7

Source: Table H-12A(E) India: Census of India 2001

W - X: NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS AVAILING BANKING SERVICES AND NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS

HAVING EACH OF THE SPECIFIED ASSET
Total
Total number of households
W

X
X.1
X.2
X.3
X.4
X.5
X.6
X.7

Total number of households availing

banking services
Availability of assets:
Radio, Transistor
Television
Telephone
Bicycle
Scooter, Motor cycle, Moped
Car, Jeep, Van
None of the specified assets

104,738

Rural

91,723

31,106

29.7

22,571

38,002
32,392
13,792
448
1,820
2,367
51,511

36.3
30.9
13.2
0.4
1.7
2.3
49.2

32,320
23,079
8,420
323
1,260
1,415
48,904

Urban
13,015

24.6

35.2
25.2
9.2
0.4
1.4
1.5
53.3

8,535

5,682
9,313
5,372
125
560
952
2,607

Source: Table H-13 India: Census of India 2001

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71.6
41.3
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