17-459: North Sikkim (now officially named as Mangan District ) is a district of the Indian state of Sikkim . Its district headquarters is Mangan . It is the seventh least populous district in the country (out of 640 ). Mangan is the largest of the six districts of Sikkim. The landscape is mountainous with dense vegetation all the way up to the alpine altitude before thinning out to desert scrub towards
34-478: A poor condition owing to the frequent landslides. North Sikkim is home to the red panda ( Ailurus fulgens ), a vulnerable species. This animal is the pride of Sikkim and is also the State Animal. It is generally found between heights of 2000 m to 4000 m. It is as big as a domestic Siamese cat (approximately 2 ft long), has a triangular shaped face with a stripe on its cheek, with red fur and black eyes. It has
51-466: A sprinkling of white on its back and chest. The tail is bushy, black or brown in colour and long like that of a skunk. They generally live on treetops. In 1977 North Sikkim district became home to Khangchendzonga National Park , which has an area of 1,784 km (688.8 sq mi). It shares the park with West Sikkim district . It is also home to the Shingba ( rhododendron ) Wildlife Sanctuary , which
68-986: A total of 787 districts in India. This count includes Mahe and Yanam which are Census districts and not Administrative districts and excludes Itanagar Capital Complex which has a Deputy Commissioner but is not an official district. Each of these officials is aided by officers from the appropriate branch of the state government. Most districts have a distinct headquarters; but the districts of Mumbai City in Maharashtra , Kolkata in West Bengal , Hyderabad in Telangana , and Chennai in Tamil Nadu are examples where there are no distinct district headquarters, although there are district collectors. The majority of districts are named after their administrative centre. Some are referred to by two names,
85-459: A traditional one and one that uses the name of the town that is the headquarters. Since most of the districts are named after a town, the word "district" is appended to distinguish between the town and the district. The following tables list the population details of various states. The columns include the hierarchical administrative subdivision codes , the district name, district headquarters, 2011 census population, area in square kilometres, and
102-471: Is regarded as the most prominent) and other Tamang languages varies between 81% and 63%. For comparison, the lexical similarity between Spanish and Portuguese is estimated at 89%. Ethnologue divides Tamang into the following varieties due to mutual unintelligibility. The Tamang language is the most widely spoken Sino-Tibetan language in Nepal. Ethnologue gives the following location information for
119-611: Is the only district in Sikkim currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). Most of North Sikkim is restricted to travellers and permits are needed to visit these areas. The area, which shares a sensitive border with the People's Republic of China is heavily patrolled by the Indian army . However, owing to the natural environment and scenery, a large number of tourists have started visiting
136-468: The altitude is in excess of 6,000 metres or 20,000 feet. Kanchenjunga is the highest peak at over 8,000 metres or 26,000 feet, straddling its western border with Nepal and can be seen clearly from the town of Singhik . Since 2002, the district has been divided into three assembly constituencies . Mangan is known as the Large Cardamom Capital of the world. The climate and terrain best suit
153-465: The cultivation of the larger variety of Cardamom here. The region has many power projects and enjoys almost uninterrupted electricity. The steep gradient and the innumerable lakes on the higher reaches facilitate ideal conditions for generation of hydro electric power. In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named North Sikkim one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640 ). It
170-475: The decade 2001–2011 was 5.66%. North Sikkim has a sex ratio of 769 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 77.39%. 10.62% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 2.25% and 65.70% of the population respectively. The people are mainly of Lepcha and Bhutia descent. Other groups include the Tibetan community. It also has one of the lowest populated regions of
187-419: The mountains or by erosive action of monsoon rains. Most of the people of the state reside near Mangan, the district headquarters which is about 3,000 feet (900 m) above sea level. Further north the elevation increases with the vegetation turning from temperate to alpine to tundra . Temperatures range from about 25 °C (77 °F) to below −40 °C (−40 °F) in the extreme high reaches where
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#1732852419521204-401: The northern tundra. Numerous waterfalls astride the main road make the trip to this district extremely picturesque. The most prominent effect of the steepness of the valleys is the prevalence of landslides that at times drop debris anything between 3,000 and 5,000 ft (900 and 1,500 m) carrying devastation along their course. Most of them are caused either by melting snow beds on top of
221-524: The population density per square kilometre. Tamang language [REDACTED] India Tamang ( Devanagari : तामाङ; tāmāng ) is a term used to collectively refer to a dialect cluster spoken mainly in Nepal , Sikkim , West Bengal ( Darjeeling ) and North-Eastern India . It comprises Eastern Tamang , Northwestern Tamang , Southwestern Tamang , Eastern Gorkha Tamang , and Western Tamang . Lexical similarity between Eastern Tamang (which
238-490: The region. Often unregulated tourism becomes a conservation issue in fragile ecosystem such as high mountains. North Sikkim is divided into two sub-divisions: According to the 2011 census Mangan district has a population of 43,709, roughly equal to the nation of Liechtenstein . This gives it a ranking of 634th in India (out of a total of 640 ). The district has a population density of 10 inhabitants per square kilometre (26/sq mi). Its population growth rate over
255-513: The state. Buddhism is followed by majority of the people in Mangan district. Hinduism followed by a considerable population. Languages of Mangan (2011) At the time of the 2011 Census of India , 31.71% of the population in the district spoke Lepcha , 23.24% Nepali , 14.41% Sikkimese , 8.51% Limbu , 6.40% Hindi , 3.63% Sherpa , 2.56% Tamang , 1.75% Punjabi , 1.62% Bhojpuri , 1.22% Rai and 1.08% Bengali as their first language. Roads are in
272-463: The varieties of Tamang. Eastern Tamang Southwestern Tamang Western Tamang Eastern Tamang Some grammatical features of the Tamang languages include: Phonetically Tamang languages are tonal . Nasality only marginally occurs, and is typically transcribed with a [ã] mark. Four tones occur as high falling [â] , mid-high level [á] , mid-low level [à] , very low [ȁ] . Tamang language
289-584: Was established in 1984 and has an area of 43 km (16.6 sq mi). The following Banks provide banking facilities in North Sikkim, district of Sikkim: 200 north sikkim tour package List of Indian districts A district ( zila ), also known as revenue district is an administrative division of an Indian state or territory . In some cases, districts are further subdivided into sub-divisions , and in others directly into tehsils or talukas . As of 24 November 2024 , there are
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