Sikkim

Sikkim sticks out sharply from India’s northern border, sharing frontiers with more countries (Nepal, China, and Bhutan) than it does with fellow states (West Bengal). Its mountainous terrain has kept it culturally and economically isolated from the rest of India, with agriculture and tourism major industries, but in recent years Sikkim has harnessed the power of central government investment to become one of India’s fastest growing states.

State Summary

  • Size
    2,740 sq. miles
  • Population
    0.6 million
  • State GDP
    $1.91 billion (USD)
  • Legislative Assembly Seats
    32
  • Rajya Sabha Seats
    1
  • Lok Sabha Seats
    1
  • Party Affiliation
    Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
Buddhist monks walk at the 130 foot Lord Buddha statue during the Dzung ceremony as Buddha Park is unveiled on February 25, 2013. (DIPTENDU DUTTA/AFP/Getty Images)
General view of construction of a Hydroelectric Project by India's National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) on the River Teesta. (DIPTENDU DUTTA/AFP/GettyImages)

Left: Buddhist monks walk at the 130 foot Lord Buddha statue during the Dzung ceremony as Buddha Park is unveiled on February 25, 2013. (DIPTENDU DUTTA/AFP/Getty Images)

Buddhist monks walk at the 130 foot Lord Buddha statue during the Dzung ceremony as Buddha Park is unveiled on February 25, 2013. (DIPTENDU DUTTA/AFP/Getty Images)

Right: General view of construction of a Hydroelectric Project by India's National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) on the River Teesta. (DIPTENDU DUTTA/AFP/GettyImages)

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