State of India
Sikkim
सिक्किमSikkim is a state of India. It covers about 6,940 km² (2,680 mi²), the 30th largest of the 36 states and union territories in Natural Earth’s file for India, and 1.21× the size of Brunei. About 658,000 people live there (Wikidata, 2011).
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Facts
| Area, measured | 6,940 km²2,680 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 7,100 km²Wikidata · 2.2% above our measure |
| Share of India | 0.2%of the area of the 36 states and union territories |
| Rank by area | 30th of 36states and union territories of India |
| Population | 658,000Wikidata, 2011 |
| Density | 95 people per km² |
| Capital | Gangtok |
| Latitude range | 27°N to 28°N |
| Type | StateIN-SK |
What the numbers say about Sikkim
- Sikkim covers 0.2% of the area of India and ranks 32nd of 36 by population, against 30th by area.
- It would take 454 states and union territories the size of Sikkim to cover India.
- The largest, Rajasthan, is 49.4× the size of Sikkim; the smallest, Lakshadweep, is 0.5% of it.
- Closest in size within India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands (7,110 km², 1.02×) and Tripura (10,700 km², 1.55×).
- Counted as a country, Sikkim would be larger than 69 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 171st by area, between French Southern and Antarctic Lands (6,990 km²) and Palestine (6,070 km²).
- With 658,000 people it would rank 167th of 238 by population.
- Sikkim has 95 people per km², about the density of Spain, which has 96 per km².
- That makes Sikkim the 32nd most densely populated of the 36 states and union territories, 24% of the average for India (400 per km²).
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 28°N is drawn about 1.3× too large in area, so Sikkim looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Sikkim stretches about 114 km north to south and 88 km east to west.
- Our measured 6,940 km² is 2.2% below Wikidata's official figure of 7,100 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
About the same size as
Beside the regions of other countries
The closest region by area and by people in each of the other countries that have regional pages here, within a factor of 2. All 395 regions side by side.
- ChinaAreaShanghai1.03× · 6,750 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- United StatesAreaDelaware1.34× · 5,170 km²PeopleVermont1.02× · 643,000 (2020)
- GermanyAreanone within 2×PeopleBremen0.95× · 693,000 (2022)
- FranceAreaCorsica (France)80% · 8,670 km²PeopleRéunion (France)75% · 881,000 (2022)
- ItalyAreaFriuli-Venezia Giulia0.95× · 7,340 km²PeopleBasilicata1.17× · 563,000 (2019)
- SpainAreaBasque Country0.98× · 7,060 km²PeopleNavarre0.97× · 678,000 (2024)
- JapanAreaOkayama1.00× · 6,930 km²PeopleShimane0.99× · 665,000 (2021)
- BrazilAreaFederal District1.20× · 5,790 km²PeopleRoraima1.03× · 637,000 (2022)
- CanadaAreaPrince Edward Island1.21× · 5,730 km²PeopleNew Brunswick85% · 776,000 (2021)
- AustraliaAreanone within 2×PeopleTasmania (Australia)1.22× · 540,000 (2020)
- MexicoAreaColima1.18× · 5,880 km²PeopleBaja California Sur1.03× · 637,000 (2010)
- ThailandAreaPrachuap Khiri Khan1.00× · 6,930 km²PeopleTak0.98× · 670,000 (2020)
Where Sikkim sits in India
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded. The region’s whole area is counted, every island included.
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-12
- Population
- Wikidata, 2011. India’s units share the 2011 figures where Wikidata has them; the year is shown wherever the figure is.
- Matching
- Countries come from Natural Earth’s country file. Places whose status is contested and dependencies are never used as automatic matches. A region under 2,500 km² is matched against the small countries and island nations.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12