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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Namchi

Namchi Facts

Area3.2 km²
Population5,184
Male Population2,691 (51.9%)
Female Population2,493 (48.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+710.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+0.5%
Median Age24.8 years (Male: 25.3, Female: 24.3)
NeighborhoodsAgam Gram, Debrung
Local Time
TimezoneIndia Standard Time
Lat & Lng27.16494, 88.36380
Pin Codes737126

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Namchi Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population6403,2685,1575,0975,184
Population Density200.8 / km²1,025.3 / km²1,617.9 / km²1,599.1 / km²1,626.4 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Namchi Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 1.2% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Namchi+696.4%+56%-1.2%
Sikkim+81.1%+36.8%+20.1%
India+111.1%+50.6%+24.5%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Namchi Median Age

Median Age: 24.8 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Namchi24.8 yrs24.3 yrs25.3 yrs
Sikkim25.4 yrs24.5 yrs26.1 yrs
India24.9 yrs25.4 yrs24.5 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Namchi Population Density

Population Density: 1,626 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Namchi5,1843.188 km²1,626 / km²
Sikkim627,1007,134.8 km²87.9 / km²
India1,307 million3,083,563.4 km²424 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Namchi Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1700 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Namchi

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Namchi

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Namchi CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Namchi8,942 tn1.72 tn2,805.3 tons/km²
Sikkim1,190,157 tn1.9 tn166.8 tons/km²
India1,928,568,344 tn1.48 tn625.4 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Namchi CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)8,942 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita1.72 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)2,805.3 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
DroughtMedium (5)
FloodHigh (9)
EarthquakeMedium (7)
LandslideMedium (7)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
  3. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
  4. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
  5. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
1/16/1911:56 PM3.854.1 km10,000 m27km NW of Samtse, Bhutanusgs.gov
6/20/184:15 AM4.454.6 km52,910 m29km NNW of Ilam, Nepalusgs.gov
6/20/184:08 AM4.488.1 km38,300 m17km E of Dhankuta, Nepalusgs.gov
6/17/183:07 PM4.430.3 km49,760 m12km SSW of Mangan, Indiausgs.gov
12/2/1711:43 PM4.231.1 km10,000 m24km NW of Naya Bazar, Indiausgs.gov
5/16/1710:13 PM4.226.2 km10,000 m23km NNW of Naya Bazar, Indiausgs.gov
3/26/179:42 PM4.519 km24,390 m5km SSE of Rangpo, Indiausgs.gov
3/7/1710:28 AM479.4 km10,000 m2km NE of Samtse, Bhutanusgs.gov
3/12/164:15 PM3.984.2 km14,880 m9km NW of Birpara, Indiausgs.gov
2/13/169:37 PM3.783.1 km50,320 m16km NNE of Samtse, Bhutanusgs.gov

Namchi

Namchi (Nepali : नाम्ची) or Namtse is the capital of the South Sikkim district in the Indian state of Sikkim. The appellation Namchi means Sky (Nam) High (Chi) in Sikkimese.

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