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Read about information on smallest Indian
state in terms of population.
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State with Lowest Population in India
Sikkim with a population of 540,851 (according to
2001 census) is the state with lowest population in India. Sikkim is
also the second-smallest state in area after Goa. Till 1975, Sikkim was
an independent state ruled by the Namgyal Chogyals. In 1975, Sikkim was
merged with India following a referendum in which the people of Sikkim
chose union with India. Gangtok is the capital and the largest town of
Sikkim. The official languages of Sikkim are English, Bhutia, Nepali,
Lepcha, Limbu and Hindi. Hinduism and Vajrayana Buddhism are the
predominant religions of Sikkim. The majority of Sikkim's residents are
of Nepali ethnic-national origin who came to the province in the 19th
century. The native Sikkimese consist of the Bhutias, who migrated from
the Kham district of Tibet in the 14th century, and the Lepchas who are
believed to have migrated from the far east.
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