Sikkim statistics

S.No Key Indicators 1993-94 2006-07
1. People Below Poverty Level 41.43% 19.2%
2. Literacy rate 56% 82%
3. Infant mortality rate 46/1000 32/1000
4. Internal Revenue Rs.44.72 cr Rs 300 cr
5. State Domestic Product Rs 426 cr Rs 1000 cr
6. Per Capita Income Rs 9350 Rs 29.808
7. Daily wages Rs 20 Rs 100
8. Forest Cover 43.95% 45.97%
9 Domestic tourists 70,365 2,92,486
10. Foreign Tourists 7,360 18,026

Source: Sikkim Herald, August 15,2007

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