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Gyalshing district

Coordinates : 27°17′N 88°15′E  /  27.283°N 88.250°E  / 27.283; 88.250
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Gyalshing district
District
Geyzing district
Ruins
Rabdentse Palace in Rabdentse in Gyalshing district, Sikkim
Location in Sikkim
Location in Sikkim
Coordinates: 27°17′N 88°15′E  /  27.283°N 88.250°E  / 27.283; 88.250
Country   India
State Sikkim
Headquarters Gyalshing or Geyzing
Government
 ? District Collector (DC) Smt Yishey D. Yongda [1]
Population
  (2011) [2]
 ? Total 71,675
Time zone UTC+05:30 ( IST )
ISO 3166 code IN-SK
Vehicle registration SK-02, SK-06
Website gyalshing .nic .in

Gyalshing District or Geyzing District [3] is a district of the Indian state of Sikkim . Its headquarter is Geyzing , also known as Gyalshing . The district is a favourite with trekkers due to the high elevations. Other important towns include Pelling and Yuksom . Local people also call it as Pallo-Sikkim and Sano-Sikkim commonly.

History [ edit ]

Gyalshing district is the site of the ancient state capital Yuksom . It served as Sikkim's capital beginning in 1642 for almost 50 years until it was shifted to Rabdentse . The district was under the occupation of the Nepalese for 30 years in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. After Anglo-Nepalese War (1814?16), the district was returned to Sikkim.

Geography [ edit ]

Gyalshing district covers an area of 1,166 square kilometres (450 sq mi). Attractions include the Khecheopalri Lake , where, according to legend, not a leaf is allowed to fall on the surface of the lake and the Dubdi Monastery , the first monastery of the state.

Assembly constituencies [ edit ]

The district was previously divided into 5 assembly constituencies .

National protected area [ edit ]

Economy [ edit ]

The economy is mainly agrarian, despite most of the land being unfit for cultivation owing to the precipitous and rocky slopes.

Transport [ edit ]

Roads are in poor condition owing to the frequent landslides.

Demographics [ edit ]

According to the 2011 census Gyalshing district has a population of 136,435, [2] roughly equal to the nation of Grenada . [4] This gives it a ranking of 608th in India (out of a total of 640 ). [2] The district has a population density of 117 inhabitants per square kilometre (300/sq mi) . [2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 10.58%. [2] It has a sex ratio of 941 females for every 1000 males, [2] and a literacy rate of 78.69%. [2]

After bifurcation the district had a population of 71,675. 5.60% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 3,391 (4.73%) and 31,847 (44.43%) of the population respectively. [2] : 59 

The people are mainly of Limbu descent. Other ethnic groups include the Lepcha and Bhutia communities. Nepali is the most widely spoken language in the district.

Religion [ edit ]

Religion in Gyalshing district (2011) [5]
Hinduism
 
60.07%
Buddhism
 
25.99%
Other ( mainly Kirat Mundhum )
 
6.73%
Christianity
 
6.06%
Islam
 
0.94%
Other or not stated
 
0.21%
Kirateshwar Mahadev Temple

Hinduism is followed by majority of the people in the district. Buddhism followed by a considerable population. [6]

The Kirateshwar Mahadev Temple , a major Hindu pilgrimage centre in Sikkim, is situated in Legship in the district. [7]

Languages [ edit ]

Languages of Gyalshing district (2011)

    Nepali (51.85%)
    Limbu (22.61%)
    Lepcha (8.68%)
    Bhotia (7.05%)
    Sherpa (2.69%)
    Rai (1.55%)
    Hindi (1.48%)
   Others (4.09%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India , 51.85% of the population in the district spoke Nepali , 22.61% Limbu , 8.68% Lepcha , 7.05% Bhotia , 2.69% Sherpa , 1.55% Rai and 1.48% Hindi as their first language. [8]

Flora and fauna [ edit ]

Natural view of mountain ranges in Gyalshing district

Gyalshing district houses a great diversity of flora and fauna, many of which are used by Indigenous and local communities. [9] Since most of the district is hilly it enjoys a temperate climate. Above 3,800 m (12,000 ft) the slopes are full of rhododendron forests.

In 1977, the district became home to Khangchendzonga National Park , which has an area of 1,784 km 2 (688.8 sq mi). [10] It shares the park with North Sikkim district . [11]

Divisions [ edit ]

Administrative divisions [ edit ]

Chortens
Three chortens in Rabendtse
Glacier valley near Thangshing
Mount Pandim

Scenes from the district

Gyalshing district is divided into two sub-divisions: [12]

A clickable map of West Sikkim exhibiting its two subdivisions.Gyalshing subdivisionSorreng subdivision
A clickable map of West Sikkim exhibiting its two subdivisions.


Name Headquarters Number of villages [13] Location
Gyalshing Gyalshing
Soreng Soreng

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "District Collectors" . sikkim.gov.in . Archived from the original on 3 September 2022 . Retrieved 4 September 2022 .
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "District Census Hand Book ? Sikkim" (PDF) . Census of India . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India .
  3. ^ "thetelegraph.com" . Archived from the original on 30 October 2022 . Retrieved 19 December 2021 .
  4. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population" . Archived from the original on 13 June 2007 . Retrieved 1 October 2011 . Grenada 108,419 July 2011 est.
  5. ^ "East Sikkim District Religion Census 2011" . Archived from the original on 14 May 2021 . Retrieved 24 April 2021 .
  6. ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Sikkim" . censusindia.gov.in . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India . 2011.
  7. ^ "Some of the Religious Places of Sikkim" . Cultural Affairs & Heritage Department . Government of Sikkim. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012 . Retrieved 24 April 2021 .
  8. ^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Sikkim" . censusindia.gov.in . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India .
  9. ^ O'Neill, Alexander; et al. (29 March 2017). "Integrating ethnobiological knowledge into biodiversity conservation in the Eastern Himalayas" . Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine . 13 (21): 21. doi : 10.1186/s13002-017-0148-9 . PMC   5372287 . PMID   28356115 .
  10. ^ O'Neill, Alexander (29 March 2017). "Sikkim claims India's first mixed-criteria UNESCO World Heritage Site" (PDF) . Current Science . 112 (5): 893?994. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 March 2017 . Retrieved 11 May 2017 .
  11. ^ Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment. "Protected areas: Sikkim" . Archived from the original on 23 August 2011 . Retrieved 25 September 2011 .
  12. ^ Sikkim Administrative Divisions (PDF) (Map). The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India, New Delhi, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 October 2011 . Retrieved 29 September 2011 .
  13. ^ "MDDS e-Governance Code (Sikkim Rural)" (PDF) . Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 February 2014 . Retrieved 15 October 2011 .

External links [ edit ]

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for West Sikkim .
Wikimedia Commons has media related to West Sikkim district .
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