Gyalshing is a Taluk located in West District district of Sikkim. It is one of 2 Taluks of West District district. There are 73 villages and 1 towns in Gyalshing Taluk.
As per the Census India 2011, Gyalshing Taluk has 14309 households, population of 71675 of which 37177 are males and 34498 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 8773 which is 12.24% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Gyalshing Taluk is around
928 compared to
890 which is average of Sikkim state. The literacy rate of Gyalshing Taluk is 67.68% out of which 73.49% males are literate and 61.42% females are literate. The total area of Gyalshing is 836 sq.km with population density of 86 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 94.4% of population lives in Urban area and 5.6% lives in Rural area. There are 4.73% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 44.43% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Gyalshing Taluk.
Gyalshing Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 71675 | 100% |
| Hindu | 43057 | 60.07% |
| Buddhist | 18630 | 25.99% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 4827 | 6.73% |
| Christian | 4345 | 6.06% |
| Muslim | 675 | 0.94% |
| Religion not stated | 104 | 0.15% |
| Sikh | 29 | 0.04% |
| Jain | 8 | 0.01% |
Gyalshing Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Number of households | 881 | 13428 |
| Total Population | 4013 | 67662 |
| Population (%) | 51.18% | 48.09% |
| Male Population | 2054 | 35123 |
| Female Population | 1959 | 32539 |
| Sex Ratio | 954 | 926 |
| Literacy (%) | 80.46% | 66.92% |
List of Cities in Gyalshing
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List of Villages in Gyalshing
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