Gyalshing Taluk Population - West District, Sikkim

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 14,309 households, population of 71,675 of which 37,177 are males and 34,498 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 8,773 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

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total71,675100%
Hindu43,05760.07%
Buddhist18,63025.99%
Other religions and persuasions4,8276.73%
Christian4,3456.06%
Muslim6750.94%
Religion not stated1040.15%
Sikh290.04%
Jain80.01%

Gyalshing Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Number of households88113,428
Total Population4,01367,662
Population (%)51.18%48.09%
Male Population2,05435,123
Female Population1,95932,539
Sex Ratio954926
Literacy (%)80.46%66.92%

List of Cities in Gyalshing

Check out complete list of all town cities of Gyalshing in Gyalshing district, Sikkim
TownPopulationLiteracySex-ratio
Gyalshing (NP)4,01380.46%954

List of Villages in Gyalshing

Check out complete list of all villages of Gyalshing in Gyalshing district, Sikkim
VillagePopulationLiteracySex-ratio
Maneybung3,40771.18%854
Yangthang2,93170.04%946
Hee2,51470.41%969
Barnyak2,51268.43%1000
Lingchom2,04064.85%962
Umchung2,03567.32%938
Sangkhu1,96367.14%915
Martam1,96363.73%961
Yuksam1,85568.52%857
Radukhandu1,83368.52%938
Begha1,78666.74%998
Darap1,74368.67%935
Laso1,69976.46%957
Barphok1,54961.07%944
Tashiding1,47867.52%940
Chongrang1,45669.16%888
Gyalshing1,36862.57%991
Karmatar1,28462.38%869
Naku1,25170.1%1021
Gerethang1,23673.95%953
Labing1,20574.85%883
Unglok1,20172.02%966
Nambu1,15673.27%773
Yangten1,11767.23%909
Tikjya1,09066.06%957
Bhaluthang93467.77%879
Arithang92868.86%1062
Lungzik84762.57%934
Mangmo82771.1%906
Sopakha82066.95%894
Pecherek80464.93%1010
Sardong76564.58%1018
Tingle II75370.25%926
Dentam74977.3%836
Tingle I73063.97%921
Sapong71762.62%862
Chongpung71463.87%930
Khachodpalri69669.83%928
Gangyep69561.73%925
Mengyong69560.14%878
Dubdi68877.03%840
Bangten67361.52%991
Meliaching66651.2%1062
Narkhola66453.16%947
Chingthang63360.35%851
Barthang60662.05%1047
Meli60365.17%844
Srinagi58560.34%881
Singyang56865.32%965
Kyonsda56168.27%902
Miyong50867.32%808
Hee-Patal50562.57%920
Kongri50062.6%916
Tsozo48852.87%968
Labdang48363.15%894
Singlitam47649.58%845
Tingbrum47374%798
Mangnam46343.84%962
Dhupidara38457.81%949
Gyaten34076.76%977
Topung31349.84%944
Sindrang28250%763
Singrangpung26965.43%805
Liching21565.58%838
Pemayangtse Monastery18282.97%569
Tashiding Forest Block11555.65%1018
Gyalshing Forest Block7074.29%1121
Legship Forest Block3100%2000
Yuksam Forest Block000
Khachodpalri Forest Block000
Pelling Forest Blocks000
Dentam Forest Block000
Bernyak Forest Block000

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Gyalshing Population Facts

Number of Households14,309
Population71,675
Male Population37,177 (51.87%)
Female Population34,498 (48.13%)
Children Population8,773
Area836 km2
Population density/km286
Sex-ratio928
Literacy67.68%
Male Literacy73.49%
Female Literacy61.42%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %44.43%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %4.73%

Map of Gyalshing, West District, Sikkim

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