Gyalshing district
Gyalshing district | |
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District | |
Geyzing district | |
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 |
Gyalshing District or Geyzing District. Local people also call it as Pallo-Sikkim and Sano-Sikkim commonly.
History
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
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
The district was previously divided into 5
- Yoksam-Tashiding(BL)
- Yangthang
- Maneybung-Dentam
- Gyalshing-Barnyak
- Rinchenpong(BL)
National protected area
Economy
The economy is mainly agrarian, despite most of the land being unfit for cultivation owing to the precipitous and rocky slopes.
Transport
Roads are in poor condition owing to the frequent landslides.
Demographics
According to the
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
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
At the time of the
Flora and fauna
Gyalshing district houses a great diversity of flora and fauna, many of which are used by Indigenous and local communities.
In 1977, the district became home to
Divisions
Administrative divisions
Gyalshing district is divided into two sub-divisions:[12]
Name | Headquarters | Number of villages[13] | Location |
Gyalshing | Gyalshing | ||
Soreng | Soreng |
References
- ^ "District Collectors". sikkim.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "District Census Hand Book – Sikkim" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "thetelegraph.com". Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "East Sikkim District Religion Census 2011". Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Sikkim". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Sikkim". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- PMID 28356115.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment. "Protected areas: Sikkim". Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.