Gyalshing district

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settlement_typeDistrict
image_skylineRabdentse Palace, Sikkim, India.jpg
image_altRuins
image_captionRabdentse Palace in Rabdentse in Gyalshing district, Sikkim
image_mapGyalshing in Sikkim (India).svg
map_captionLocation in Sikkim
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIndia
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Flag of the Government of Sikkim.svg Sikkim
seat_typeHeadquarters
seatGyalshing or Geyzing
leader_titleDistrict Collector (DC)
leader_nameSmt Yishey D. Yongda
unit_prefMetric
population_footnotes
population_total71675
population_as_of2011
population_density_km2auto
timezone1IST
utc_offset1+05:30
registration_plateSK-02, SK-06
iso_codeIN-SK
website
official_nameGeyzing district
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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 1166 km2. 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 assembly constituencies.

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 2011 census Gyalshing district has a population of 136,435, roughly equal to the nation of Grenada.{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 June 2007 | access-date = 1 October 2011 | quote = Grenada 108,419 July 2011 est.

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.

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

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

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

Languages

|caption = Languages of Gyalshing district (2011) |label1 = Nepali |value1 = 51.85 |color1 = lightcoral |label2 = Limbu |value2 = 22.61 |color2 = lavender |label3 = Lepcha |value3 = 8.68 |color3 = darkblue |label4 = Bhotia |value4 = 7.05 |color4 = deepskyblue |label5 = Sherpa |value5 = 2.69 |color5 = purple |label6 = Rai |value6 = 1.55 |color6 = limegreen |label7 = Hindi |value7 = 1.48 |color7 = orange |label8 = Others |value8 = 4.09 |color8 = grey 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.

Flora and fauna

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Gyalshing district houses a great diversity of flora and fauna, many of which are used by Indigenous and local communities. 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 1784 km2. It shares the park with North Sikkim district.

Divisions

Administrative divisions

| direction = vertical | caption_align = center | footer_align = center | width = 300 | footer = Scenes from the district | image1 = Three chortens - rabdentse.jpg | alt1 = Chortens | caption1 = Three chortens in Rabendtse | image2 = Glacier valley, near Thangshing.JPG | alt2 = | caption2 = Glacier valley near Thangshing | image3 = Tingchen Khang and cloud.jpg | alt3 = | caption3 = Mount Tingchen Khang

Gyalshing district is divided into two sub-divisions:

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References

References

  1. "District Collectors".
  2. "thetelegraph.com".
  3. "District Census Hand Book – Sikkim". [[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]].
  4. "East Sikkim District Religion Census 2011".
  5. (2011). "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Sikkim". [[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]].
  6. "Some of the Religious Places of Sikkim". Government of Sikkim.
  7. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Sikkim". [[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]].
  8. (2017-03-29). "Integrating ethnobiological knowledge into biodiversity conservation in the Eastern Himalayas". Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine.
  9. (2017-03-29). "Sikkim claims India's first mixed-criteria UNESCO World Heritage Site". Current Science.
  10. Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment. "Protected areas: Sikkim".
  11. (2011). "Sikkim Administrative Divisions". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India, New Delhi, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
  12. (2011). "MDDS e-Governance Code (Sikkim Rural)". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.

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