# Gyalshing, West District (Sikkim) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · West District, Sikkim 

# Gyalshing

Gyalshing is a sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. At the 2011 Census it had **71,675 people**, 1 town and 73 villages (68 inhabited). The largest village is Maneybung (3,407 people).

- 71,675people (2011)
- 73villages
- 1towns
- 77.1%literacy

## Population of Gyalshing compared with West District

■ Gyalshing · ■ West District district

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%**

**77.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****954**

**964

Working population ****53.9%**

**51.6%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Gyalshing

Of every 100 households in Gyalshing in 2011, 91 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Gyalshing · ■ West District district

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**14%

Tap water ****87%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**79%

Use banking services ****82%**

**70%

Television ****37%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**5%

None of these assets ****31%**

**30%

Own their home ****81%**

**83%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Gyalshing

- Gyalshing4,013 people

## Largest villages in Gyalshing

- Maneybung · 3,407 people
- Yangthang · 2,931 people
- Hee · 2,514 people
- Barnyak · 2,512 people
- Lingchom · 2,040 people
- Umchung · 2,035 people
- Martam · 1,963 people
- Sangkhu · 1,963 people
- Yuksam · 1,855 people
- Radukhandu · 1,833 people
- Begha · 1,786 people
- Darap · 1,743 people
- Laso · 1,699 people
- Barphok · 1,549 people
- Tashiding · 1,478 people
- Chongrang · 1,456 people

[All 73 villages in Gyalshing →](https://wherepedia.org/india/sikkim/west-district/gyalshing/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Gyalshing?73 (68 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Gyalshing in?West District district, Sikkim
- What is the population of Gyalshing?71,675 (Census 2011)