Gyalshing
Gyalshing block · West District
district, Sikkim · PIN 737111
· village code 261015
The 2020 population figure for this village looks unreliable, so no change
is shown. Census 2011 recorded 1,368 people; Mission Antyodaya
2020 recorded 380 — a drop of more than 40%. One of the two is wrong and we cannot
tell which.
Census 2011
Total population
1,368
Male / female
687 / 681
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
991
Children aged 0–6
202
Literacy rate
62.6%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
69 / 105
Working population
546
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
48.2%
Households
291
Village facilities, 2020
Primary school nearest 2 km away
No
Middle school nearest 2 km away
No
High school
Yes
Piped tap water
50 to 100% habitations covered
All-weather road
Yes
Public transport nearest 2 km away
No
Electricity
8-12 Hrs
Bank nearest 2 km away
No
Primary health centre nearest 5 km away
No
Anganwadi nearest 1 km away
No
Internet
No
Common service centre
Colocated with Panchayat Bhawan
Farming
Farm households
14
Non-farm households
12
Share of households farming, 2020
54%
Net sown area
2 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
2 / 1 / 1
Main irrigation source
Canals
Gram panchayat finances, 2024–25
XV Finance Commission grant for
Gyalshing Omchung panchayat.
These are the panchayat's own accounts, not this village's: where a panchayat
holds several villages, the money covers all of them, and where a village
spans several panchayats only this one's return appears.
Opening balance
₹5.74 lakh
Received from state (auto-transfer)
₹0
Received directly
₹22.61 lakh
Spent
₹23.53 lakh
Unspent at year end
₹4.83 lakh
Untied (basic grant)
opened ₹2.96 lakh · received ₹0 · spent ₹7.72 lakh · left ₹1.41 lakh
Tied (earmarked)
opened ₹2.79 lakh · received ₹0 · spent ₹15.81 lakh · left ₹3.42 lakh
Source: eGramSwaraj, as reported by the panchayat. Untied and tied
together make up the totals above.
Location
27.2922, 88.2536 —
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Nearby villages
Gangyep
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compare · Gerethang
compare · Gitang
compare · Gyalshing Forest Block
compare · Hathidunga
compare · Hee
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How this village compares
Biggest
population changes in West District district ·
School
staffing across West District ·
…and across Sikkim