Gyalshing

District in Sikkim

Population

71.7k

State: 6.1 Lakh

Area

738 km²

Literacy Rate

67.7%

State: 72.9%

Sex Ratio

928

State: 890

Density

97 /km²

State: 89 /km²

Gyalshing is a district in Sikkim with a population of 71.7k spread across 738 sq km. Its literacy rate of 67.7% is below the state average of 72.9% and above the national average of 63.0%. The district has a sex ratio of 928 females per 1,000 males, above the state average of 890. Some values for this district are area-proportional estimates based on parent district data.

Demographics

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Population Density

97 /km²

▲

89 /km²

379 /km²

Sex Ratio

928

▲

890

943

Literacy Rate

67.7%

▼

72.9%

63.0%

SC Population

4.7%

▲

4.6%

16.6%

ST Population

44.4%

▲

33.8%

8.7%

Worker Participation

53.9%

▲

50.5%

39.8%

Health & Development

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Child Stunting

25.2%

▲

23.8%

33.2%

Child Wasting

21.1%

▲

13.9%

18.4%

Underweight Children

19.3%

▲

14.5%

29.1%

Child Anaemia

67.1%

▲

57.3%

65.2%

Women Anaemia

42.7%

▲

41.4%

55.3%

Full Vaccination

96.9%

▲

92.8%

77.4%

Institutional Delivery

99.3%

▲

96.1%

88.5%

Improved Sanitation

88.9%

▲

87.2%

72.4%

Clean Cooking Fuel

69.8%

▼

74.5%

54.6%

Health Insurance

19.9%

▼

24.2%

41.3%

Safe Drinking Water

89.9%

▼

92.5%

93.6%

Electricity Access

98.8%

▼

99.1%

97.0%

Women & Gender

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Child Marriage

14.1%

▲

12.1%

20.6%

Teen Pregnancy

2.5%

▼

3.5%

6.6%

Female Literacy Gap

12.1%

▲

10.8%

14.1%

Female Work Gap

10.3%

▼

19.3%

23.9%

Economy & Infrastructure

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

MSME Density

31.5 per 1k pop

▼

53.5 per 1k pop

42.6 per 1k pop

Total MSMEs

2.3k

▼

61.7k

Manufacturing Share

18.7%

▼

20.7%

24.9%

Governance

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Pending Cases

153 per lakh

▼

479 per lakh

3585 per lakh

Cases Delayed (%)

0.9%

▼

8.4%

35.5%

Monthly Disposal Ratio

0.62

▼

0.82

0.81

Safety & Crime

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

SC/ST Atrocities

1.0 per lakh

▼

1.5 per lakh

17.4 per lakh

Domestic Violence

0.0 per lakh

—

0.0 per lakh

12.6 per lakh

Child Abuse (POCSO)

14.0 per lakh

▼

20.5 per lakh

89.0 per lakh

Cyber Crime

0.0 per lakh

▼

26.0 per lakh

55.7 per lakh

All Indicators

Indicator	District	State Avg	National Avg	Source
Population	37,177	53,845	8 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Households	14,309	21,501	3.2 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Literacy	27,321	41,878.167	5.6 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Children	4,490	5,460.167	1.1 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Scheduled Castes	1,789	2,409	1.4 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Scheduled Tribes	16,415	17,543.5	73,030.1	Census 2011 (2011)
Worker Participation	21,876	32,393	4.2 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Cultivators	10,772	8,431	94,025.601	Census 2011 (2011)
Agricultural Laborers	1,222	1,190.833	71,160.644	Census 2011 (2011)
Other Workers	6,085	16,787.667	1.7 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Sex Ratio	927.939	892.871	949.448	Census 2011 (2011)
Child Sex Ratio (0–6)	953.898	959.043	925.852	Census 2011 (2011)
Female Literacy Gap	12.1	10.8	14.1	Census 2011 (2011)
Female Work Gap	10.3	19.3	23.9	Census 2011 (2011)
Hospitals & Health Centres ~	2	2.2	26.8	Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011)
Schools ~	4	33.2	448.822	Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011)
Banking ~	3	11.5	81.1	Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011)
Child Stunting	25.2%	23.8%	33.2%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Child Wasting	21.1%	13.9%	18.4%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Child Underweight	19.3%	14.5%	29.1%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Child Anaemia	67.1%	57.3%	65.2%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Women Anaemia	42.7%	41.4%	55.3%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Full Vaccination	96.9%	92.8%	77.4%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Institutional Births	99.3%	96.1%	88.5%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Improved Sanitation	88.9%	87.2%	72.4%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Clean Cooking Fuel	69.8%	74.5%	54.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Health Insurance	19.9%	24.2%	41.3%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Drinking Water	89.9%	92.5%	93.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Electricity Access	98.8%	99.1%	97.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Iodized Salt	98.1%	98.3%	95.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Women Literacy	85.7%	87.3%	73.3%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Women 10+ Yr Schooling	43.9%	46.3%	40.3%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Child Marriage	14.1%	12.1%	20.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Teen Pregnancy	2.5%	3.5%	6.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Menstrual Hygiene	92.4%	85.8%	78.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
4+ Antenatal Visits	70.4%	62.0%	60.4%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
C-Section Rate	28.0%	30.8%	23.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Exclusive Breastfeeding	—	—	66.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
ORS for Diarrhoea	—	—	61.8%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Male Hypertension	45.1%	42.6%	25.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Male Diabetes	13.6%	15.4%	14.7%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Male Tobacco Use	44.9%	41.4%	40.7%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Pending Cases per Lakh	153.471	479.138	3,585.273	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Cases Delayed in Disposal	0.9%	8.4%	35.5%	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Chronic Backlog (5+ Yr)	—	1.7%	19.5%	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Monthly Disposal Ratio	0.6	0.8	0.8	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Case Density	110	474.5	64,978.341	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Women's Court Cases	22.7%	18.5%	9.4%	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Cases at Evidence Stage	41.8%	51.8%	39.0%	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Climate Vulnerability Index	—	—	0.6	Climate Vulnerability Index (2021)
MGNREGA Days per Household	—	—	43.4	Climate Vulnerability Index (2021)
Food Grain Yield Variability	—	—	0.3	Climate Vulnerability Index (2021)
Infant Mortality Rate (CVI 2021)	—	—	56.4	Climate Vulnerability Index (2021)
Average Holding Size	1.2	1.4	1.5	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Marginal Farmers (%)	64.2%	59.6%	59.8%	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Agricultural Intensity	31.5%	28.7%	49.8%	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Fallow Ratio	0.1	0.1	0.1	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
SC/ST Land Equity Gap	8.1	14.1	11.3	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Holdings per 1,000 People	321.325	233.199	157.705	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Cultivated Land per Capita	0.3	0.3	0.2	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Leased Area Share	0.0	0.0	0.0	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Land Gini Coefficient	0.5	0.5	0.5	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Sowing Efficiency	0.9	0.9	0.9	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Uncultivated Ratio	0.2	0.2	0.1	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
MSME Density	31.5	53.5	42.6	Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026)
Total MSMEs	2,255	4,959.167	61,725.66	Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026)
Manufacturing Share	18.7%	20.7%	24.9%	Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026)
Small Enterprise Share	0.3%	0.7%	0.8%	Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026)
POCSO Cases	14	20.5	89.0	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
SC/ST Atrocities	1	1.5	17.4	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Domestic Violence	—	—	12.6	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Dowry Crimes	—	—	51.6	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Drug Crimes (NDPS)	—	7.7	147.763	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Cybercrime	—	26	55.7	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Environmental Crimes	—	—	10.4	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Safety-Relevant Crime Rate	14	20.8	93.6	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Blood Banks per Lakh ~	1	1.2	4.1	eRaktKosh Blood Bank Registry (2024)
Biogas Plants per Lakh	—	—	1.3	GOBARdhan Biogas Plants (2026)

~ Values marked with ~ are area-proportional estimates or inherited from a parent district.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Gyalshing district?

Gyalshing has a population of 71.7k according to the Census 2011, with a density of 97 people per sq km across 738 sq km.

What is the literacy rate of Gyalshing?

Gyalshing has a literacy rate of 67.7%, which is below the Sikkim average of 72.9% and above the national average of 63.0%.

How does Gyalshing compare to Sikkim?

Gyalshing has a sex ratio of 928 (above state average of 890) and a literacy rate of 67.7% (below state average of 72.9%).

What data sources are used for Gyalshing?

Data comes from Census 2011, NFHS-5 (2019-21), NJDG (2024), Udyam/MSME (2026), NCRB SLL (2022), CVI (2021), Ag Census 2015-16, RBI BSR (2026), and other official sources.

Data Sources

Census 2011

NFHS-5 (2019–21)

NJDG (2024)

CVI (2021)

Ag Census 2015–16

Udyam/MSME (2026)

NCRB SLL (2022)

eRaktKosh (2024)

GOBARdhan (2026)

Town Amenities (2011)

RBI BSR (2026)