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About Gyalshing Forest Block Village

Gyalshing Forest Block is a small village in Gyalshing tehsil, in the district of West District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 70, made up of 33 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,121 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8551.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gyalshing Forest Block Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gyalshing Forest Block village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District West District
Tehsil Gyalshing
Pincode 737111
Area (hectares) 8551.71 hectares
Population 70
Male Population 33
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,121
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gyalshing Forest Block compares

By the 2011 count Gyalshing Forest Block is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 995 residents. Its 8551.71 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Gyalshing Forest Block

Gyalshing Forest Block is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gyalshing Forest Block as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gyalshing Forest Block from other places

Gyalshing Forest Block lies about under 2 km from West District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 28 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gyalshing Forest Block
Tehsil headquarters Gyalshing under 2 km
District headquarters West District under 2 km
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 28 km
Nearest town Dārjiling 28 km

Villages closest to Gyalshing Forest Block

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gyalshing tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Gyalshing Forest Block

As per the Census of India 2011, Gyalshing Forest Block village had a population of 70. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 995 residents.

Gyalshing Forest Block village has 33 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gyalshing Forest Block has about 1121 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Gyalshing Forest Block is 737111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gyalshing Forest Block covers 8551.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gyalshing Forest Block falls under Gyalshing tehsil of West District district in Sikkim.

The nearest railway station to Gyalshing Forest Block is Darjeeling, about 28 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gyalshing Forest Block.

Gyalshing Forest Block is about under 2 km from West District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gyalshing Forest Block is in Gyalshing tehsil of West District district. Gyalshing is about under 2 km away. West District is about under 2 km away. Darjeeling is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gyalshing (under 2 km), Pemayangtse Monastery (under 2 km) and Yangthang (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gyalshing Forest Block today is likely to be higher.

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