Gyalshing or Geyzing is a
city
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, located in
Gyalshing district or
Geyzing district in the
Indian
state of
Sikkim. It is administrative headquarter of district. The town is connected to the capital
Gangtok
Gangtok is a city, municipality, the capital and the largest populated place of the Indian state of Sikkim. It is also the headquarters of the East Sikkim district, Gangtok District. Gangtok is in the eastern Himalayas, Himalayan range, at an e ...
by a metalled road. Geyzing is also connected to the
West Bengal towns of
Darjeeling and
Kalimpong
Kalimpong (Hindi: कलिम्पोंग) is a town and the headquarters of an eponymous district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located at an average elevation of . The town is the headquarters of the Kalimpong district. The re ...
via
Jorethang
Jorethang is a major town in Namchi district in the Indian state of Sikkim. Jorethang lies on the bank of Rangeet River, which is a tributary of the Teesta River, on the way to Pelling from Darjeeling, Siliguri and Kalimpong.
Demograph ...
. A few kilometres north is the town of
Pelling. The town has a large
Nepali population, and the
Nepali language is the predominant language of the region. The town is situated at an altitude of about 6,500 feet (1,900 m). The town enjoys a temperate climate for most of the year and snow sometimes falls in the vicinity.
Near Geyzing is the ancient town of
Yuksom, the ancient capital of Sikkim built in 1642. Other attractions include
Pemyangtse Monastery
The Pemayangtse Monastery is a Buddhist monastery in Pemayangtse, near Pelling in the northeastern Indian state of Sikkim, located 110 km west of Gangtok. Planned, designed and founded by Lama Lhatsun Chempo in 1647, it is one of the old ...
built in 1640, reputed to be Sikkim's oldest and
Khecheopalri Lake which as legend has it not a leaf is allowed to float on the surface. The town is the base for trekking in the
Himalayas and professional expeditions to Mount
Kanchenjunga
Kangchenjunga, also spelled Kanchenjunga, Kanchanjanghā (), and Khangchendzonga, is the third List of highest mountains on Earth, highest mountain in the world. Its summit lies at in a section of the Himalayas, the ''Kangchenjunga Himal'', wh ...
.
Geyzing has a couple of English medium schools including a convent school and a major hospital. It also has the district's only three star hotel The TashiGang hotel owned by the
Bollywood actor
Danny Denzongpa.
Geography
Gyalshing is located at . It has an average elevation of 823 metres (2700 feet).
Demographics
India
census,
Gyalshing had a population of 828. Males constitute 59% of the population and females 41%. Gyalshing has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 68%. In Gyalshing, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Educational Institutions
The town is coming up with so many educational institutes. One recently established college i.e.
Gyalshing Government College
Sikkim Government College, Gyalshing is a co-educational degree College set up in 2011. It offers undergraduate courses in Arts and Social Sciences. It is located in the West District (District Headquarter) of Sikkim. The College is affiliated t ...
2011, DIET, Schools are there in the vicinity of the town.
References
External links
Gyalshing Travel Guidefrom North Bengal Tourism
Cities and towns in Gyalshing district
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