Soreng district is a district in the Indian state of

Sikkim Sikkim ( ; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Koshi Province of Nepal in the west, and West Bengal in the ...

, administered from Soreng. Soreng District was officially created from

Gyalshing District Gyalshing District or Geyzing District is a district of the Indian state of Sikkim. Its headquarter is Geyzing, also known as Gyalshing. The district is a favourite among trekkers due to the high elevations. Other important towns include Pellin ...

(then West Sikkim) in December 2021 by ''The Sikkim (re-Organization of District) Act, 2021'', hence becoming the sixth district of Sikkim. Its shares borders with Nepal on its west, Gyalshing district to north,

Namchi district Namchi District is a district of the Indian state of Sikkim. Its headquarters is at Namchi. Geography Namchi district lies at an altitude of 400 to 2000 metres and has a temperate climate for most of the year. Major urban centres include ...

to east and Darjeeling district of

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to the south.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 census, what is now Soreng District had a population of 64,760. Soreng District had a sex ratio of 959 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 77.68%. 1.91% of the population lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 2,544 (3.93%) and 25,970 (40.10%) respectively. At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 65.11% of the population in the district spoke Nepali, 14.13%

Limbu Limbu may refer to: * Limbu people, an indigenous tribe living in Nepal, Sikkim (India) and Bhutan ** Limbu language, their Sino-Tibetan language *** Limbu script **** Limbu (Unicode block) * Rambahadur Limbu Rambahadur Limbu, (; 8 July 1939 � ...

, 5.05% Lepcha, 3.47% Sherpa, 3.39% Tamang, 2.62% Bhotia, 1.97%

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and 1.45%

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as their first language.

References

Districts of Sikkim Soreng district {{Sikkim-geo-stub