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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. Jorethang is and has been a major connecting route towards the western part of Sikkim where people from various districts of West Sikkim visit here for consumption of various goods and services.

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Place details

Locality
माईजोगमाई गाउँपालिका
Region
कोशी प्रदेश
Country
नेपाल
Population
9,009
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata

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4.2 µg/m³
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Key facts

Settlement.name
Jorethang
Settlement.settlement_type
Nagar panchayat
Settlement.image_skyline
Jorethang.jpg
Settlement.image_alt
Jorethang in 2006
Settlement.image_caption
Jorethang in 2006
Settlement.pushpin_map
India Sikkim#India3
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
left
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Sikkim, India
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Sikkim
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Namchi
Settlement.government_type
Nagar Panchayat
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.elevation_m
322
Settlement.population_total
9009
Settlement.population_as_of
2011

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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • Demographics
  • Religion
  • Languages
  • Education
  • Maghe Sankranti Mela
  • References
  • External links

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. Jorethang is and has been a major connecting route towards the western part of Sikkim where people from various districts of West Sikkim visit here for consumption of various goods and services.

==Demographics== As of the 2011 Census of India, Jorethang had a population of 9,009. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Jorethang has an average literacy rate of 88.85%, higher than the state average of 81.42%: male literacy is 93.36%, and female literacy is 84.20%. In Jorethang, 10.63% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jorethang” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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