Gyalshing: facts

At a glance

• Country: India
• Region: Sikkim
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 4,013
• Coordinates: 27.2895° N, 88.2576° E
• Time zone: Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
• Currency: Rupee (INR)
• Distance to the capital, New Delhi: 1,094 km (680 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Taplejung Airport (TPJ, Nepal): 56 km (35 mi), straight line
• Bagdogra Airport (IXB): 68 km (42 mi), straight line
• Bhadrapur Airport (BDP, Nepal): 82 km (51 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Darjiling: 29 km (18 mi)
• Kalimpong, Kruketi: 33 km (20 mi)
• Gangtok: 35 km (22 mi)
• Kurseong: 45 km (28 mi)
• Kalimpong: 47 km (29 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Darjiling, 29 km (18 mi)