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 Varsey Rhododendron Sanctuary in late April, with flowers in full bloom | |
.svg) Location in Sikkim | |
| Coordinates:27°12′N88°12′E / 27.2°N 88.2°E /27.2; 88.2 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Sikkim |
| Headquarters | Soreng |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-SK |
| Website | soreng |
Soreng district is a district in the Indian state ofSikkim, administered fromSoreng.[1] Soreng District was officially created fromGyalshing District (then West Sikkim) in December 2021 byThe 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 to east andDarjeeling district ofWest Bengal to the south.
| Hinduism | 49.77% | |||
| Buddhism | 27.42% | |||
| Christianity | 13.37% | |||
| Other (mainlyKirat Mundhum) | 8.72% | |||
| Islam | 0.45% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.27% | |||
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.[3]
At the time of the2011 Census of India, 65.11% of the population in the district spokeNepali, 14.13%Limbu, 5.05%Lepcha, 3.47% Sherpa, 3.39% Tamang, 2.62%Bhotia, 1.97%Rai and 1.45%Hindi as their first language.[4]
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