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- LGD code
- 261218
- Pincode
- 737126
- Post office
- Namchi
- Population
- 2,302
- Households
- 595
- Literacy rate
- 73.2%
- Sex ratio
- 951 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 960
- Distance to district centre
- 12 km
- Distance to Gangtok
- 33 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 524 km
- Nearest railway station
- Darjeeling · 27 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Geyzing District Hospital · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Legship compares
By population, Legship ranks #2 of 28 villages in Ravangla mandal.
Literacy rate
%
73.2%
+4.5% vs mandal average
- Legship
- 73.2%
- Ravangla mandal
- 68.7%
- Namchi district
- 72.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
951
+71 vs mandal average
- Legship
- 951
- Ravangla mandal
- 880
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.9 vs mandal average
- Legship
- 3.9
- Ravangla mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Legship at a glance
Legship is a village of 2,302 people in 595 households (Census 2011) in Ravangla block, Namchi district, Sikkim, the 2nd-largest of 28 villages in Ravangla block. Literacy is 73%, 5 points above the block average of 69% and the sex ratio is 951 women per 1,000 men. It lies 12 km from the Namchi district centre, 27 km from Darjeeling railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 737126, served by Namchi post office; the LGD village code is 261218. The nearest hospital or health centre is Geyzing District Hospital, 2 km away. The village votes in Gyalshing-Barnyak assembly constituency, represented by MLA Lok Nath Sharma. The population is estimated at 2,714 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Legship
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Gyalshing
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 51
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 25
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Legship
- Total area (ha)
- 290.33
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 6.47
- Forest area (ha)
- 49.71
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Legship
- LGD code
- 261218
- Pincode
- 737126
- Post office
- Namchi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,302
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,714
- Households
- 595
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 951
- Literacy rate
- 73.2%
- Coordinates
- 27.28043°N, 88.27515°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sikkim
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gyalshing-Barnyak
- Member of Parliament
- Indra Hang Subba
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Lok Nath Sharma
- Block / Mandal
- Ravangla
- Nearest post office
- Post Office (4.5 km)
- Nearest bank
- State Bank of India (4.5 km)
Getting there
How to reach Legship
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gangtok33 kmcapital
- Kolkata524 km
- Delhi1097 km
- Hyderabad1490 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationDarjeeling27 km
- Bus stopNamchi Bus 9am9 km
- Hospital / PHCGeyzing District Hospital2 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India4 km
- Petrol pumpDzongri Petrol Pump2 km
- CollegeSt. Joseph College25 km
- Police stationPolice picket post11 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Geyzing District Hospital2.2 km
- Bank / ATM
- State Bank of India4.5 km
- Petrol pump
- Dzongri Petrol Pump2.1 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Legship
2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
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View all 29 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)