Legship

Legship
Town
View of shiva temple, Legship, Gyalshing district (Sikkim)
View of shiva temple, Legship, Gyalshing district (Sikkim)
Nickname: 
Gateway of Gyalshing
Legship is located in Sikkim
Legship
Legship
Location in Sikkim, India
Legship is located in India
Legship
Legship
Legship (India)
Coordinates: 27°16′N 88°16′E / 27.27°N 88.27°E / 27.27; 88.27
Country India
StateSikkim
DistrictGyalshing
Population
 (2009)[1]
 • Total2,302
Languages[2][3]
 • Official
 • Additional official
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
737 111
STD03595
Vehicle registrationSK
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Legship is a small town in Gyalshing district of the Indian State of Sikkim. Legship is the gateway to Gyalshing City. It is located on the main road connecting Gyalshing with the rest of the state, on the banks of the river Rangit. The place is in fact a main crossing point of roads from Yuksam, Tashiding, Kewzing, Rabangla, Gangtok, Jorethang, Pelling, Gyalshing and other places.

Legship is also the spot for a large hydro-electric dam. The Rangit Dam lies up stream, a dam which the people of Legship were partly responsible for.[4][5] The large lake formed by the Rangit Dam is also the spot where locals visit for day outing or picnic. The place is known as Rangit Water World and rafting facility is available here. A place of interest is the Kirateshwar Mahadev Temple which is believed to be one of the holiest and oldest Shiv temples in Sikkim.[6][7] Another place of interest is Lho Khando Sang Pho is one of the four famous caves in Sikkim which is six kilometers away from Legship.[8]

  1. ^ "Legship, Ravong, South District, Sikkim, India - Geolysis Local". geolysis.com. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  2. ^ "1977 Sikkim government gazette" (PDF). sikkim.gov.in. Governor of Sikkim. p. 188. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  3. ^ "50th Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). 16 July 2014. p. 109. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  4. ^ "South Sikkim" (PDF). Digital Himalaya. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
  5. ^ "Legship". Archived from the original on 14 June 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
  6. ^ Kirateshwar Mahadev Mandir | Kirateshwar Mahadev Mandir Photos | Legship Tourist Places. Holidayiq.com. Retrieved on 2013-02-04.
  7. ^ "Some of the Religious Places of Sikkim". Cultural Affairs & Heritage Department. Government of Sikkim. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  8. ^ "Legship". Archived from the original on 14 June 2006. Retrieved 19 March 2015.