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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Jorethang
| other_name =
| settlement_type = [[Nagar panchayat]]
| image_skyline = Jorethang.jpg
| image_alt = Jorethang in 2006
| image_caption = Jorethang in 2006
| nickname =
| pushpin_map = India Sikkim#India3
| pushpin_label_position = left
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Sikkim, India
| coordinates = {{coord|27.131|N|88.283|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Government of Sikkim.svg}} [[Sikkim]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Namchi district|Namchi]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = Nagar Panchayat
| governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 =
| area_rank =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 322
| population_total = 9009
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_rank =
| population_demonym =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_title2 = Other
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 737121
| registration_plate = '''SK-04'''
| blank_name_sec1 =
| blank_info_sec1 =
| website =
| footnotes =
| demographics1_info1 = [[Nepali language|Nepali]], [[Bhutia language|Bhutia]], [[Lepcha language|Lepcha]]
| demographics1_info2 = [[Limbu language|Limbu]], [[Newari language|Newari]], [[Kiranti languages|Rai]], [[Gurung language|Gurung]], [[Magar language|Magar]], [[Sherpa language|Sherpa]], [[Tamang language|Tamang]] and [[Sunwar language|Sunwar]]
| official_name = Jorethang Nagar Panchayat
}}

'''Jorethang''' is a major town in [[Namchi district]] in the [[India]]n 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==
{{update after|2022}}As of the [[2011 Census of India]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/801420-jorethang-sikkim.html|title=Jorethang Population Census 2011|publisher=Jorethang Nagar Panchayat|accessdate=}}</ref> 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.

===Religion===
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Religious Demographic in Jorethang Nagar Pachayat (2011)<ref>[https://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/801420-jorethang-sikkim.html] censusindia.gov.in</ref>
|label1= [[ Hinduism]]
|value1= 68.74
|color1 = orange
|label2= [[Christianity]]
|value2 = 13.28
|color2 = blue
|label3 = [[Buddhism]]
|value3 = 10.83
|color3 = yellow
|label4 = [[Islam]]
|value4 = 6.69
|color4 = green
|label5 = Others
|value5 = 0.46
|color5 = black
}}

===Languages===
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Languages spoken in Jorethang Nagar Pachayat (2011)<ref>[https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16T/DDW-C16-TOWN-STMT-MDDS-2000.XLSX 2011 census data] censusindia.gov.in</ref>
|label1 = [[Nepali language|Nepali]]
|value1 = 61.29
|color1 = red
|label2 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
|value2 = 17.87
|color2 = orange
|label3 = [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]]
|value3 = 6.33
|color3 = brown
|label4 = [[Marwari language|Marwari]]
|value4 = 2.56
|color4 = magenta
|label5 = [[Limbu language|Limbu]]
|value5 = 2.19
|color5 = yellow
|label6 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|value6 = 2.16
|color6 = pink
|label7 = [[Tamang language|Tamang]]
|value7 = 1.52
|color7 = navy
|label8 = [[Urdu language|Urdu]]
|value8 = 1.24
|color8 = green
|label9 = [[Sikkimese language|Bhutia]]
|value9 = 1.07
|color9 = olive
|label10 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
|value10 = 0.69
|color10 = crimson
|label11= [[Lepcha language|Lepcha]]
|value11 = 0.66
|color11 = purple
|label12 = Others
|value12 = 2.42
|color12 = black
}}

== Education ==
Schools in Jorethang offer primary, secondary and senior secondary education. There are various school like New Buds Academy, St. Francis' School, Little Angles Academy, Mt.Olive Academy, Govt. Sen. Sec. School.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://allindiafacts.com/school/sikkim/south-sikkim/jorethang.html|title=List of Schools in Jorethang (South Sikkim), Sikkim {{!}} Schools in India|website=allindiafacts.com|access-date=2016-05-03}}</ref>

== Maghe Sankranti Mela ==
This festival is held on the first of [[Magh (Nepali calendar)|Magh]] in the [[Bikram Samwat]] Nepali calendar (about 14 January), marking the sun's entrance into [[Makara]] rashi ([[Capricorn (astrology)|Capricorn]]). It is one of the main festivals celebrated by the [[Nepali people|Nepali]] community in [[Sikkim]] dating from 1961.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.scstsenvis.nic.in/index3.aspx?sslid=304&subsublinkid=98&langid=1&mid=4|title=Maghe Mela and what it means to Sikkim| date=12 January 2010| publisher=Envis Centre on Eco-Tourism |access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120324030533/http://www.jorethangnagarpanchayat.net/ Jorethang Nagar Panchayat website]

{{South Sikkim district |state=collapsed}}
{{Sikkim}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Namchi district]]

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