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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Tumen/Tumin<br />
| other_name = Tumin<br />
| nickname = <br />
| settlement_type = Village<br />
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| pushpin_map = India Sikkim#India<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Sikkim, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|27.3318|88.5142|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Sikkim]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[East Sikkim]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| unit_pref = Metric<br />
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| elevation_m = 1502<br />
| population_total = 2974<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
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| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Nepali language|Nepali]], [[Bhutia language|Bhutia]], [[Lepcha language|Lepcha]], [[Limbu language|Limbu]], [[Newari language|Newari]], [[Kiranti languages|Rai]], [[Gurung language|Gurung]], [[Sherpa language|Sherpa]], [[Tamang language|Tamang]] and [[Sunwar language|Sunwar]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 737134<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
| area_code = 03595<br />
| registration_plate = SK-01<br />
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| area_total_ha = 1070.77<br />
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'''Tumen''', also known as '''Tumin''', is a census village in [[East Sikkim district]], [[Sikkim]], [[India]]. The village is located 32&nbsp;km from [[Gangtok]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bhasin |first1=Veena |last2=Bhasin |first2=M. K. |title=Sikkim Himalayas ecology and resource development |year=1995 |publisher=Kamla-Raj Enterprises |location=Delhi |isbn=9788185264097 |pages=49 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Tumen village has a total population of 2,974 people including 1,522 males and 1,452 females. The literacy rate per the census of the village is 62.10%.<ref>{{cite web |title=Primary census abstract at town, village and ward level, Sikkim - District East District - 2011 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/6435/download/9512/DDW_PCA1104_2011_MDDS%20with%20UI.xlsx |website=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |access-date=1 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901000352/https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/6435/download/9512/DDW_PCA1104_2011_MDDS%20with%20UI.xlsx |archive-date=1 September 2022}}</ref><br />
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== Tourist attraction ==<br />
The Tumen monastery, built in 1915, is a major tourist attraction in the village.<ref>{{cite book |last=Chopra |first=Pran Nath |title=Sikkim |year=1979 |publisher=S. Chand |location=Michigan |isbn=9780940500655 |pages=108 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Villages in Sikkim]]</div>
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