Tashiding

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Tashiding
Town
Tashiding is located in Sikkim
Tashiding
Tashiding
Location in Sikkim, India
Tashiding is located in India
Tashiding
Tashiding
Tashiding (India)
Coordinates: 27°18′25″N 88°16′48″E / 27.307°N 88.28°E / 27.307; 88.28Coordinates: 27°18′25″N 88°16′48″E / 27.307°N 88.28°E / 27.307; 88.28
Country India
StateSikkim
DistrictWest Sikkim
Elevation
1,246 m (4,088 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialNepali, Bhutia, Lepcha, Limbu, Newari, Rai, Gurung, Mangar, Sherpa, Tamang and Sunwar
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
737 111
Vehicle registrationSK
Nearest cityGyalshing
Sex ratio989 /
Literacy84.78%
Vidhan Sabha constituencyYuksom-Tashiding
Climatesub tropical to alpine (Köppen)

Tashiding is a small town on a hilltop at West District of Sikkim in the Eastern Himalaya of India.[1][2][3] Tashiding means "The Devoted Central Glory". This village is about 250 m above sea level with a sub-tropical climate. It is around 40 kilometer far away from district headquarter of Gyalshing. In electoral roll of 2011, Tashiding comes under the Assembly Constituency of Yuksom-Tashiding.[4]

Etymology[edit]

The legends of the village says that the name Tashiding means "The Devoted Central Glory". It represents the Nyingmapa order of Tibetan Buddhism and has been a center of worship in the Kingdom of Sikkim since the 1700s.

Population composition[edit]

In Tashiding village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 51.76% while Schedule Caste (SC) were 13.67% of total population in Tashiding village.

Tashiding data[edit]

According to the 2011 Census, Tashiding data are as under:

Particulars Total Male Female
1. Total No. of Houses 281
2. Population 1,478 762 716
3. Child (0-6) 159 73 86
4. Schedule Caste 202 109 93
5. Schedule Tribe 765 385 380
6. Literacy 75.66 % 81.28 % 69.52 %
7. Total Workers 650 412 238
8. Main Worker 623 0 0
9. Marginal Worker 27 10 17

Work profile[edit]

In Tashiding village out of total population, 650 were engaged in work activities. 95.85% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.15% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 650 workers engaged in Main Work, 389 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 56 were Agricultural labourer.

References[edit]

  1. "Eco Destination of India: Sikkim Chapter" (PDF). Envis Centre Sikkim – National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original (pdf) on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  2. "Tashiding Monastery". Buddhist-temples.com. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  3. "West Sikkim". Sikkim Online. Archived from the original on 25 April 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  4. "Electoral Roll 2011 – S21 – Sikkim" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Sikkim. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
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