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Town in Sikkim, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tashiding is a small town on a hilltop at about 27 km from Gyalshing city in Gyalshing 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]
Tashiding | |
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Coordinates: 27.307°N 88.28°E | |
Country | India |
State | Sikkim |
District | Gyalshing |
Elevation | 1,246 m (4,088 ft) |
Languages | |
• Official | Sikkimese, Nepali, Lepcha, Limbu, Newari, Rai, Gurung, Mangar, Sherpa, Tamang and Sunwar |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 737 111 |
Vehicle registration | SK |
Nearest city | Gyalshing |
Sex ratio | 989 ♂/♀ |
Literacy | 84.78% |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Yuksom-Tashiding |
Climate | sub tropical to alpine (Köppen) |
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.
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.
According to the 2011 Census, Tashiding data are as under:
Particulars | Total | Male | Female |
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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 |
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.
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