Tashiding

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
Town
Mountain view of Tashiding in Gyalshing district of Sikkim, India
Tashiding Location in Sikkim, India Show map of Sikkim Tashiding Tashiding (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 27.307°N 88.28°E / 27.307; 88.28
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)

Etymology

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

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

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

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.