| Tareythang | |
| Other Name: | Tarethang |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Sikkim#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Sikkim, India |
| Coordinates: | 27.216°N 88.642°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Sikkim |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Pakyong District |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 1246 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Nepali, Bhutia, Lepcha, Limbu, Newari, Rai, Gurung, Mangar, Sherpa, Tamang and Sunwar |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 737 106 |
| Registration Plate: | SK 07 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest City |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Pakyong |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | 989 ♂/♀ |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | 84.78% |
| Blank4 Info Sec1: | Sikkim Constituency |
| Blank5 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank5 Info Sec1: | Chujachen Assembly constituency |
| Blank6 Name Sec1: | Current Panchayats |
| Blank6 Info Sec1: | Ms. Sabitra Sharma and Mr. Bhimlall Kafley. |
| Blank7 Name Sec1: | Nearest Town |
| Blank7 Info Sec1: | Rorathang |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | sub tropical to alpine (Köppen) |
Tareythang (also spelled as Tarethang) is a village located in Pakyong sub division at the Pakyong District of Sikkim state in India. This village is about 1250 m above sea level with a sub-tropical climate. It is around 10 kilometers away from district headquarter Pakyong. In electoral roll of 2011, Tareythang comes under the Assembly Constituency of Chujachen.[1]
The legends of the village says that the name Tareythang comes from two words 'Tarey' which means the Tarey Bhir and the word 'Thang' means the plain land. It means the plain land under Tarey bhir is called as Tareythang.
Nepali-speaking people comprising Bahun, Chettri, Darjee and Sunar constitutes the majority of the population at Tareythang.
People are mainly engaged in primary sector like house farming, Agriculture, pitty business, Horticulture, diary etc. People engaged in agriculture produce as their main crops every year is Paddy (Dhaan), Maize (Makkai), Broom Plant (Kuccho), millet (Kodho), Ginger (Adhuwa), vegetables products & less quantity of cardamom (Aalinchi).
From 2013 onwards, Most locals are engaged in Diary Business. There are different Milk collection centre around Tareythang like Lower Tareythang Diary cum Milk Collection Centre, Tareythang Multipurpose Co-operative Society, which collects a good amount of milk on daily basis and supplies to Sikkim Milk Union Limited, Gangtok, thus providing a good source of income for the diary farmers of Tareythang.
There are also Consumer Service Points (CSP) of different banks in Tareythang like State Bank of India (SBI), Sikkim State Cooperative Bank Limited (SISCO) etc providing consumers with Banking Facilities around the village.
As per the report of Sikkim Statistical Journal, published from Department of Economics, Statistics, Monitoring & Evaluation, Government of Sikkim, Tareythang has a total area of 223.17 Hactare and is located at an average elevation of 333 metres (1093 feet). Rangpo River flows below the village.
Taxis/Jeep services access the towns and cities like Gangtok, Siliguri, Pakyong, Singtam, Rangpo, Majitar, Rorathang, Rhenock, Ranipool, Kumrek, Melli, Sevoke and Rongli from the village.
Government Secondary School Tareythang, Government Primary School Kapurpathey and Sanskrit Paathsaala Tareythang are the important educational institutes in the middle of the village. There is also one important Library in Tareythang which is called Tareythang Saraswati Pustakalaya.There is also one Public Gym called Lunatic Fring Brainsickers Gym, at Tareythang. Most of the youngsters are away from the village because of their job. Youngsters from the village are engaged in Private & Govt. sector in Capital city Gangtok and some other states as well as abroad for their studies & job.
There is one Primary Health Sub Centre providing some basic healthcare services in Tareythang. It is operated by Government of Sikkim. The nearest advanced Healthcare Providers are STNM Gangtok, CRH Tadong, and Pakyong PHC.
As of the 2011 Census of India,[2] Tareythang had a total 161 households and a population of 736. Male population was 370, while female population was 366. It has an average literacy rate of 84.78%, higher than the state average of 81.42%: male literacy is 93.43%, and female literacy is 75.78%.[3]
In Tareythang village population of children with age 0-6 is 79 which makes up 10.73% of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Tareythang village is 989 which is higher than Sikkim state average of 890. Child Sex Ratio for the Tareythang as per census is 1257, higher than Sikkim average of 957.
According to the 2011 Census, Tareythang data are as under:
| Particulars | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Total No. of Houses | 161 | |||
| 736 | 370 | 366 | ||
| 3. Child (0-6) | 79 | 35 | 44 | |
| 96 | 49 | 47 | ||
| 7 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 84.78 % | 93.43 % | 75.78 % | ||
| 7. Total Workers | 361 | 207 | 154 | |
| 8. Main Worker | 246 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9. Marginal Worker | 115 | 33 | 82 |
As per 2011 census, Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.04% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.95% of total population in Tareythang village.
As per official census data of 2011, in Tareythang out of total population of 736, 361 were engaged in work activities. 68.14% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31.86% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 361 workers engaged in Main Work, 121 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 32 were Agricultural labourer.
Attractions in and around Tareythang are as follows: