| Tashiding | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Sikkim#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Sikkim, India |
| Coordinates: | 27.307°N 88.28°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Sikkim |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Gyalshing |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 1246 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Sikkimese, Nepali, Lepcha, Limbu, Newari, Rai, Gurung, Mangar, Sherpa, Tamang and Sunwar |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 737 111 |
| Registration Plate: | SK |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Gyalshing |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | 989 ♂/♀ |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | 84.78% |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank4 Info Sec1: | Yuksom-Tashiding |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | sub tropical to alpine (Köppen) |
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]
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Total No. of Houses | 281 | |||
| 1,478 | 762 | 716 | ||
| 3. Child (0-6) | 159 | 73 | 86 | |
| 202 | 109 | 93 | ||
| 765 | 385 | 380 | ||
| 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.