Tashiding Explained

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]

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
1,478762716
3. Child (0-6) 1597386
20210993
765385380
75.66 %81.28 %69.52 %
7. Total Workers 650412238
8. Main Worker 62300
9. Marginal Worker 271017

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eco Destination of India: Sikkim Chapter. pdf. 2010-05-13. Envis Centre Sikkim – National Informatics Centre. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090410032050/http://scstsenvis.nic.in/Sikkim%20chapter.pdf. 2009-04-10.
  2. Web site: Tashiding Monastery. Buddhist-temples.com. 12 December 2015.
  3. Web site: West Sikkim. 2015-12-12. Sikkim Online. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100425074548/http://www.sikkimonline.info/sikkim/West_Sikkim. 2010-04-25.
  4. Web site: Electoral Roll 2011 – S21 – Sikkim. Chief Electoral Officer, Sikkim. 12 December 2015.