Upper Tadong | |
Settlement Type: | Census town |
Pushpin Map: | India Sikkim#India3 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Sikkim, India |
Coordinates: | 27.3167°N 88.6°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Sikkim |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Gangtok |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 14670 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
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 |
Registration Plate: | SK |
Upper Tadong is a census town in Gangtok District in the Indian state of Sikkim. It falls under Gangtok Municipal Corporation.
At the 2001 census of India,[1] Upper Tadong had a population of 14,670. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Upper Tadong has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 71%. In Upper Tadong, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.