Tashiding

Tashiding
Mountain view of Tashiding in Gyalshing district of Sikkim, India
Mountain view of Tashiding in Gyalshing district of Sikkim, India
Tashiding is located in Sikkim
Tashiding
Tashiding
Location in Sikkim, India
Tashiding is located in India
Tashiding
Tashiding
Tashiding (India)
Coordinates: 27°18′25″N 88°16′48″E / 27.307°N 88.28°E / 27.307; 88.28
Country India
StateSikkim
DistrictGyalshing
Elevation
1,246 m (4,088 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialSikkimese, Nepali, Lepcha, Limbu, Newari, Rai, Gurung, Mangar, Sherpa, Tamang and Sunwar
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
737 111
Vehicle registrationSK
Nearest cityGyalshing
Sex ratio989 /
Literacy84.78%
Vidhan Sabha constituencyYuksom-Tashiding
Climatesub 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]

  1. ^ "Eco Destination of India: Sikkim Chapter" (PDF). Envis Centre Sikkim – National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original (pdf) on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  2. ^ "Tashiding Monastery". Buddhist-temples.com. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  3. ^ "West Sikkim". Sikkim Online. Archived from the original on 25 April 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Electoral Roll 2011 – S21 – Sikkim" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Sikkim. Retrieved 12 December 2015.