Tashiding
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}}
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| name = Tashiding
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| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Tashiding-1924.jpg!PinterestLarge.jpg
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| image_caption = Mountain view of Tashiding in Gyalshing district of Sikkim, India
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Sikkim, India
| coordinates = {{coord|27.307|N|88.28|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Sikkim
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Gyalshing
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| elevation_m = 1246
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| 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
| 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)
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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.{{Cite web|url=http://scstsenvis.nic.in/Sikkim%20chapter.pdf|format=pdf|title=Eco Destination of India: Sikkim Chapter|accessdate=2010-05-13|publisher=Envis Centre Sikkim – National Informatics Centre|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410032050/http://scstsenvis.nic.in/Sikkim%20chapter.pdf|archivedate=2009-04-10}}{{cite web|url=http://www.buddhist-temples.com/buddhist-monastery/sikkim/tashiding-monastery.html|title=Tashiding Monastery|publisher=Buddhist-temples.com|accessdate=12 December 2015}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.sikkimonline.info/sikkim/West_Sikkim|title=West Sikkim|accessdate=2015-12-12|publisher=Sikkim Online|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100425074548/http://www.sikkimonline.info/sikkim/West_Sikkim|archivedate=2010-04-25}} 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.{{cite web|title=Electoral Roll 2011 – S21 – Sikkim|url=http://www.ceosikkim.nic.in/draft%20electoral%20roll,%202012/Electoral%20Roll%202011%20Polling%20Station%20wise%20draft%202013/20/22.pdf|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Sikkim|accessdate=12 December 2015}}
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:
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Particulars || Total || Male || Female | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Total No. of Houses | 281 | ||
| 2. Population | 1,478 | 762 | 716 |
| 3. Child (0-6) | 159 | 73 | 86 |
| 4. Schedule Caste | 202 | 109 | 93 |
| 5. Schedule Tribe | 765 | 385 | 380 |
| 6. Literacy | 75.66 % | 81.28 % | 69.52 % |
| 7. Total Workers | 650 | 412 | 238 |
| 8. Main Worker | 623 | 0 | 0 |
| 9. Marginal Worker | 27 | 10 | 17 |
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.