Tashiding

Tashiding is a small town on a hilltop at West District of Sikkim in the Eastern Himalaya of India. 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.

Tashiding
Town
Tashiding
Location in Sikkim, India
Tashiding
Tashiding (India)
Coordinates: 27.307°N 88.28°E / 27.307; 88.28
Country India
StateSikkim
DistrictWest Sikkim
Elevation
1,246 m (4,088 ft)
Languages
  OfficialNepali, Bhutia, 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)
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