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Yangthang

Coordinates: 27°17′01″N 88°14′20″E / 27.2836°N 88.2388°E / 27.2836; 88.2388
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Yangthang
Village
Yangthang is located in Sikkim
Yangthang
Yangthang
Location in Sikkim, India
Yangthang is located in India
Yangthang
Yangthang
Yangthang (India)
Coordinates: 27°17′01″N 88°14′20″E / 27.2836°N 88.2388°E / 27.2836; 88.2388
Country India
StateSikkim
DistrictWest Sikkim
SubdivisionGyalshing
Government
 • MLA of YangthangBhim Hang Limboo[1] (Sikkim Krantikari Morcha)
Area
 • Total525.68 ha (1,298.98 acres)
Elevation
3,680 m (12,070 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,931
 • Density560/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Nepali, Bhutia, Lepcha, Limbu, Newari, Rai, Gurung, Sherpa, Tamang and Sunwar
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
737111[2]
Telephone code03595
Vehicle registrationSK-02

Yangthang is a census village in West Sikkim district, Sikkim, India.[3] As per the 2011 Census of India, Yangthang has a total population of 2,931 people including 1,506 males and 1,425 females.[4]

Yangthang is an attraction of tourism.[5] Buddhist Lamas are primary community of Yangthang.[6][7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Sikkim Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  2. ^ "YANGTHANG Pin Code". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  3. ^ Balikci, Anna (2008). Lamas, Shamans and Ancestors : Village Religion in Sikkim. Leiden; Boston: Brill. p. 90. ISBN 978-90-04-16706-3.
  4. ^ "Primary census abstract at town, village and ward level, Sikkim - District West District - 2011". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  5. ^ AHSAN, IFTEKHAR (20 April 2022). "A road-trip adventure through Sikkim". Telegraph India. The Telegraph (India). Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  6. ^ Subba, J. R (2016). History, Culture and Customs of Sikkim. New Delhi: Gyan Publishing. p. 71. ISBN 978-81-212-0964-9.
  7. ^ Macaulay, Colman (1885). Report of a Mission to Sikkim and the Tibetan Frontier With a Memorandum on Our Relations with Tibet. Oxford University. p. 4. ISBN 978-3-7428-4553-5.
  8. ^ Shor, Thomas K (2011). A Step Away from Paradise : A Tibetan Lama's Extraordinary Journey to a Land of Immortality. New Delhi, India: Penguin Books. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-14-341546-6.