Yangthang
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Yangthang | |
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Village | |
  Yangthang Location in Sikkim, India  Yangthang Yangthang (India) | |
| Coordinates: 27°17′01″N 88°14′20″E / 27.2836°N 88.2388°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Sikkim |
| District | West Sikkim |
| Subdivision | Gyalshing |
| Government | |
| • MLA of Yangthang | Bhim Hang Limboo[1] (Sikkim Krantikari Morcha) |
| Area | |
• Total | 525.68 ha (1,298.98 acres) |
| Elevation | 3,680 m (12,070 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,931 |
| • Density | 560/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Nepali, Bhutia, Lepcha, Limbu, Newari, Rai, Gurung, Sherpa, Tamang and Sunwar |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 737111[2] |
| Telephone code | 03595 |
| Vehicle registration | SK-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
- ^ "Sikkim Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "YANGTHANG Pin Code". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ Balikci, Anna (2008). Lamas, Shamans and Ancestors : Village Religion in Sikkim. Leiden; Boston: Brill. p. 90. ISBN 978-90-04-16706-3.
- ^ "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.
- ^ AHSAN, IFTEKHAR (20 April 2022). "A road-trip adventure through Sikkim". Telegragh India. The Telegraph (India). Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ Subba, J. R (2016). History, Culture and Customs of Sikkim. New Delhi: Gyan Publishing. p. 71. ISBN 978-81-212-0964-9.
- ^ 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.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - ^ 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.