Takchang is a village near Pakyong in East Sikkim, India. Takchang is 30.7 km from Gangtok and the population of the village is nearly 350-400. Ethnic Nepali and Lepcha are the main settler of this village. Etymologically the word "Taktsong" is derived from Lepcha language. The word tak means "tiger" and tshong means "house", translating to "House of a Tiger".
Geography
Takchang is located at 27.18°N 88.53°E. It is approximately 1246m above sea level.
According to the Folk fable and the aged citizen dwell in this village call "Bagh Khor" in Nepali dialect where there natives had to scared from the Tiger. The tome "Takchang Ko Ittehas" written by Achut Sharmasays that people used to find many Tigers in early 17th century. Gradually people started saying the name of the village from Trooktsong to Taksong and nowadays it has came up to Takchang.
People of different castes & creeds follow their own religions. Buddhism & Hinduism are the main religions but there are many sub religions are followed by the villagers. There are two temples; RAM Mandir & DURGA Mandir. A beautiful hill situated in the Northern part of Takchang called GUPHA DARA where believed that a monk had 3 years long subversive rumination as an ethnicity of Buddhism in early 17th century. The encampment is sometimes used as a settlement by the Indian Army over there for 2/3 months. At present an attempt is made by Sagar Publication Takchang to establish a memorial forest where anyone can implant any type of sapling in the memory of their perished member of the ancestors.
Demographics
People of different castes and crites live in Takchang which consist of many sub castes and titles such as Neupane, Ghimire, Koirala, Bastola, Dulal, Dangal, Luitel, Rai, Lepcha, Chauhan, Thapa and so on.
Economy
People are mainly engaged in primary sector like house farming, agriculture, pitty business, horticulture etc. Most of the youngsters are away from the village because of their job. Youngsters from the village are engaged work in the Private & Govt. sectors in the state capital Gangtok and some other states as well as abroad for their studies and job. There is a Government school too in the middle of the village. Agriculture products include paddy, maize, millet, ginger, vegetables and some cardamom.
