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| name = Taksang | native_name = ताकछाङ | native_name_lang =Taksang | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Village(गाउँ) | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India Sikkim | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Sikkim, India | latd = 27.217 | latm = | lats = | latNS = N | longd = 88.642 | longm = | longs = | longEW = E | coordinates_display = inline,title | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = India | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Sikkim | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Gangtok(गान्तोक) | established_title = (स्थाई) | established_date = | founder = शर्मा प्रितम दुलाल & Binod Bhattarai | named_for = | government_type = Democratic(प्रजातान्त्रिक) | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = 3 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 1246 | population_total = 400 (Approx) | population_as_of = | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Nepali, Bhutia, Lepcha, Limbu, Newari, Rai, Gurung, Mangar, Sherpa, Tamang and Sunwar | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 737 133 | registration_plate = SK | blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city | blank1_info_sec1 = Pakyong (पाकिम) | blank2_name_sec1 = Sex ratio | blank2_info_sec1 = 978 ♂/♀ | blank3_name_sec1 = Literacy | blank3_info_sec1 = 78% | blank4_name_sec1 = Vidhan Sabha constituency | blank4_info_sec1 = Rhenock (रिनोक) | blank1_name_sec2 = Climate | blank1_info_sec2 = sub tropical to alpine (Köppen) | website = | footnotes = }} Takchang (Nepali: ताकछाङ) 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 (Rong) 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 around 1900m (approximately) above the sea level.

Folk Tale related to Takchang

According to the Folk fable and the aged citizen dwell in this village call "Bagh Khor"(बाघको खोर or बाघखोर ) in Nepali dialect (language) where there natives had to scared from the Tiger. The tome "Takchang Ko Ittehas"(ताकछाङको ईतिहास) written by Achut Sharma says that people used to find many Tigers in early 17th century. Gradually people started saying the name of the village from Trooktsong to Taksong (टाक्सोङ) and nowadays it has came up to Takchang (ताकछाङ).

Culture & Mythology

People of different castes & creeds follow their own religions & almighty. Buddhism & Hinduism are the main religion but there are many sub religions ( religious sects)are followed by the villagers.As a holy place there are Temples. ( RAM Mandir & DURGA Mandir).

Settlers(Ethnic)

Here live the people of different castes & crites beside that there are many subcastes or title of those people like (Neupane, Ghimire, Koirala, Bastola, Dulal, Dangal, Luitel, Rai, Lepcha (Rongkup), 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 in Private & Govt. sector in Capital city Gangtok and some other states as well as abroad for their studies & job. There is a Government school too in the middle of the village. Agriculture products include rice, maize, millet, ginger, vegetables and some cardamom.