Takshang

Takshang is a village near Pakyong sub-division in East Sikkim, India. Takchang or Takshang is 30.7 km from the capital city of Sikkim 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".GeographyTakshang is located at 27.18°N 88.53°E. It is about 1246 metres above sea level.Folk taleAccording 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 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 and nowadays it has come to Takchang .