Gangzur Gewog is one of the eight gewog which falls under Lhuentse Dzongkhag. The gewog covers an area of approximately 536 sq kms and the gewog has altitudes ranging from 1200 to 2800 meters above sea level. High ridges; steep slopes, deep gorges and lowland in some areas characterize the topography. It has warm summer and cold winter.The Gewog has Gewog has 568 household but officially recorded is 452 households, with total population of 5067out of which 2629 are male and 2438 are female. Gewog office is located at Thimyul under Nimshong chiwog which fall in the centre. Gup as an elected chairperson looks after all the development activities and Gewog Tshogde is the highest decision making body in the gewog.
Gangzur Gewog is connected with feeder road, to reach Gewog center from Dzongkhag one have to travel 10 kms of feeder road.For administrative purpose the Gewog is divided into 5 Chiwogs with a Tshogpa each, the Chiwog is further divided into villages comprising of few households and this makes a total of 30 villages scattered across the Gewog. Gup as an elected chairperson looks after all the development activities and Gewog The Gewog is relatively developed when considered from the economic point of view of the Dzongkhag as a whole. The Gewog is accessible by motor able roads, electricity and water supply ( RWSS).The Gewog has taken full advantage of the benefits of modern economic development and the people of the Gewog have also preserved and continue to practice age old custom and tradition. The people in the Gewog mostly depend on agriculture and livestock product, though the Gewog does not have vegetables shed, Farmers travel at Lhuentse vegetable market to sell their product.
Local Government Officials:
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Sl. No. |
Designation |
Name |
Contact No. |
|
1 |
Gup |
Tshewang Thinley |
17700922 |
|
2 |
Mangmi |
Karma Kunzang |
17809258 |
|
3 |
Tshogpa (Shawa-Zhamling) |
Tashi Dhendup |
17576668 |
|
4 |
Tshogpa (Ney) |
Pema Tsheten |
17700504 |
|
5 |
Tshogpa (Kidyloong-Somshing) |
Sonam Dorji |
77454542 |
|
6 |
Tshogpa (Nimshong -Tongling) |
Thukten Gayley |
17927316 |
|
7 |
Tshogpa (Jang -Ngar) |
Jigme Thinley |
17973843 |
Population details:
|
Name of Chiwog |
No. of Households |
Population of Chiwog |
No. of Gungtong (Empty Households) |
|
Jang- Ngar |
87 |
1210 |
10 |
|
Kidyloong-Somshing |
120 |
1282 |
3 |
|
Ney |
97 |
1050 |
24 |
|
Nimshong-Tongling |
66 |
604 |
3 |
|
Shawa-Zhamling |
82 |
921 |
1 |
|
|
452 |
5067 |
41 |
Civil Servant:
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Sl. No. |
Designation |
Name |
Contact No. |
|
1 |
Gewog ADM Officer |
Chimi Yangzom |
17583982 |
|
2 |
Principal (Thimyul LSS) |
Rinchen Wangdi |
17121132 |
|
3 |
Principal(Ney PS) |
Gangchuk |
16446129 |
|
3 |
Agriculture Extension Officer |
Kinley Wangdi |
17957518 |
|
4 |
Forestry Extension Officer |
Kezang Dawa |
17244344 |
|
5 |
Livestock Extension Officer |
Sherab Thinley |
17693272 |
|
6 |
Health Assistant (BHU ) |
UgyenLhaden/Sangay/Sonam Deki |
17131807/17287465/17130185 |
Education:
|
Sl. No. |
Name of School |
No. of Teachers |
No. of Students |
||
|
Male |
Female |
Boys |
Girls |
||
|
1 |
Thimyul LSS |
13 |
3 |
77 |
119 |
|
2 |
Ney PS |
5 |
1 |
32 |
27 |
|
3 |
Lhuentse PS |
8 |
4 |
111 |
98 |
|
Total No. of NFE Centers:5 |
Ney,Samling,Gewog centre,Jangchubling and Jang |
No. of NFE learners: |
Male |
Female |
|
10 |
44 |
Health
|
Sl. No. |
Details |
Place |
|
1 |
2 Basic Health Unit II |
Ney and Thimyul |
|
2 |
3 Out Reach Clinic |
Tsholing,Shawa and Zhamling |
Road Connection :
|
Road Name |
Road Type (Farm road/Gewog Center road/Feeder road etc.) |
Road Length (KM) |
Year of Construction |
|
Thimyul –GC |
Gewog Centre road partly black tooped |
10 km |
1998 |
|
Nongmachorten to Yodra |
Farm road |
7.8 km |
2003-2004 |
|
Ney |
Farm road |
30 km |
2006 |
|
Somshing-Magar |
Farm road |
4 km |
2012 |
|
Shawa |
Farm road |
6.5 |
2010 |
|
Tsholing |
Farm road |
7 km |
2010/2016 |
|
Zhamling |
Farm road |
1 km |
2015-16 |
|
Amtse |
Farm Road |
7 km |
2014-15 |
|
Ngar |
Farm Road |
5 km |
2011-12 |
Local Festivals & Tshechus
|
Tshechus & Local Festivals |
Location |
Lunar Calendar date of Tshechu/Festival |
|
Prew |
Khowchung |
fourth month of 10th day of every year but no exact date. |
|
Chothpa |
Kilung |
14 and 15 day of 11th month of every year of Lunar Calendere |
|
Chha |
Shawa and Ney |
10,11and 12 day of 8th month of every year of Lunar Calender. |
|
Chha |
Gangzur and Jang |
8,9,10,11day of 7th month of every year of Lunar calendar |
|
Chha |
Somshing |
7 and 8 day of 9th month of every year of lunar calendar |
|
Tsepamay wang |
Jangchubling |
10th day of 8th month of every year of lunar calendar |
|
Tsechu |
Jangchubling and Tausing Gonpa |
27,28 and 29 day of 10th month of Lunar calendar,9-15 day of 12th month of Lunae calendar |
|
Important Pilgrimage sites(Ney/Hot spring) |
Location |
|
|
Ney khangpajong Tshachu |
Khenpajong |
|
|
Khowchung Ney |
Khowchung |
|
|
Jangchubling Ney |
Jangchuling |
|
Trade & Industry Information:
|
Business Type(Shops/Bars/Hotels/factory, etc) |
Registered Name |
Location |
Large/Medium/Micro/Others |
|
Shops |
Norzin |
Nongmachorten |
Micro |
|
Shop |
Jangchub peldon |
Nongmachorten |
Micro |
|
Shop |
Pema Lhadon |
Nimshong |
Micro |
|
Shop |
Kencho Tshomo |
Lekpa |
Micro |
|
Shop |
Sonam Lhamo |
Lekpa |
Micro |
|
Shop |
Deki Pelzom |
Zhamling |
Micro |
|
Shop |
Karma Tenzin |
Thrima |
Micro |
RNRC : 1 Centre, Agriculture, Forestry and Livestock Extension
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Sl. No. |
Agriculture |
Livestock |
Other |
|
1 |
|
2 Livestock group and 30 biogas installed within chiwogs |
|
Tele-commutation : 100% coverage by both B mobile and T cell
Electricity : All Chiwogs connected)
Goshey Nyenshey in Gewog:
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Sl. No. |
Name |
Village |
Contact No. |
|
1 |
Karma (Ex- Gup) |
Ney |
17350950 |
|
2 |
Kezang Tobgay |
Ney |
17508662 |
|
3 |
Sonam Dorji |
Tsholing |
17955969 |
|
4 |
Rinzin Wangda |
Zhamling |
17855841 |
|
5 |
Tashi Dendup |
Shawa |
17576668 |
|
6 |
Karma Kunzang |
Jalamzur |
17407553 |
|
7 |
Ugyen Tshering |
Jang |
|
|
10 |
Ugyen Choizang |
Jang |
17697939 |
|
11 |
Namgay Wangchuk |
Samling |
|
|
13 |
Cheten Dorji |
Ney |
|
|
14 |
Sonam Tshering |
Gangzur |
17674615 |
|
15 |
Tshering Dendup |
Somshing |
|
|
16 |
Tobgay |
Ngar |
|
|
17 |
Khandu |
Tsholing |
|
List of Ex-Armed Forces in Gewog:
|
Sl No |
Name |
CID No |
Organization/Post |
Village |
Remarks
|
|
1 |
Tshewang Jigme |
10601004842 |
RBA/Drimpon Gom |
Gangzur |
|
|
2 |
Tenzin La |
10601001997 |
RBA/Drimpon |
Phaling Town |
|
|
3 |
Rinzin Wangchuk |
10601001083 |
RBG/Pelpon |
Gangzur |
|
|
4 |
Yeshila |
10601003419 |
RBP/Pelpon |
Phaling Town |
|
|
5 |
Gembola |
10601003166 |
RBP/Pelpon |
Phaling Town |
|
|
6 |
Tashi phuntsho |
10601000419 |
RBG/Peljab |
Gangzur |
|
|
7 |
Sangay Dorji |
10601000536 |
RBG/Chuma |
Gangzur |
|
|
8 |
Sangay Tenzin |
10601000496 |
RBA/Chuma |
Gangzur |
|
|
9 |
Ugyen Tshering |
11504002609 |
RBP/Drimpon Gom |
Denkaling |
|
|
10 |
Ugyen Thinley |
10601000211 |
RBG/Gopa |
Gangzur |
Presently at Thimphu |
|
11 |
Dorji Wangdi |
10601000770 |
RBA/Peljab |
Ngar |
|
|
12 |
Karma Sherab |
10601002498 |
RBP/Gopa |
Ngar |
|
|
13 |
Kelzang Wangdi |
10601000497 |
RBA/Chuma |
Ngar |
|
|
14 |
Kinzang Dorji |
10601001010 |
RBA/Drimpon |
Jang |
|
|
15 |
Tshering Wangdi |
10601007559 |
RBA/Gopa |
Jang |
|
|
16 |
Sangay Dorji |
10601000744 |
RBA/Chuma |
Jang |
|
|
17 |
Kinga Sonam |
1060200475 |
RBP/Drimpon |
Nimshong |
|
|
18 |
Samdrup |
10709004188 |
RBG/Peljab |
Nimshong |
|
|
19 |
Tshering Norten |
10601000560 |
RBA/Peljab |
Nimshong |
|
|
20 |
Pema |
10601003622 |
RBA/Chuma |
Tongling |
|
|
21 |
Mindu |
10601003270 |
RBA/Chuma |
Tongling |
|
|
22 |
Choney Dorji |
10601001507 |
RBA/Drimpon |
Magar |
|
|
23 |
Tsheten Thinley |
10601001373 |
RBG/Drimpon |
Lekpa |
|
|
24 |
Jangchuk |
12006000842 |
RBG/Drimpon |
Lekpa |
|
|
25 |
Chimi Dorji |
10601004861 |
RBA/Peljab |
Lekpa |
|
|
26 |
Tshewang Dorji |
10601001398 |
RBA/Chuma |
Magar |
|
|
27 |
Ugyen Dorji |
10601001592 |
RBA/Chuma |
Magar |
|
|
28 |
Tshewang Tharchen |
10601001422 |
RBG/Chuma |
Magar |
|
|
29 |
Ugyen Wangdi |
10601002715 |
RBA/Chuma |
Magar |
|
|
30 |
Shewla |
10601002725 |
RBA/Chuma |
Samling |
|
|
31 |
Tshering Penjor |
10608001650 |
RBA/Chuma |
Somshing |
|
|
32 |
Sonam penjor |
10601003917 |
RBP/Chuma |
Lekpa |
|
|
33 |
Gempo Dorji |
11410001277 |
RBA/Chuma |
Lingabee |
|
|
34 |
Peljor |
10601001572 |
RBA/Chuma |
Lingabee |
|
|
35 |
Karmala |
10601000322 |
RBA/Chuma |
Somshing |
|
|
36 |
Tashi Tobgay |
10604000570 |
RBA/Chuma |
Lekpa |
|
|
37 |
Towpo |
10601003335 |
RBG/Chuma |
Tausing Gonpa |
|
|
38 |
Ngawang Jamba |
10601004745 |
RBA/Daydrim |
Ney |
|
|
40 |
Dorji |
10601001830 |
RBA/Pelpon |
Ney |
|
|
41 |
Ugyen Tshering |
10601001982 |
RBA/Pelpon |
Ney |
|
|
42 |
Changlo |
11909000768 |
RBG/Peljab |
Ney |
|
|
43 |
Rinchen Khando |
10203000059 |
RBA/Peljab |
Ney |
|
|
44 |
Dendup |
10306001532 |
RBG/peljab |
Ney |
|
|
45 |
Kunzang Thinley |
10601002049 |
RBA/Gopa |
Ney |
|
|
46 |
Lhendup Dorji |
10601000197 |
RBA/Gopa |
Ney |
|
|
47 |
Ngophel La |
10601002138 |
RBG/Gopa |
Ney |
|
|
48 |
Gothpola |
10601004173 |
RBP/Chuma |
Ney |
|
|
49 |
Norbu Wangdi |
10713000430 |
RBA/Chuma |
Ney |
|
|
50 |
Karma tenzin |
10601001182 |
RBA/Chuma |
Ney |
|
|
51 |
Lhendup |
10601002212 |
RBP/Chuma |
Ney |
|
|
52 |
Wangda |
10601003944 |
RBP/Daydrim |
Zhamling |
|
|
53 |
Sangay Chophel |
10601004046 |
RBA/Pelpon |
Zhamling |
|
|
54 |
Tshering Dendup |
10601004955 |
RBA/Chuma |
Zhamling |
|
|
55 |
Propola |
10601004202 |
RBA/Chuma |
Zhamling |
|
|
56 |
Nado |
10601001242 |
RBhuma |
Zhamling |
|
|
57 |
Karma dorji |
10601003536 |
RBA/Peljab |
Thrima |
|
|
58 |
Phuntsho |
10601003559 |
RBA/Peljab |
Thrima |
|
|
59 |
Gawa |
10601003517 |
RBP/Chuma |
Thrima |
|
|
60 |
Namgangla |
10601003457 |
RBP/Gopa |
Thrima |
|
|
61 |
Nimala |
10601003564 |
RBA/chuma |
Thrima |
|
|
62 |
Tashi Dorji |
10601003941 |
RBA/Gopa |
Shawa |
|
|
63 |
Norbula |
10601002979 |
RBA/Chuma |
Shawa |
|
|
64 |
Kinzang Lhawang |
10601000630 |
RBA/Chuma |
Nimshong |
|
|
65 |
Ugyen Tshewang |
10601002369 |
RBA/Gopa |
Nimshong |
|
|
66 |
Pemala |
10601003634 |
RBG/Chuma |
Denkaling |
|
|
67 |
Sonam Tenzin |
10601000145 |
RBA/Chuma |
Changray |
|
|
68 |
Thinley Dorji |
10601003276 |
RBG/Chuma |
Magar |
|
|
69 |
Karma Chophel |
- |
RBA/Chuma |
Samling |
|
|
70 |
Tshewang Dorji |
10601001887 |
RBA/Chuma |
Gangzur |
|
|
71 |
Yeshila |
10601000681 |
RBA/Chuma |
Jang |
|
|
72 |
Tenzin Norbu |
10601001321 |
RBA/Gopa |
Gangzur |
Presently at Trongsa |
|
73 |
Tshering Dorji |
10601001322 |
RBA/Gopa |
Gangzur |
|
|
74 |
Tobgay |
10601003347 |
RBG/Gopa |
Gangzur |
Presently at Taba |
|
75 |
Nidup |
10601001839 |
RBG/Gopa |
Gangzur |
Presently at Dra Kharp |
|
76 |
Sonam |
10601000456 |
RBG/peljab |
Gangzur |
Presently at Gelephu |
|
77 |
Pema Tshewang |
10601001551 |
RBA/Chuma |
Gangzur |
Presently at Trashigang |
|
78 |
Pema Dawa |
1060100116 |
RBA/Chuma |
Phaling Town |
|
|
79 |
Nado |
10601000323 |
RBP/Chuma |
Phaling Town |
|
|
80 |
Tshering Dorji |
10601003607 |
RBG/Chuma |
Tongling |
|
|
81 |
Kunzang Thinley |
10601002901 |
RBA/Chuma |
Shawa |
|
|
82 |
Khirkhirla |
10601002808 |
RBA/Chuma |
Shawa |
|