Name of the Gewog: Tsaenkhar
1. Brief Background of the Gewog:
Tsaenkhar Gewog is located in the southern part of the Lhuentse Dzongkhag, which is bordered by Mongar Dzongkhag in the south, Jarey Gewog in the west and Shelrimuhoong Gewog of Mongar in the east.
Gewog Office is located at Phawan which is about one and half hour drive from the Dzongkhag Headquarters towards south. The Gewog is the entry point to great Lhuentse. Gewog has a total area of approximately 129 square kilometer with sparsely distributed population in the five Chiwogs of Artobadeb-Guendrang, Autsho-Charbi, Gonyid-Wambur, Dekaling-Tshochen and Domkhar-Umling. By size, it is one of the biggest Gewog in the Dzongkhag housing 601 resident households with total resident population of 2583.
2. The detailed information about the Gewog:
| Indicators | Statistics | Remarks | |
| General | |||
| Gewog Name | Tsaenkhar | ||
| Total Area (sq.kms) | 129 | ||
| Total Number of Chiwog | 5 | ||
| Total Number of Village | 57 | ||
| Number of Households | 497(Census)/601(Resident) | ||
| Number of Gungtongs | 38 | ||
| Community Centers | 1 | ||
| Mobile Network Connectivity | 100% | Partially covered in some parts | |
| Electricity connectivity | 100% | ||
| Agriculture | |||
| RNR Extension Centers | 1 | ||
| Farmer’s Cooperatives Groups | NA | 6 farmer groups | |
| Livestock | |||
| RNR Extension Centers | 1 | No livestock Extension | |
| Farmer’s Cooperatives Groups | NA | ||
| Forestry | |||
| Number of Community Forest | 5 | Chalibadeb, Sisingyelsa, Tongphugang, Yangla & Tshenkhar | |
| Number of Private Forest | |||
| Number of staff | 15 (Office bearers) | ||
| Total Forest Coverage (%) | 85.90% | ||
| Trade & Industry | |||
| Restaurant cum Bar (Fooding/Lodging) | 1 | ||
| Manufacturing | 3 | Concrete Brisk manufacturing unit | |
| Micro/general/retailer | 46 | ||
| Wholesaler | 2 | ||
| Meat Shop | 1 | ||
| Education | |||
| Number of Central Schools | 1 | Autsho CS | |
| Number of Middle Secondary Schools | NA | ||
| Number of Higher Secondary Schools | NA | ||
| Number of Primary Schools | 3 | ||
| Number of ECR | NA | ||
| Number of NFE Centers | 2 | ||
| Total Number of Schools | 4 | Tshochen PS, Wambur PS & Domkhar PS. | |
| Roads Network | |||
| GC Roads (KMS) | 0.15m | ||
| Farm Roads (KMS) | 157.1 | ||
| Religion & Culture | |||
| Number of Lhakhangs | 24 | ||
| Number of Neys/Tsachus | Ney-2 (Drakmar & Phuningla) | Menchu-1 | |
| Health Facility | |||
| Number of Hospital (s) | 1 (Autsho Hospital) | ||
| Number of Primary Health Center |
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| Number of ORCs | 6 | ||
| Number of Health officials | 27 | ||
| Regional office | |||
| Number of Regional Office | 2 | DoST and BDBL | |
3. Local Government Officials:
| Sl. No. | Designation | Name | Contact No. |
| 1 | Gup | Tashi Penjor | 17607101 |
| 2 | Mangmi | Choning Norbu | 17407650 |
| 3 | Tshogpa (Artobadeb-Guendrang Chiwog) | Khandu Dorji | 17388505 |
| 4 | Tshogpa (Autsho-Charbi Chiwog) | Thinley Penjor | 17708622 |
| 5 | Tshogpa (Dekaling-Tshochen Chiwog) | Tshewang Choden | 17707930 |
| 6 | Tshogpa (Domkhar-Umling Chiwog) | Sangay Chophel | 17947043 |
| 7 | Tshogpa (Gonyid-Wambur Chiwog) | Tashi Chezom | 17362971 |
4. Population details:
| Name of Chiwog | No. of Households | Population of Chiwog | No. of Gungtong (Empty Households) | |
| Male | Female | |||
| Artobadeb-Guendrang | 26(Census)/18(Resident) | 33(Resident) | 38(Resident) | |
| Autsho-Charbi | 121(Census)/252(Resident) | 686(Resident) | 681(Resident) | |
| Dekaling-Tshochen | 151(Census)/147(Resident) | 245(Resident) | 255(Resident) | |
| Domkhar-Umling | 107(Census)/90(Resident) | 156(Resident) | 161(Resident) | |
| Gonyid-Wambur | 92(Census)/94(Resident) | 183(Resident) | 145(Resident) | |
| Total | 497(Census)/601(Resident) | 1303 | 1280 | 38 |
| Total Population | 2583 | |||
5. Local Festivals & Tshechus:
| Tshechus & Local Festivals | Location | Lunar Calendar date of Tshechu/Festival | Remarks |
| Tsaenkhar Drakmar Drupchen | Namdroling Goenzin Dratshang | 16th to 17th day of 12th month of Bhutanese calendar. | |
| Kharam | All five chiwogs | 27th and 29th day of 8th month of Bhutanese calendar every year. |
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6. Civil Servant:
| Sl. No | Name | Designation | Contact No. |
| 1 | Tashi Tshering | Gewog Adm. Officer | 17755591 |
| 2 | Langa Tshering | Land Record Assistant | 17789187 |
| 3 | Kinley Wangdi | Agriculture Extension Supervisor | 17957518 |
| 4 | Kelzang Lhamo | Community Center Operator | 17746927 |
| 5 | Sangay Chophel | Principal (Autsho CS) | 17130509 |
| 6 | Kencho Tshering | Offtg. Principal (Tshochen PS) | 17633944 |
| 7 | Karma Thinley | Principal (Wambur PS) | 77417332 |
| 8 | Dorji Zangmo | Offtg. Principal (Domkhar PS) | 17647311 |
| 9 | Dr. Jamuna Gajmer | Doctor (Autsho PS) | 77745938 |
| 10 | Kencho Wangdi | HA (Patpachhu PHC) | 17546707 |
| 11 | Chhimi Lhamo | HA (Tshochen PHC) | 77655809 |
