NAME OF THE GEWOG:Gangzur   

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.

     

Area                            :           356. Sq Km

Population                 :           5059

Households                :           471 including Gungtongs

 

Local Government Officials:

Sl. No.

Designation

Name

Contact No.

1

Gup

Tshewang Thinley

17700922

2

Magma

Karma Kunzang

17809258

3

Tshogpa (Jang-Ngar)

Jigme Thinley

17973843

4

Tshogpa (Ney)

Pema Tsheten

17700504

5

Tshogpa (Kidyloong-Somshing)

Sonam Dorji

17702161

6

Tshogpa (Nimshong-Tongling)

Thukten Gayley

17927316

7

Tshogpa (Shawa-Zhamling)

Tashi Dendup

17576668

 

Population details:

Name of Chiwog

No. of Households

 Population of Chiwog

No. of Gungtong (Empty Households)

 Jang Ngar

115

998

8

 Ney

110

1020

30

 Kidyloong-Somshing

120

1286

8

 Nimshong-Tongling

60

592

2

 Shawa-Zhamling

66

1163

2

 Total

477

3724

189

Civil Servant:

Sl. No.

Designation

Name

Contact No.

1

Gewog ADM Officer

 

 

2

Principal (LHSS)

Dorji Nidup

17642483

3

Offtg. Principal(Thimyul LSS)

Sonam Duba

17788393

 

Principal(Lhuentse PS)

Sigay Phurpa

17635319

 

Offtg Principal(Ney PS)

Sonam Phuntsho

17462067

4

Agriculture Extension Supervisor

Pema Lhaden

17685296

5

Livestock Extension Supervisor

Sherub Thinley

17693272

 

 

9

 

 

Health Assistant

Ugyen Lhaden

17131807

Phuntsho Wangdi

77335648

Karma Choden

17234154

10

Community Centre Operator

Yeshi Wangmo

17855051

 

Education:

Sl. No.

Name of School

No. of Teachers

No. of Students

Male

Female

Boys

Girls

1

Lhuentse HSS

28

09

182

279

2

Thimyul LSS

15

04

72

96

3

Lhuentse PS

6

7

94

110

2

Ney PS

4

1

21

24

           

 Total No. ECCD:4

  Thimyul,Magar,Shawa and Ney

 

No. of Learners

Male

Female

29

21

 

Health                       

Sl. No.

Details

Place

1

Basic Health Unit II

Thimyul and Ney

2

3 Out Reach Clinic

Shawa,Thrima,Zhamling and Tsholing

 

Road Connection      :

Road Name

Road Type

(Farm road/Gewog Center road/Feeder road etc.)

Road Length (KM)

Year of Construction

Nongmachorten to  – GC

GC road (blacktopped)

0.624

 

Jangchubling

 Farm road

12.5

2005-2007

Ney

 Farm road

18

2008-12

Tsholing

 Farm road

7.4

2008-2012

Shawa

 Farm road

13

2009-10

Jang

 Farm road

8

2010-2012

Ngar

 Farm road

7.8

2012-13

Yurbi

Farn road

1.8

2012-13

Phatala to Tazibar FR

Farm road

6

2012-13

Yodra Goenpa

Farm road

7

2010-12

Magar Somshing

Farm road

7.5

2012-2013

Zhamling

Farm road

1

2014 -15

Amtse

Farm road

6.5

2015-16

Namseygang

Farm road

2.07

2015-16

Thimyul

Farm road

2.07

2016-2017

Tongling

Farm road

1.06

2017-18

Jang Merculing FR

Farm road

1.2

2017-18

Thrima

Farm road

2.1

2019-2020

Tausang Goenpa

Farm road

2.1

2020-2021

Jalamzur

Farm road

2.193

2021-2022

 

Local Festivals & Tshechus

Tshechus & Local Festivals

Location

Lunar Calendar date of Tshechu/Festival

 Prew

Khowchung Lhakhang and all five chiwogs

10th  day of 4th month every year.

 Chotpa

Kilung lhakhang

15th day of the 11th month

Tsepamey Wang

Jangchubling Dratshang

10th day of 8th month every year

Tshechu

Jangchubling Dratshang 

27th-29th day of 10th month 

 Tausang Goenpa Tsechu

Tausang Goenpa Lhakhang

14th and 15th  day of 12th  month of every year of lunar calendar

Chha

Ney Chiwog,Shawa village,Jang and Gangzur Village

1st-10th day of 1st month every year

Important Pilgrimage sites(Ney/Hot spring)

Location

Ney Tsechu and Yonten kenjung Tsachu

Khamplung and Yontenkenjung

 

Trade & Industry Information:

Business Type(Shops/Bars/Hotels/factory, etc)

Registered Name

Location

Large/Medium/Micro/Others

Shop

Norzin

Nongmachorten

Micro

Shop

Tshering Norzom

Nongmachorten

Micro

Shop

Yeshi Namgay

Kilung

Micro

Shop

Dorji Wangmo

Lekpa

Micro  

Shop

Tshering Dema

Lekpa

Micro

Shop cum bar

Chimi Tshering

Ney

Micro

Shop cum bar

Thukten Wangmo

,,

Micro

Shop

Yonten

,,

Micro

Shop

Sonam Dema

,,

Micro

Shop

Gegemo

Thrima

Micro

 

RNRC             :           1 Centre, Agriculture and Livestock Extension

 

Sl. No.

Agriculture

Livestock

Other

1

  • Vegetables, (3 farmers group registered with RAMCO)

Dairy Group (1

  • 3 community forest groups

 

Tele-commutation     :           100% coverage by both B mobile and T cell

Electricity                  :           All Chiwogs connected

 

Goshey Nyenshey in Gewog:

Sl. No.

Name

Village

Contact No.

1

Karma (Ex- Gup)

Ney

17350950

2

Kunzang Dorji(Ex Gup)

Jang

17927337

3

Kezang Tobgay

Ney

17508662

4

Sonam Lhamo

Kilung

17927248

5

Rinzin Wangda

Zhamling

17855841

6

Sonam Tshering

Shawa

17629388

7

Karma Kunzang

Jalamzur

17407553

8

Ugyen Tshering

Jang

 

9

Ugyen Choizang

Jang

17697939

10

Namgay Wangchuk

Samling

 

13

Cheten Dorji

Ney

 

14

Sonam Tshering

Gangzur

17674615

15

Tshering Dendup

Somshing

 

16

Tobgay

Ngar

17883218

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

Presently at Nanglam

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

Currently at Thimphu

25

Chimi Dorji

10601004861

RBA/Peljab

Lekpa

 

26

Tshewang Dorji

10601001398

RBA/Chuma

Magar

 

27

Ugyen Dorji

10601001592

RBA/Chuma

Magar

 

28

Tharchenla

10601001422

RBG/Chuma

Magar

 

29

Ugyen Wangdi

10601002715

RBA/Chuma

Magar

 

30

Tshering Penjor

10608001650

RBA/Chuma

Somshing

 

31

Sonam penjor

10601003917

RBP/Chuma

Lekpa

 

32

Gempo Dorji

11410001277

RBA/Chuma

Lingabee

 

33

Peljor

10601001572

RBA/Chuma

Lingabee

 

34

Karmala

10601000322

RBA/Chuma

Somshing

 

35

Tashi Tobgay

10604000570

RBA/Chuma

Lekpa

 

36

Towpo

10601003335

RBG/Chuma

Tausing Gonpa

 

37

Ngawang Jamba

10601004745

RBA/Daydrim

Ney

 

38

Dorji

10601001830

RBA/Pelpon

Ney

 

39

Ugyen Tshering

10601001982

RBA/Pelpon

Ney

Currently at Phaling Town

40

Changlo

11909000768

RBG/Peljab

Ney

 

41

Rinchen Khando

10203000059

RBA/Peljab

Ney

 

42

Dendup

10306001532

RBG/peljab

Ney

 

43

Kunzang Thinley

10601002049

RBA/Gopa

Ney

 

44

Lhendup Dorji

10601000197

RBA/Gopa

Ney

 

45

Ngophel La

10601002138

RBG/Gopa

Ney

 

46

Gothpola

10601004173

RBP/Chuma

Ney

 

47

Norbu Wangdi

10713000430

RBA/Chuma

Ney

 

48

Karma tenzin

10601001182

RBA/Chuma

Ney

 

49

Lhendup

10601002212

RBP/Chuma

Ney

 

50

Sangay Chophel

10601004046

RBA/Pelpon

Zhamling

 

51

Tshering Dendup

10601004955

RBA/Chuma

Zhamling

 

52

Propola

10601004202

RBA/Chuma

Zhamling

 

53

Nado

10601001242

RBhuma

Zhamling

 

54

Karma dorji

10601003536

RBA/Peljab

Thrima

 

55

Phuntsho

10601003559

RBA/Peljab

Thrima

 

56

Gawa

10601003517

RBP/Chuma

Thrima

 

57

Namgangla

10601003457

RBP/Gopa

Thrima

 

58

Nimala

10601003564

RBA/chuma

Thrima

 

59

Tashi Dorji

10601003941

RBA/Gopa

Shawa

 

60

Norbula

10601002979

RBA/Chuma

Shawa

 

61

Kinzang Lhawang

10601000630

RBA/Chuma

Nimshong

 

62

Ugyen Tshewang

10601002369

RBA/Gopa

Nimshong

 

63

Pemala

10601003634

RBG/Chuma

Denkaling

 

64

Thinley Dorji

10601003276

RBG/Chuma

Tausang

 

65

Karma Chophel

 

RBA/Chuma

Samling

 

66

Tshewang Dorji

10601001887

RBA/Chuma

Gangzur

 

67

Yeshila

10601000681

RBA/Chuma

Jang

 

68

Tenzin Norbu

10601001321

RBA/Gopa

Gangzur

Presently at Trongsa

69

Tshering Dorji

10601001322

RBA/Gopa

Gangzur

 

70

Tobgay

10601003347

RBG/Gopa

Gangzur

Presently at Taba

71

Nidup

10601001839

RBG/Gopa

Ney

 

72

Sonam

10601000456

RBG/peljab

Gangzur

Presently at Gelephu

73

Pema Tshewang

10601001551

RBA/Chuma

Gangzur

Presently at Trashigang

74

Pema Dawa

1060100116

RBA/Chuma

Phaling Town

 

75

Nado

10601000323

RBP/Chuma

Phaling Town

 

76

Tshering Dorji

10601003607

RBG/Chuma

Tongling

 

77

Kunzang Thinley

10601002901

RBA/Chuma

Shawa