Gangtey

Gangtey Gewog is one of the beautiful valleys in the country located at 65Kms to the East of Wangdue Phodrang Dzongkhag with an area of 49.90 square kilometers. It shares border with Phobjikha Gewog in the South, Bjena Gewog in the West, Dangchu Gewog in the North-West frontier and Sephu Gewog towards the North. The altitude ranges from 2900-3200 meters above sea level with sandy loam soil which is very rich in humus with abundant coniferous forest. It has cool temperate climate and receives snowfall during Winter Season. The summer is mostly rainy and it is very stunning during spring with colorful rhododendron flowers all over the valley.

Gangtey is divided into five Chiwogs with 14 villages and consists of 325 households. The population is projected around 3000 including the floating population according to Gewog statistic of which 1234 are eligible voters. The settlements are mostly clustered and the communities share same culture, same dialect that is Dzongkha and majority of the communities depends on subsistence farming. In the past the resident of Gangtey used both Gangtey and Chitokha (now under Nysho Gewog) as their summer and winter residences respectively where they cultivate paddy at Chitokha and potatoes in Gangtey but now after the proper demarcation of Gewog in 2008, majority of residents of Gangtey have stopped their seasonal migration.

The Gewog has good road accessibility over 30kms of farm road constructed over the years connecting every villages and it has a highway which is under the jurisdiction of Department of Road. The telecommunication facilities cover whole Gewog where both mobile networks found in the country are available. Electricity coverage is 100% but the Gewog faces the challenges of frequent power cuts due to electric cables erected through the thick woods via Gogona and underground cables. Easy access to Health facility with the existing BHU-I at Yuesa Chiwog and 1 Out-Reach Clinic (ORC) at Gogona Chiwog for 3 villages delivers the basic health services to the people of the Gewog. The Phobjikha Middle Secondary School and 1 Primary School promotes the Education in the Gewog supplemented with 3 Non-Formal Education Centers for adults.

The Gewog is very rich in tradition and culture where every Chiwog consist of one Lhakhang and most importantly Gangtey Lhakhang including the Shedra plays the vital role in promoting the culture in particular with over 400 monks studying as of now. The culture is further promoted with the presence of supreme spiritual Master- His Holiness the Gangtey Tulku Rinpoche and performing many ceremonies and rituals.

The natural beauty of the valley and rich flora and fauna in particular the migration of Black-necked Cranes around mid October till end of February makes the place an attractive recreational destination for both Bhutanese and foreign visitors. Moreover, the introduction of Home-Stay program in the villages adds more value for the foreign visitors to experience the true living style, food habits and tradition & customs in general. There are many Resorts and Hotels available in the valley for the visitors as well providing necessary logistics.

 

Local Government
Gewog Name:	Gangtey Gewog
Geographical  Location	65 Kms towards East of WangduePhodrang
Total Area (sq.kms)	49.9 square kilometer
Total No. of Chiwog	5
Community center	1
Total Population	Male	Female			Total
	1082	1169			2251
Total No. of Villages	16
No. of Households	333
Business License Holder	35 (Shops and including Hotels, Resorts)
Household with BBS and cable TV	333

Agriculture
RNR extension centers	1
Farmer’s cooperatives	1 (Gogona MPU Group)
Irrigation schemes	Number	KMS
	Nil	Nil
No of Community forest	10
Total Forest Coverage	807.30 Hectares

 

Education
No. of Schools	HSS		MSS		PS		ECR		NFE		TOTAL
	0		1		1		1		2
No. of Students	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Male	Female	Total
			267	306	84	113	10	07
No. of Teachers	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	Total
			25	4	5	2	1	0	1	1
Teacher student ratio

 

Health
Hospital/BHUs/ORCs	Hospital		་ BHU		ORC		Total
			1		1		2
RWSS Coverage	No. Household With RWSS coverage	Percentage (%)		No. of Household Withhout RWSS coverage		Percentage (%)
	35	100%		0		0

Electricity
Household electrified	No.	%	Household without Electrified	No.	%
	333	100%		0	0

 

Tele-communication
Village with Mobile network	All 16 villages are connected except Gogona with only TashiCell
Village without mobile network	Nil

 

Roads Networks
GC Roads (KMS)	500 Mtrs
Farm Roads (KMS)	30 Kms (2006-to 2014)

 

Religion & Culture
Lhakhangs	Govt. Owned	Community	Private	Total
	0	7	0	7

 

 

Local Government
Village Name Population	Village	Male	Female	་ Total
	1.      Gangtey	140	137	277
	2.      Beta	14	21	35
	3.      Gela	74	84	158
	4.      Tokha	62	54	116
	5.      Kumbu	50	75	125
	6.      Jangchey	42	50	92
	7.      Semchubara	85	86	171
	8.      Sangtana	99	99	198
	9.      Yeakorwog	54	58	112
	10.  Moel	143	148	291
	11.  Moel (Yuesa)	31	35	66
	12.  Tabiteng	23	32	55
	13.  Yuesa	93	126	219
	14.  Chubja	52	49	101
	15.  Gogojekha	59	52	111
	16.  Ebja	61	63	124

Civil Infrastructure

Sl	Name		Year of const.		Remarks/Issues
1	Gewog Office		2015-2016		Old office was damaged by earthquake whereby not usable. New office constructed under SDP Budget.
2	RNR/		On going		New RNR office is under construction (Relocation)
3	BHU/Hospitals/ORC		BHU- 2013		Relocation at Yuesa
4	Forest Range Office		2014		New Office Constructed
5	Park Office
6	Veterinary Hospital		Nil
7	Others
No. of Farm Roads Sl.no Name of FR Length Year of Const Location Remarks 1 Gangtey to Kumbu 4 2012 Jangchey   2 Gangtey to Jangchey 3 2012 Jangchey   3 Gangtey to Semchubara 3 2007 Jangchey   4 Talachung to Jangchey 1 2014 Jangchey   5 Dogselgang to Gella 1.5 2008 Gangtey   6 Tokha to Gangsar 2 2006 Gangtey   7 Tshamshingju to Pangkarpo 2.5 2009 Yeakorwog   8 Beta to MangchuPhaka 1 2014 Yeakorwog   9 Pangkarpo to Maangyuekha 1.5 2010 Yeakorwog   10 Mangthanka to Jongzhita 2 2013 Yeakorwog   11 Dungshipokto to Khewabatsha 1 2014 Yuesa   12 Gogolam Khapji to YuesaDangra 1 2014 Yuesa   13 Lamkhapji to MPU 1.5 2007 Gogona   14 Gangkarpangna to Phamna 5 2010 Gogona
Livelihood
Sl		Name of the crop/livestock		Annual Production		Remarks/ Issues
1		Potato		3836 MT		Cultivated over 600Acres
2		Buckwheat		25MT		Cultivated over 55Acres
3		Radish		126MT		Cultivated over 40Acres
4		Milk		121.76MT
5		Cheese		10.96MT
6		Butter		6.09MT
7		Egg		2100 Dozens