Thingbu

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Thingbu
Village
Thingbu is located in Arunachal Pradesh
Thingbu
Thingbu
Location in Arunachal Pradesh, India
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Country  India
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Tawang district
Elevation 1,240 m (4,070 ft)
Languages
 • Official English
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)

Thingbu is a settlement in Tawang district in the north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, India.

Location

It is located on the 2,000-kilometre-long (1,200 mi) proposed Mago-Thingbu to Vijaynagar Arunachal Pradesh Frontier Highway along the McMahon Line,[1][2][3][4] alignment map of which can be seen here and here.[5]

Demographics

A small village occupied by Monpa tribe & consists of 58 households.

Culture

Main festivals: Losar, Gandan Ngamchod etc.

Religion: Buddhist.

Dress: Traditional Shinka, Totung, Tenga-kime, Khichin, etc. ( for women). Khanjar, Chhuba, Totung, etc. (for men)

Climate

Heavy snowfall occurs during the months of December, January & February.

See also

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References

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