Lingmo

Lingmoo is a village in Namchi District of Sikkim, India. It is 50.4 km from Gangtok, capital of Sikkim. It falls under Ravangla sub-division. Lingmoo is divided into upper-Lingmo, Pepthang, Tokday, Kolthang, Mangzing, and blocks.^[1] Tokday has 265 households with population of 1,339, of which 680 are males and 659 are females as per Census 2011.^[2] Kolthang has 241 households with 1,249 population, of which 634 are males and 615 are females as per 2011 Census.^[2] Mangzing has 216 homes with 1,134 population, of which 599 are males and 535 are females as per Census 2011. A total of 59 families reside in Lingmo block as per Government of India 2011 Census. It has a population of 297, of which 161 are males and 136 are females as per 2011 Census. Lingmo has a literacy rate of 75.30%. The village has of mixed population of Hindus, Buddhists, and Christians. Male literacy stands at 80.43% and female literacy at 68.81%. The village is administered by Panchayat President. It lies within Yangang-Rangang^[3] constituency of Sikkim Legislative Assembly. Lingmo is divided into Mangzing, Kolthang and Tokdey blocks of the constituency.

It has a Government Senior Secondary school, a junior high school, and several Primary Schools.^[4] Green-Vale Academy is one reputed private school situated within the village^[5]