Daga

Gewog Profile (Description):

Daga geog is located in the southern part of the Dzongkhag on the right bank of the Puna Tsangchhu. It is bordered by Gasetsho-Wom in the North-West, Lajab Geog and Tseza Geog of Dagana in the South and river Puna Tsang chhu forms its eastern boundary. Daga geog is made up of 5 villages namely Um Khatey, Um Khamey, Wogayna, Gebaykha, Taksha-Silli and it consists of 152 households. As per the PHCB 2005, the population is 1,347.

Daga geog consists of an estimated area of 343.5 Sq.km and about 98% of the total area falls under forest cover. Daga geog enjoys a dry sub-tropical climate with an altitude ranging from 800 to 2700 meters above sea level with an annual average rainfall of 800-900 mm.  The average mean temperature for the warmest months of June and July is about 36 degree Celsius, while the mean temperature for the coldest months of January and February is about 10-12 degree Celsius.

Local Government

 Gewog Name:

 Daga Gewog

Geographical  Location

 800 to 2700 meters above sea level

 Total Area (sq.kms)

 343.63

Total No. of Chiwog

 

 5

 Community center

Daga CC

 

Total Population

 Male

Female

Total

684

663

1347

 

Total No. of Villages

35 Vilages

No. of Households

152

Business License Holder

15

Household with BBS and cable TV

26 households with BBS tv – no cable TV at village

             

 

Agriculture

 RNR extension centers

One centre

Farmer’s cooperatives

Nil

 

Irrigation schemes

Number

KMS

11

52.5 kms

No of Community forest

2 (Taksha & Uma community forest)

Total Forest Coverage

86.09 percentage

 

Education

No. of Schools

HSS

MSS

PS

ECR

NFE

TOTAL

-NA

NA

2

Nil

3

5

No. of Students

Boys

Girls

Boys

Girls

Boys

Girls

Boys

Girls

Male

Female

Total

 

 

 

 

107

126

 

 

 

 

 

No. of Teachers

M

F

M

F

M

F

M

F

M

F

Total

 

 

 

 

7

6

 

 

 

 

 

Teacher student ratio

 

 

Health

Hospital/BHUs/ORCs

Hospital

BHU

ORC

Total

 

2 Nos

3 Nos

 

RWSS Coverage

No. Household

With RWSS coverage

Percentage (%)

No. of Household Withhout RWSS coverage

Percentage (%)

152

98%

14 Hhs

 

               

Electricity

Household electrified

No.

%

Household without Electrified

No.

%

138

90%

14 Hhs

10%

 

Tele-communication

Village with Mobile network

All 33 Villages have mobile coverage

Village without mobile network

2 Villages

 

Roads Networks

GC Roads (KMS)

0.2 kms

Farm Roads (KMS)

42 kms

 

Religion & Culture

Lhakhangs

Govt. Owned

Community

Private

Total

3

2

1

6

 

Civil Infrastructure

 

Sl

Name

Year of const.

Remarks/Issues

 

1

Gewog Office

2003

 

 

2

RNR/

2013-14

 

 

3

BHU/Hospitals/ORC

Kamich BHU -1999 Uma BHU 2012

 

 

4

Forest Range Office

 

 

 

5

Park Office

Nil

 

 

6

Veterinary Hospital

Nil

 

 

7

 

Others

 

No. of Farm Roads

Sl

Name

Length

Const. Year

Remarks

1

Taksha-Silli farm road

 

20 kms

2009

Built under KRII grant

2

Gebaykha farm road

 

11 kms

2013

Gewog Development Grant

3

Uma Khatoe and Khamoe Farm road

 

11kms

2010

RGoB

 

Livelihood

Sl

Name of the crop/livestock

Annual Production

Remarks/ Issues

1

Paddy production

1389 mt

All the productions are of last two years

2

Cane & bamboo production

2150 nos

 

3

Nakey production

800 nos

 

4

Chicken production

2.249 Mt

 

5

Milk production

107.9 MT

 

6

Cheese production

9.66 MT

 

7

Butter production

5.39 MT

 

8

Egg production

19.9 Dozens

 

                 

Cultural monuments

Sl

Name of Lhakhang

Description

1

Uma Choling Goenpa

 

2

Uma Norbugang Lhakhang

       Year of Establishment: 16th century

 

3

Gebaykha Lhakhang

55 years ago Renovated in 2008

4

Taksha Norbuding Lhakhang

 

Year of establishment:  30 yrs ago

 

5

Wogay Lhakhang

Renovated in 2014

Bridge

Sl no

Name and Type of bridge

Year of construction

remarks

1

Dungnazam

 

Wooden bridge

2

Nyarachhu zam

 

Wooden bridge

 

Institutions

Staff

Tourism

No tourist destinations in this Gewog.