Shaba

CHAPTER I: GEWOG PROFILE

I.          Back ground

Shaba gewog comprises of five chiwog (Chukha-Goonjukha, Bjisikha-Phubana, Bara-Zhungkarna,Dochorten-Nyephu nad Drujyeldingkha chiwog). Shaba gewog is bordered by Lungni to the West and Dogar gewog in the East. Its elevation ranges from 2200 to 2850 meters above sea level and has a total area of 80.20 sqkm. The distance from the dzongkhag to gewog office is 11 kilo meters. All Five chiwogs are accessible to Farm Road. The main agricultural land is dominated by Wet land followed by Dry land. The gewog’s main source of income is generated from the sale of vegetables.

 

II.         Statistics

1)

Area

80.20 sqkm     

2)

Altitude Range

2200 to 2850 meters

3)

Forest Coverage

69%

4)

Chiwog

Five Chiwogs  

5)

Number of Village

15 Villages

6)

Households

438 households

7)

Population

2890

8)

Male

1478

9)

Female

14

10)

Special needs

11

 

 

III.        Facilities

S/N

Facility

Number

Description (Distance from Gewog Office, Year of establishment, etc.)

Remarks

1)

Gewog Office

one

 

 

2)

RNR Centre

one

 

 

3)

School

4

2 HSS (1 private), 1PS, 1 ECCD

 

4)

BHU

Nil

 

 

5)

ORC

2

One at Nabesa & one nearby gewog office

 

6)

Community Center

one

Below gewog office

 

7)

Irrigation Canal

28  schemes

 

 

8)

Farm Road

9

 

 

9)

National Highway

one

 

 

10)

Bridges

one

 

 

11)

Number of Villages electrified

All villages

15 villages

 

12)

Number of household electrified

All households

438 hhs

 

13)

Number of  village  with RWSS scheme

15 schemes

15 villages

 

14)

Number of household with RWSS

438 households

 

 

           

 

                       

IV.        LAND USE

Type of Land use                                                       Acres

Dry land                                                                 839.03 Acres                                           

Wet land                                                                522.7 Acres    

Vegetable production                                         740 MT

Fruit production                                                  321 MT                                                                                                                                                                               

 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS

Local government officials

Name

Designation

Contact no

Chencho Gyeltshen

Gup

17607281

Sangay Dorji

Mangmi

17612932

Pempa Tshering

Tshokpa(Bjisikha-phubana)

17839838

Chencho Gyeltshen

Tshokpa(Chukha-Goonjukha)

17601048

Lotey Gyeltshen

Tshokpa(Dochorten-Nyephu)

17337729

Nidup

Tshokpa(Drujyeldingkha)

17999832

Chencho Zangmo

Tshokpa(Bara-Zhungkarna)

17274055