Thingbu

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Thingbu
Village
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CountryFile:Flag of India.svg India
StateArunachal Pradesh
DistrictTawang district
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Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
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ISO 3166 codeIN-AR
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Thingbu is a settlement in Tawang district in the north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, India.

Location

It is located on the proposed 2,000-kilometre-long (1,200 mi) 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

Thingbu is a small village occupied by the Monpa tribe and 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 and February.

Transport

Tawang-Mago-Chuna-Tulung La Road (TMCTL Road) as part of Arunachal Frontier Highway, rises from Tawang (6,000 ft) to Thingbu HQ and Mago in the east, and Chuna and Tulung La (17,000 ft, with a memorial of India's 4 Assam Rifles soldiers killed n Ambush by China in October India October 1975) further northeast, was turned into black-topped motorable road in 2025. Earlier it was a narrow mule track.[6]

See also

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Top officials to meet to expedite road building along China border". Dipak Kumar Dash. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Narendra Modi government to provide funds for restoration of damaged highways". dnaindia.com. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Indian Government Plans Highway Along Disputed China Border". Ankit Panda. thediplomat.com. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Govt planning road along McMohan line in Arunachal Pradesh: Kiren Rijiju". Live Mint. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."China warns India against paving road in Arunachal". Ajay Banerjee. tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  6. ^ [1], Times Now News, 3 Sept 2025.