Historically until the arrival of great Tibetan Buddhist masters; people inhabiting the area were practicing Bon faith like many parts of Bhutan did.

The Sharchokp speaking people in the middle and main Khamdang has their origins rooted to nearby Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.

There constitute also a group of people speaking local dialects called Zalakha who were originally migrated from the Tawang, a small town in Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.

The main cash crops cultivated by the farmer are maize, chilies, potatoes, peanuts and other fruits like apple, walnut and pears.

However, few households at Shakshing and Manla villages are within walking distance of one hour in one way due to typical nature of the location of the land.

Road access to the geog facilitates the marketing of farm produces at Doksum, Chorten Cora and Tashigang.

There is not much possibility for increasing the cereals cultivation but the potential to grow citrus and other sub- tropical fruits and vegetables for cash income generation exists.

Three hours from the Yalang Suspension Bridge is a small temple built into an overhanging rock, called Gongza Ney.

Barefoot, Tshampa Dawa, a lay monk, continues to guide the visitors along the Drangmechhu, imparting the sacredness of the site to the people.

[3] After a three-hour walk from Naangkhar Gompa, incorporating a steep descent of 330m and more than 125 m of climbing, is a scared place commonly known as Omba Ney or the Taktshang of eastern Bhutan.

It is one of the three unique holy places founded by Guru Rinpoche, the other being Aja and Hungrel, where the letters AH and HUM can be seen in different dzongkhags.