There was a temple of the Hindu goddess Tamsa Devi on a steep hill slope.

[1][2] Tea gardens around Tumsong include: Lingia, Mariabong, Mem, Chungthong etc.

[7] Such places are marked in the map as CT (census town) or R (rural/ urban centre).

According to the 2011 Census of India, Tumsong Tea Garden had a total population of 1,700 of which 815 (48%) were males and 885 (52%) were females.

The total number of literate people in Tumsong Tea Garden was 1,367 (80.41% of the population over 6 years).

The tea estates in Darjeeling are: Pussimbing, Chamong, Tumsong, Lingia, Nagri Farm, Bannockburn, Dhajea, Shree Dwarika, Ging, Soom, Phoobsering, Tukdah and Marybong.