Sikkim - indian state
Sikkim is a state in northeast India, bordered by Bhutan, Tibet and Nepal. Part of the Himalayas, the area has a dramatic landscape that includes India’s highest mountain, 8,586m Kangchenjunga. Sikkim is also home to glaciers, alpine meadows and thousands of varieties of wildflowers. Steep paths lead to hilltop Buddhist monasteries such as Pemayangtse, which dates to the early 1700s.
Country
– India
Time
zone - +05:30
Coordinates
– 27*20’N 88*37’E / 27.33 N 88.62 E
Region
– northeast India
Border
with – country – Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan, china
State – west bengal
Established – 16 may 1975
Capital
– gangtok
Area –
7096
Area
rank – 27th
Distt –
4
Largest city - gangtok
Population
– 607688
Density
– 86/sqkm
Literacy
rate – 82.2%
State
code – IN-SK
State
day – 16 may
Vidhan
sabha members – 32
Lok
sabha members – 1
Rajya
sabha members – 1
High
court – sikkim
Language
–sikkimese, bhuliya, nepali, lepcha, limbu, hindi
Niwari, gurung, magar,
Sherpa, tamang, sunwar
State
symbols =
Animal
– red panda
Bird –
blood pheasant
State
tree – rhododendron
State
flower – nobel orchid
Website – www.sikkim.gov.in
Mountain ranges – 1.himalaya 2.shivalik
Mountain – 1.kangchanjunga 2.mount pandim 3.siniol chu
Glacier – 1.lonak 2.zemu 3.rathong
Lakes – 1.gurudong mar 2.khecheopalri 3.tsongmo
Rivers – 1.tista 2.ranjit
Darey – 1.dachila 2.natula 3.zelepala 4.kingrila 5.chortran 6.inimala 7.singlila
National park – 1.rwangchejong 2.devrali
Palace – tsuklakhang
Airport - bagdogra
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