SIKKIM
- General
Info
News
from Sikkim
Map of
Sikkim
Map of India
Govt Tourist Offices
Sikkim - The People
Sikkim - How to Reach
Sikkim - General Info
Sikkim - Destinations:
East Sikkim & Gangtok
Sikkim - Destinations:
West Sikkim
Sikkim - Destinations:
North Sikkim
Sikkim - Destinations:
South Sikkim
Gangtok, the Capital - Info
Gangtok - Places to
See
Sikkim - The Cuisine
SIKKIM
is the second smallest state in India. The Himalayan State
lying between 27 to 28 degrees North latitude and 88 to
89 degrees East longitude is 7,096 sq km in size. It has
an elevation ranging from 300 m to 8585 m above sea level.
It's geography is dominated by the most majestic mountain
chain in the world which includes the Khangchendzonga,
the world's third highest mountain and is worshipped as
the guardian deity.
General Info on Sikkim
Capital : Gangtok
Altitude: 5,840 ft
Population: 5,40,493 92001 census)
Climate:
Summer Max- 21°C Min - 13°C
Winter Max -13°C Min - 0°C
Rainfall : 325 cm per annum
Best Season: March to May & October to December
Clothing: Summer - Light Woolens Winter- Heavy
Woolens
Food : Go To Cuisine
& Restaurants
Shopping: Shopping and
Markets
Language Spoken: Nepali, Bhutia, Lepcha, Tibetan,
English, Hindi
Nearest Airport: Bagdogra airport in Siliguri,
West Bengal, 124 km from Gangtok Nearest Railway Station:
Siliguri, 114 km from Gangtok, New Jalpaiguri, 125 km
from Gangtok.
STD Code: 03592 ISD Code: +91
Things to Do:
Adventure Sports: Trekking, mountaineering, rafting and
yak safari
Monastic & Pilgrimage Tours
White Water Rafting & Kayaking
Bird watching & Wildlife Tours
Mountaineering
Trekking
Sight Seeing
Speciality and Indigenous Tours
Fishing and Angling
Yoga, Health & Rejuvenation
CLIMATE: Cold winters from November
to February with minimum temperatures dipping to 0 degrees
C during January-February. In March to May sunshine is
quite abundant. Summer is from May to October, but in
the monsoon from June to September non-stop rains at times
continue for several days. September to October is autumn.
The monsoons can be experienced throughout the year at
times barring May-June and October-November. Summer Max-
21°C Min - 13°C Winter Max -13°C Min - 0°C Rain: 325 cm.
RF / Year Best season: March to May and October to December
Currency: Indian Rupee
State Animal: Red Panda (Ailurus
fulgens)
State Bird: Blood Pheasant (Ithaginis
cruentus)
State Flower: Noble Orchid ( Dendrobium
nobile)
State Tree: Rhododendron ( Rhododendron
niveum)
Cash Crop : Cardamom (Amomum Sublatum),
tea, ginger, potatoes, oranges, medicinal plants, flowers
and flower bulbs.
Newspapers
Sikkim Express English daily http://www.sikkimexpress.com/
Himali Bela, Nepali daily of Sikkim Express
Himgiri in English http://www.himgirinepali.com/index-English.htm
Himgiri in Nepali http://www.himgirinepali.com/
