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TravelTips |
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GENERAL INFORMATION |
| Total Area |
7,096 sq.kms. |
| Latitude |
27-280 North |
| Longitude |
88-890 East |
| Population |
4,91,000 |
| Nearest Airport |
Bagdogra 130 Kms. |
| Nearest Railway Station |
New Jalpaiguri 115 kms. |
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Gangtok |
| Altitude |
5200 Ft. (1547 Mt.) |
| Temperature |
Summer-Max.280 c/Min.13.1c |
| Winter-Max |
150c/Min.030c |
| Annual Rainfall |
3,894mm. |
| Best Season |
March to late May & October to Mid
January. |
| Clothing |
Summer-Light Woollens
Winter-Heavy Woollens |
| Language |
Hindi,English,Nepali, Tibetan,
Sikkimese |
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Important Phone Numbers |
| AIR |
Indian Airlines-0353-2511495,
Bagdogra Airport-0353-2551666,
Jet Airways-0353-2435876/2435877, Silk
Route-03592-203354/204049,
Josse & Josse- 03592-204682, (Heli Service) Sikkim
Tourism _202634. |
| TRAIN |
Enquiry (NJP) -0353-2691555,
Reservation-0353-2691223, Train Enquiry-131 |
| BUS |
S.N.T (Gangtok)-03592-202016,
N.B.S.T.C. (Siliguri) -0353-2514920.
Tenzing Norgay Bus Terminus -0353-2514920 |
| EMERGENCY |
Police (Sadar Thana) (Gangtok)
-202033, Police Control -100
Fire Bridage -202001/101
HOSPITAL S.T.N.M. Hospital 202945
Sikkim Manipal C.R Hospital 232041, 231938
AMBULANCE -202944, Blood Bank -227691
(Chiranjilal) -229680 |
| BANKS |
AXIS Bank -221809. ATM
facilities available.
SBI Bank- 202666. ATM facilities available.
Allahabad Bank-201289.
Union Bank -203172, UCB 203164, ICICI 203812,IDBI
Bank-221182, Corporation Bank -221336, ATM
facilities available.
Bank of Baroda -203216, Bank of India -204388,
Canara bank -203589, Central Bank of India -221544,
Punjab National Bank – 280170, UCO Bank –
203164 |
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GETTING THERE AND AWAY |
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ROAD : The drive from Siliguri/ Bagdogra
Airport/ New Jalpaiguri Station takes you through evergreen
forests with the road gently meandering along the scenic
Teesta river valley. The splendid views and natural beauty
of the unspoiled hills are truly unforgettable.
Gangtok is connected by National Highway 31A to Siliguri
which is 115 km. |
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AIR : Indian Airlines-0353-2511495,
Bagdogra Airport-0353-2551666, Jet
Airways-0353-2435876/2435877, Silk
Route-03592-203354/204049, Josse & Josse- 03592-204682,
(Heli Service) Sikkim Tourism _202634. |
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TRAIN : Enquiry (NJP) -0353-2691555,
Reservation-0353-2691223 |
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BUS : S.N.T (Gangtok)-03592-202016,
N.B.S.T.C. (Siliguri) -0353-2514920. Tenzing Norgay Bus
Terminus -0353-2514920 |
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