Rangpo

Rangpo
Municipality
Rangpo Police Checkpoint, Sikkim
Rangpo Police Checkpoint, Sikkim
Rangpo is located in Sikkim
Rangpo
Rangpo
Location in Sikkim, India
Rangpo is located in India
Rangpo
Rangpo
Rangpo (India)
Rangpo is located in Asia
Rangpo
Rangpo
Rangpo (Asia)
Coordinates: 27°10′30″N 88°31′48″E / 27.175°N 88.530°E / 27.175; 88.530
Country India
State Sikkim
DistrictPakyong District
Government
 • TypeNagar Panchayat
 • BodyRangpo Municipal Council
Elevation
333 m (1,093 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total10,450
Languages [1][2]
 • Official
 • Additional official
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
737132
Telephone code03592
Vehicle registrationSK
Literacy87.27%
Lok SabhaSikkim Constituency
Railway StationRangpo railway station
Nearest AirportPakyong Airport
Vidhan SabhaWest Pendam Constituency
Websiteeastsikkim.nic.in

Rangpo is a Municipal town in Pakyong district in the Indian state of Sikkim. The town borders West Bengal's Kalimpong district and is situated along the Teesta river and Rangpo River. It is the first town of Sikkim lying on National Highway 10 that links Siliguri to Gangtok. It is about 300 m above sea level with a sub-tropical climate. It is the 'Gateway to Sikkim' and all vehicles entering Sikkim have to stop at the Rangpo Police check-post. Foreign tourists require documents to enter Sikkim state and have to show them at the police check post.

  1. ^ "1977 Sikkim government gazette" (PDF). sikkim.gov.in. Governor of Sikkim. p. 188. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  2. ^ "50th Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). 16 July 2014. p. 109. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2016.