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Places of Tourist Interest

 
Rumtek Monastery
Tsomgo Lake
Nathula Pass
Enchey Monastery
Flower Exhibition
Do-Drul Chorten
Tashi View Point
Hanuman Tok
Ganesh Tok
 
     
   
 
General Information
 
Total Area : 7,096sq.kms.    SIKKIM
Latitude : 27-280 C north.  
Longitude : 88-890 C East.  
Population : 5, 10,000  
Nearest Airport : Bagdogra 124 kms.
Nearest Railways : New Jalpaiguri 114 kms.
 
 
Gangtok
 
Altitude : 5200ft,(1547 Mt.)
Temperature : Summer –Max. 280C/min.13.10 C
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.
 
 
Distances of Area's from Gangtok
 
Darjeeling : 94 Kms.
Pelling : 117 Kms.
Yumthang : 145 Kms.
Kalimpong : 75 Kms.
Tsomgo Lake : 34 Kms.
Nathula Pass : 51 Kms.
NJP Railway Station : 125 Kms.
Bagdogra Airport : 124 Kms.
Siliguri : 114 Kms.
 
 
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 Norgey Bus Terminus- 0353 -2514920

EMERGENCY
Police (Sader Thana) (Gangtok)-202033
Police Control-100
Fire Bridge-202001/101.

HOSPITAL
S.T.N.M. Hospital 202945
Sikkim Manipal C.R Hospital 232041,231938

AMBULANCE-202944
Blood Bank
-227691
Night Medicine
(Chiranjilal) -229680

BANKS
Bank of Barodra -203216
Bank of India-204388
Canara Bank -203589
Central Bank of India - 221544
Punjab National Bank -280170
SBI Bank-202666
UCO Bank -203164
Union Bank -203164,ICICI 203812
UTI Bank -221809
IDBI Bank-221182
Corporation Bank -221336;

* ATM Facilities available.

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  DUG (PARASOL)
Signifies the shade under which one can have the fortune of escaping from the suffering of the scorching heat of all sorts of miseries of world.
 
   
  BHUMPA (VASE)
Like vase of inexhausting treasure,this signifies the fortune of having an inexhausting luxurious wealth of good health, long life and material wealth.
 
   
  DHUNGKAR (WHITE CONCH)
Signifies the awakening of sentient beings from the sleeping state of their ignorance and persuading them towards the path of noble deeds that are beneficial to self and others.
 
   
  GYALTSEN (VICTORIOUS BANNER)
Signifies the fortune of having victory of good over the evil forces which obstructs the success of noble goals and also the victory of the Dharma preached by the Buddha.
 
   
  SERNYA (GOLDEN FISH)
Signifies the ability to swim with ease without any hindrance in the ocean of samsaric world and from happiness to happiness into the water of blissfulness. This also signifies the two truths-plain and transcendental truth,
 
   
  PEMA (LOTUS)
Like lotus which though grown in the mud remains free from the muddy dirt, this Signifies the purity of one's mind and deeds which are free from the dirt of sins. Symbol of non-attachment.
 
   
  PALBHEU (ENDLESS KNOT)
Signifies the fortune of complementing every aspect of the life harmoniously to each other such as religionand politics, wisdom and means and of knowledge and compassion.
 
   
  CHOEKYI KHORLO (WHEEL OF DHARMA)
Signifies the fortune of passing th time of all th sentient beings under the blessing of the Buddha's Wheel of Dharma being turned eternally without coming to an end.