24-606: 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
48-581: A new railway line from Sevoke railway station (station code SVQ) to proposed Rangpo railway station on the border of Sikkim and West Bengal was laid in October 2009 by the vice president of India. In 2008, the line was proposed to be 53 km long with 5 ft 6 in ( 1,676 mm ) broad gauge track with only a few tunnels but the final alignment is 45 km long with more number of tunnels. Of this, 3.5 km will be in Sikkim state and
72-582: Is Pakyong Airport around 25 km away and Bagdogra International Airport around 90 km away. There are many factories and companies in and nearby Rangpo. The areas like Mining, Kumrek , Chanatar etc. are home to many pharmaceutical and other factories/Industries. Rangpo Upper market along NH-10 is famous for Fast Food and Restaurants. There are many food stores in these areas. Areas like Upper market, lower market, IBM, Chanataar, Mining etc. are usually crowded. The crops like Large Cardamom , Broom Plant (Kuccho) and Ginger are traded in large scale in
96-800: Is joined by following major roads: Buses: Frequent buses operated by Sikkim Nationalised Transport (SNT) are available from Rangpo to Sikkim Nationalised Transport Bus Terminus (Siliguri) and Gangtok , apart from it many private buses and NBSTC buses are available from the town to Gangtok , NJP Bus stand and Tenzing Norgay Bus Terminus, (Siliguri) . Rangpo railway station is the under construction railway station in Rangpo which falls under Sevoke-Rangpo Railway Line , Alipurduar railway division of Northeast Frontier Railway . The nearby currently functioning railway stations are Sivok railway station - 55 km, Siliguri Junction -75 km and New Jalpaiguri Junction - 87 km. The nearest airport
120-579: Is rich in varieties of floral plants and fauna. Variety of plants and wildlife are found in Pakyong District. The important ones are red panda the state animal, blood pheasant the state bird Dendrobium nobile the state flower and Rhododendron the state tree are found in the wildlife sanctuaries of Pakyong District. Other important wild animals include Snow Leopard , Himalayan black bear , Clouded leopard , Large Indian civet etc. Forest Department, Government of Sikkim has also confirmed
144-795: Is the governing body of the Cricket in the Indian state of Sikkim and the Sikkim cricket team . It is headquartered in Rangpo, Sikkim. Among other duties, SCA is responsible for organizing various cricketing tournaments in the state. It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India as a Full Member. Sikkim Cricket Ground in Rangpo , Pakyong district is the official cricket ground in Sikkim and has been leased to Sikkim Cricket Association in 2002 by
168-641: Is the largest cricket stadium of entire Sikkim. The stadium belongs to Sikkim Cricket Association and hosts important cricket tournaments like Ranji Trophy , CK Nayudu Trophy , Cooch Behar Trophy , Vijay Merchant Trophy etc.It is the home ground of Sikkim cricket team . Other major sports grounds of Pakyong district are St. Xavier's Football ground - Pakyong, Rongli Mela Ground, Rhenock SSS Ground, Chujachen SSS Ground, Central Pendam SSS Ground etc. Pakyong District has many educational institutions. Some important ones among them are as follows: Sikkim Cricket Association Sikkim Cricket Association ( SCA )
192-589: The Government of Sikkim . Mr. Tika Subba is the current President of Sikkim Cricket Association. Sikkim Cricket Association was formed and registered under the Government of Sikkim in 1987. In 1989 Polly Umrigar and Madhav Mantri both BCCI members visited Sikkim and were very impressed with the Mining Cricket Ground (the home ground of SCA) and its potential for being converted into
216-478: The Indo-Tibet border. The new railway line allow easier access to the rest of India through Siliguri . It will boost the state's economy and tourism. 2023 Sikkim Flash Floods has hit Rangpo around 2 am in the early morning of 4 October 2023. The flash flood created tremendous destruction in the city. Many people lost their life in this calamity. Many surviving people were shifted to relief camps immediately by
240-606: The NOC. However, the Gram Sabhas do not exist due to non-holding of rural elections in the Hills for the past several years and therefore no NOC could be obtained. This is a catch 22 situation holding up the commencement of construction. The project cost has escalated from the estimated cost of Rs.13.4 billion in 2008 to Rs.60 billion and construction of the railway line has not started even in 2018. Railway Board chairman visited and met
264-673: The National Wildlife Board that cleared the project in June 2015 but ordered restricted speed, wireless animal tracking sensors and allowed digging of tunnels only during daytime. However, a "No Objection Certificate" (NOC) was still needed from the gram sabhas (village councils) of all the villages in Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts in West Bengal through which the track will pass. The construction cannot start without
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#1732780971621288-491: The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) officials on 2 March 2018 to discuss the status of the project. Finally a NOC was issued by GTA on 11 April 2018 on behalf of the villages. However, no tender has been issued and no bid has been invited for the project after April 2018. The railway line is needed for security and socio-economic reasons. The railway line will help troops and armaments move faster towards
312-726: The Rangpo Lower Market. The places of attraction in and around Rangpo are as follows: Mining Cricket Stadium located at Rangpo, Pakyong district is the largest cricket stadium of entire Sikkim. The stadium belongs to Sikkim Cricket Association and hosts important cricket tournaments like Ranji Trophy , CK Nayudu Trophy , Cooch Behar Trophy , Vijay Merchant Trophy etc. It is the home ground of Sikkim cricket team . There are many educational institutions in Rangpo, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology lies in Majitar just 2 km away from Rangpo. The famous schools of
336-595: The Rangpo Police check-post. Foreign tourists require documents to enter Sikkim state and have to show them at the police check post. Rangpo is located at 27°11′N 88°32′E / 27.18°N 88.53°E / 27.18; 88.53 . It has an average elevation of 333 metres (1093 feet). The town lies on the belt of two rivers, River Teesta which comes from Dikchu - Singtam - Majitar side, and River Rangpo which comes from Rongli - Rorathang - Kumrek side. Both rivers meet each other below
360-502: The authorities. Many houses got washed away, many houses got submerged in the debris brought by the river teesta. Pakyong District Pakyong district is a district in the Indian state of Sikkim , administered from Pakyong . The district was formed in 2021 from three former subdivisions of the East Sikkim district, viz., Pakyong Subdivision, Rangpo Subdivision and Rongli Subdivision. The remaining Gangtok Subdivision of
384-740: The former district was named as the Gangtok district , which now bounds the Pakyong district in the northwest. In addition, the district is now bounded by the Kalimpong district of West Bengal , Bhutan , China and the Namchi district of Sikkim. Pakyong District has the total area of 404 km (156 sq mi). The total population as per 2011 census is 74,583. The major highways in Pakyong District are as follows: The under construction Sivok–Rangpo railway line will end in Pakyong District at
408-565: The foundation stone had been laid in October 2009. The final alignment had not been fixed for the first 22 km through elephant sanctuary forest even in 2013 and the final clearance of environment ministry had not been received. To obtain approval of the environment and forest ministry, the railways made a proposal in February 2013 to install elephant sensors along the stretch of the proposed railway line in Mahananda elephant sanctuary or run
432-609: The national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 63%. In Rangpo, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. Rangpo has a large population of Bhutias and persons of Nepali origin. Marwari and Bihari businessmen have settled in the town and own most of the shops among them are few old settlers in town who have history of business since 1912. Religious Demographic in Rangpo Nagar-Panchayat (2011) Languages spoken in Rangpo Nagar-Panchayat (2011) The foundation stone for construction of
456-970: The presence of Royal Bengal Tiger in the Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary of Pakyong District in January 2019. River Teesta , the largest river of state flows in Pakyong district from Singtam to Rangpo . Rangpo River the third largest river of Sikkim originates from Lake Menmecho at Rongli Subdivision of Pakyong District and flows through Pakyong Subdivision and Rongli Subdivision villages and towns of Pakyong District before meeting river Teesta at Rangpo Town . River Jaldhaka which originates near Dzuluk in Pakyong District and flows towards Bhutan, West Bengal and Bangladesh. Other major rivers of Pakyong District are Richu Khola, Rongli Khola, Pachey Khola, Reshi Khola etc. Important lakes of Pakyong District are : Mining Cricket Stadium located at Rangpo , Pakyong district
480-612: The rest in West Bengal state. The track will have 28 bridges and 14 tunnels and 38.6 km of the track will be in tunnels. The track will be constructed through the foothills of the Kanchanjungha mountain range and the Teesta river valley. New railway stations will be constructed at Riayang, Geil Khola, Teesta Bazaar , Melli and Rangpo. The Indian Railways signed a contract with the construction company, IRCON, only in May 2010 though
504-416: The town includes Rangpo Senior Secondary School, Chanataar Secondary School, New Horizon Academy, Little Bells School, Tiny tots School, Hans Raj Academy, Divya Jyoti Academy, Ivana Memorial School, Kumrek School, Grace Academy Kumrek etc. As of 2001 India census , Rangpo had a population of 3,724. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Rangpo has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than
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#1732780971621528-760: The town of Rangpo . It is planned later to be prolonged to Gangtok . Pakyong Greenfield Airport the only airport of Sikkim, lies on Pakyong District at the district Headquarter- Pakyong . Assembly Constituencies falling under Pakyong District are as follows: The major towns and cities of Pakyong District are Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary lies in the Pakyong District. It is connected to Neora Valley National Park of Kalimpong district of North Bengal via thick forest cover in Aritar Mulkharka Rachela region. Sumin Reserve Forest and Saramsa Garden also lies in Pakyong District which
552-671: The town. The conjunction point is named as Indrakil Prayag and is considered as a holy place by Hindus . Since River Teesta is the largest river and River Rangpo the third largest river of Sikkim so both rivers become violent during monsoon season especially between June and September; hence, sometimes the river overflows towards lower residential areas of the town and causes destruction. As Rangpo lies on NH-10 , so frequent service jeeps and taxis are available to almost all cities and towns of Sikkim and cities/towns of West Bengal like Siliguri , Kalimpong , Darjeeling , Kurseong , Jaigaon , Malbazar , Bagdogra , Panitanki etc. In Rangpo, NH-10
576-405: The trains at a speed of only 20 km per hour in the forest area and stop when an elephant is sighted close to the track. People of two villages in East Sikkim, through which a 3.5 km stretch of the 45 km long railway line has been planned, had not agreed to give their land for laying the track. The Supreme Court of India approved the project in February 2016 with strict guidelines of
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