Ranipool

Ranipool
रानीपुल
Town
Nickname(s): QueenBridge
Ranipool
Ranipool

Location in Sikkim, India

Coordinates: 27°17′32″N 88°35′32″E / 27.2922°N 88.5922°E / 27.2922; 88.5922Coordinates: 27°17′32″N 88°35′32″E / 27.2922°N 88.5922°E / 27.2922; 88.5922
Country  India
State Sikkim
District East Sikkim
Languages
  Official Nepali, Bhutia, Lepcha, Limbu, Newari, Rai, Gurung, Mangar, Sherpa, Tamang and Sunwar
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 737135[1]
Vehicle registration SK

Ranipool is a small suburban town located near Gangtok in East Sikkim district of the Indian state of Sikkim. It is 12 km from Gangtok main town. It has three roads which lead to Singtam, Pakyong and Gangtok. It falls under the Gangtok Municipal Corporation.

It has five schools, two government and three private. There is a pharmaceutical factory of Sun Pharma for producing medicines 1.5 km away. The pharmaceutical factory of Glenmark is within 3.5 km. An agriculture college within 1 km of Ranipool.

Ranipool is dominated by Bihari people and Marwaries on the economic front and its population is a mixture of all communities.


References

  1. "Pin Code RANIPOOL, EAST SIKKIM, SIKKIM". pincode.org.in. Retrieved 2015-02-18.


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