All About Sikkim ,India

Sikkim is a state in northeast India, bordered by Bhutan, Tibet and Nepal. Part of the Himalayas, the area has a dramatic landscape that includes India’s highest mountain, 8,586m Kangchenjunga. Sikkim is also home to glaciers, alpine meadows and thousands of varieties of wildflowers. Steep paths lead to hilltop Buddhist monasteries such as Pemayangtse, which dates to the early 1700s.

Capital:Gangtok
Population:619,000 (2012)
Land area:7,096 km²

 

Code	District	Headquarters	Pincode	Area code	Latitude & Longitude	Population (2001)	Area (/km²)	Density (/km²)
ES	East Sikkim	Gangtok	737101	3592	27.20 N & 88.40 E	244,790	954	257
NS	North Sikkim	Mangan	737116		27.75 N & 88.05 E	41,023	4,226	10
SS	South Sikkim	Namchi	737126		27.05 N & 88.58 E	131,506	750	175
WS	West Sikkim	Geyzing	737111	3595	27.46 N & 88.55 E	123,174	1,166	106