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Ranipool

Coordinates: 27°17′32″N 88°35′32″E / 27.2922°N 88.5922°E / 27.2922; 88.5922
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Ranipool
Samdur
Town
Nickname: 
QueenBridge
Ranipool is located in Sikkim
Ranipool
Ranipool
Location in Sikkim, India
Ranipool is located in India
Ranipool
Ranipool
Ranipool (India)
Coordinates: 27°17′32″N 88°35′32″E / 27.2922°N 88.5922°E / 27.2922; 88.5922
Country India
State Sikkim
DistrictGangtok District
Languages
 • OfficialNepali, Bhutia, Lepcha, Limbu, Newari, Rai, Gurung, Mangar, Sherpa, Tamang and Sunwar
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
737135[1]
Vehicle registrationSK

Ranipool is a small suburban town located in the bank of river Ranikhola at the junction of National Highway 10 and National Highway 717A in Gangtok District of the Indian state of Sikkim. It is 12 km before from Gangtok main town. It has three roads which lead to Singtam, Pakyong and Gangtok. It falls under the Gangtok Municipal Corporation. It is named after the Bridge which Connects the National highway to Gangtok and holds quite a significant role in traffic communications.

Amenities

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It has five schools, two government and three private. There is a pharmaceutical factory of Macleods Pharmaceuticals, 2.5 km from the main town and Sun Pharma producing medicines which is 1.5 km away. The pharmaceutical factory of Glenmark is within 3.5 km. An agriculture college within 1 km of Ranipool. Sikkim Science Center is located at Ranipool. Close by is the historic Saramsa Garden.

Transport

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As the town lies very close to the state capital Gangtok, so the town has connections to most part of sikkim and North Bengal. All vehicles plying from Gangtok to East District, South District, West District, and west bengal runs via Ranipool. Only vehicles plying from Gangtok to North Sikkim does not use this route. Frequent taxis, Jeeps and buses are available from Ranipool to Gangtok, Pakyong, Singtam, Rangpo, Melli and Siliguri.

Ranipool is the part of these important National Highways:

References

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  1. ^ "Pin Code RANIPOOL, EAST SIKKIM, SIKKIM". pincode.org.in. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
  2. ^ "Doklam effect: Sikkim to get new all-weather highway". The New Indian Express.
  3. ^ "Rajnath Inaugurates Alternate Alignment On NH-310 In Sikkim | Nation". 25 October 2020.