HILL STATIONS

Gangtok

Sikkim is one the Indian States. Gangtok hill station is a popular hill resorts and the capital and largest town of the Sikkim. It is located at 27.2° N 88.4° E and situated in the lower Himalayas. It is known for temperature climate and clean surroundings. About fifty thousand peoples of all are in Skim's tourist industry. In 1940 gangtok was a small hamlet until the construction of the Enchey Monastery.
At the end of the 19th century it became a major stopover between Tibet and British India. It is also a centre of Tibetan Buddhist culture and numerous monasteries and religious educational institutions. The gangtok population is around 50,000. Gangtok has developed into a cosmopolitan flavor, and with the Internet Age, hospitality Gangtok popular hill resorts has shown that "Unity in Diversity" exists in Sikkim", in perfect harmony different cultures and religion exists here. They have strong bonding with their age- old traditions and customs. Now the capital is not behind the rest of the world in terms of urbanization- good roads, flyovers, posh markets, state of art hospital, educational institutes, fast food outlets.