Sikkim General Knowledge
NORTH EAST – Sikkim General Knowledge
CAPITAL : Gangtak
ESTABLISHED : May 16, 1975
CHIEF MINISTER : Pawan Kumar Chamling
GOVERNOR : Srinivas Dadasaheb Patel
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RULING PARTY : Sikkim Democratic Front
HIGH COURT : Gangtak, 1975
DISTRICTS : 4
LANGUAGES : Hindi, Nepali, Bhutiya, Lepcha, Limbuhing, Mangan, Lachen, Yunthang, Rumtek, Rangpo, Gurung, Mukhia, Newari, Rai, Sherpa, Sikkimese, Thamang
POPULATION : 6, 10, 557 (29th)
[Males = 3, 23, 070 & Females = 2, 87, 507]
M : F = 1000 : 889
AREA : 7, 086 sq km (28th) Density: 91 per sq km
LITERACY : 82. 60%
ASSEMBLY : 32
LOKSABHA : 1
RAJYASABHA : 1
BOUNDARY STATES : West Bengal, Bhutan, Nepal, Tibet, China
STATE ANIMAL : Red Panda
STATE BIRD : Blood Pheasant
STATE TREE : Rhododendron
STATE FLOWER : Noble Orchid
STATE DANCE : Singhi Chham,
TRIBES : Lepcha
FESTIVALS : Bumchu, Sankranti, Durga Puja, Chaite Dasai, Pang Lhabsol, Losar, Naamsoong
RIVERS : Teesta, Rangit
LAKES : Gurundongmar Lake (Gurundongmar lake is one of the highest lakes in the world. This fresh water lake is located in North – East of the Kangchenjunga range in Sikkim)
POWER PLANTS : Rangit Hydro Electric Power Plant,
NATIONAL PARKS & SANCTURIES
Khangchandzonga National Park
Kanchan Ganga Biosphere Reserve
Pangolakha Wild Life Sanctuary
Fambong Lho Wild Life Sanctuary
Maenam Wild Life Sanctuary
Kitam Bird Sanctuary – Namchi
INDUSTRIES : Food processing, Tanning, Watch assembling, Distilleries, Breweries, Flour mills,
MAIN CITIES : Gangtok, Namchi, Gyals, Mangan,
AIRPORTS : Gangtok, Bagdogra, Pakyong,
MISCELLANEOUS
Kanchan Ganga peak (8598 mt)
National Organic Farming Research Institute =Sikkim
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