SST HOLIDAYS
HOMEWORK
Presented by- Aryan Jain
Class & Section : 6th – B
Roll No. 7
TOPIC: DELHI VS SIKKIM
Ek Bharat Shreshth Bharat
DELHI VS
SIKKIM
Sikkim
Introduction
After the British left in 1947, Sikkim was an
Indian protectorate until its incorporation into
India as a state in 1975. Tucked between
Nepal and the kingdom of Bhutan in west and
east, the Sikkimese landscape has a mixture
of people from both regions apart from the
original Lepchas and Bhutias .
Sikkim has four districts – East Sikkim, North
Sikkim, South Sikkim and West Sikkim. The
district capitals are Gangtok, Mangan, Namchi
Location
Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state
located in the Himalayan Mountains.
The state borders Nepal to the west,
China to the north and east, and
Bhutan to the east. The Indian state
of West Bengal lies to the south.
Sikkim is a state in
northeastern India. It borders the
Tibet Autonomous Region of China
in the north and northeast,
Bhutan in the east, Nepal in the
west, and West Bengal in the
south. Sikkim is also close to
Railway stations in Sikkim
Nearest railway stations to Sikkim
are Jalpaiguri (187 km) and
Siliguri (146 km), that are well-
connected to major cities like
Kolkata, Guwahati, Delhi and
Mumbai. There are few trains that
operate from Kolkata to Jalpaiguri,
which isis593
Sikkim the km away.
only Northeastern
state which is not connected to
a rail network. NH10 is the only
road that connects the state
with the rest of the country
Rivers in
Sikkim The place also has two main rivers –
Teesta river and Rangeet river. As
rivers play an important role in our
Indian culture, these rivers in Sikkim
also have a lot to offer. Not only do
these rivers irrigate the plain but also
offer adventure activities such as
rafting adding
Teesta river value
is one ofto the scenic
the
view
main of Sikkim.
rivers in Sikkim. Rangeet is one
of its main tributaries which
originates
Zemu from
Chhu, the Rathong
Lachung glacier
Chhu, Rangyong
Chhu, Dik Chhu, Rani Khola, Rangpo
Chhu and Rangit river and constitutes
an extremely important resource of
the state
Airports in
Pakyong Airport is a greenfield
Sikkim RCS airport at Pakyong town
near Gangtok, the state capital
of Sikkim, India. Spread over
201 acres, the airport is located
at Pakyong town about 31 km
south of Gangtok. At 4646 ft,
Pakyong Airport is one of the
five highestwas
The airport airports in [Link]
constructed
the Airports Authority of India
and at present, the
nearest airport from Sikkim is
located 124 km away in Bagdogra
in West Bengal. The
Pakyong airport is located around
Famous Monasteries of
Sikkim The most famous monasteries dot the
landscape of the Sikkim are the
Rumtek monastery in the capital city
of Gangtok,
Pemayangtse monastery in the city of
Pelling in the West Sikkim,
Tashiding monastery near the Yuksam
city in the West Sikkim,
Phodong Monastery near Gangtok,
Enchey
There monastery
are more thanin200
Gangtok,
monasteries or
Ralang Monastery
Gompas .
in Sikkim belonging mainly to
the Nyingmapa Sect or the Kargyupa
Sect, other than few of the Gelugpa,
Sakyapa and Bon faith. These
monasteries not only influence the
cultural heritage but lifestyle of the
people as well.
Kanchenjunga
Kangchenjunga, also spelled
Kanchenjunga, is the third highest
mountain in the world. It rises
with an elevation of 8,586 m in a
section of the Himalayas called
Kangchenjunga Himal delimited in
the west by the Tamur River, in
the north by the Lhonak Chu and
It also a sacred
Jongsang entity
La, and ineast
in the Sikkim.
by
Its
thefive peaks
Teesta symbolise the five
River.
treasures―Gold, Silver, Gems,
food grains and religious texts.
The mountain is so venerated that
even today the peak is not scaled
by mountaineers, respecting local
