Gangtok: facts

At a glance

• Country: India
• Region: Sikkim
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 100,286
• Coordinates: 27.3257° N, 88.6122° E
• Time zone: Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
• Currency: Rupee (INR)
• Distance to the capital, New Delhi: 1,128 km (701 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Bagdogra Airport (IXB): 77 km (48 mi), straight line
• Paro International Airport (PBH, Bhutan): 81 km (50 mi), straight line
• Taplejung Airport (TPJ, Nepal): 91 km (56 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Kalimpong: 32 km (20 mi)
• Kalimpong, Kruketi: 33 km (21 mi)
• Gyalshing: 35 km (22 mi)
• Xarsingma, China: 38 km (24 mi)
• Darjiling: 47 km (29 mi)