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Ranipool | |
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Town | |
  Ranipool Location in Sikkim, India Show map of Sikkim Ranipool Ranipool (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:27°17′32″N88°35′32″E / 27.2922°N 88.5922°E /27.2922; 88.5922 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Sikkim |
| District | Gangtok |
| Government | |
| • Type | Federal |
| • Body | Local Govt body headed by counsellor Asha Chettri |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | around 3,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Nepali,Bhutia,Lepcha,Limbu,Newari,Rai,Gurung, Mangar,Sherpa,Tamang andSunwar and Hindi(North Indian),Bihari(From Bihar) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 737135[1] |
| Vehicle registration | SK |
Ranipool is a small suburban town located in the bank of riverRanikhola at the junction ofNational Highway 10 andNational Highway 717A inGangtok District of theIndianstate ofSikkim. It is 12 km before fromGangtok capital. It has three roads which lead toSingtam,Pakyong andGangtok. 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. It is also known as Queensbridge in the local circles, also the home of Nataku the drama Queen.
It has four schools, one 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 ofGlenmark is within 3.5 km. An agriculture college within 1 km of Ranipool. Sikkim Science Center is located at Ranipool. Close by is the historicalSaramsa Garden.
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.Also It is the only route to go to capital Gangtok Frequent taxis and buses are available in from Ranipool to Gangtok, Pakyong, Singtam, Rangpo, Melli and Siliguri.
Ranipool is the part of these important National Highways:
