Ranipool

Ranipool
Town
Nickname(s): QueenBridge
Ranipool Location in Sikkim, India
Coordinates: 27°17′32″N 88°35′32″E / 27.2922°N 88.5922°E / 27.2922; 88.5922Coordinates: 27°17′32″N 88°35′32″E / 27.2922°N 88.5922°E / 27.2922; 88.5922
Country	India
State	Sikkim
District	East Sikkim
Languages
• Official	Nepali, Bhutia, Lepcha, Limbu, Newari, Rai, Gurung, Mangar, Sherpa, Tamang and Sunwar
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	737135[1]

Ranipool is a small suburban town located near Gangtok in East Sikkim district of the Indian state of Sikkim. It is 12 km from Gangtok main town. It has three roads which lead to Singtam, Pakyong and Gangtok. It falls under the Gangtok Municipal Corporation.

It has five schools, two government and three private. There is a pharmaceutical factory of Sun Pharma for producing medicines 1.5 km away. The pharmaceutical factory of Glenmark is within 3.5 km. An agriculture college within 1 km of Ranipool.

Ranipool is dominated by Bihari people and Marwaries on the economic front and its population is a mixture of all communities.

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