Singhik is a town in
Mangan subdivision
Mangan subdivision is one of the two sub-districts of North Sikkim district, in the state of Sikkim, India. Mangan is the headquarters. It contains 46 census-designated villages:
* Naga-Namgor
* Meyong
* Singchit
* Pakshep
* Kazor
* Sentam
* ...
,
North Sikkim district
North Sikkim (now officially named as Mangan District) is a district of the Indian state of Sikkim. Its district headquarters is Mangan. It is the seventh least populous district in the country (out of 640).
Geography
The district is the ...
of the
Indian state
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions.
History
Pre-indepen ...
of
Sikkim
Sikkim (; ) is a state in Northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Province No. 1 of Nepal in the west and West Bengal in the south. Sikkim is also close to the Siligur ...
, four kilometres from
Mangan, the district headquarters.
Location
Singhik is about 70 km from the state capital,
Gangtok
Gangtok is a city, municipality, the capital and the largest populated place of the Indian state of Sikkim. It is also the headquarters of the East Sikkim district, Gangtok District. Gangtok is in the eastern Himalayas, Himalayan range, at an e ...
, linked by a national highway passing the headquarters of
North Sikkim District
North Sikkim (now officially named as Mangan District) is a district of the Indian state of Sikkim. Its district headquarters is Mangan. It is the seventh least populous district in the country (out of 640).
Geography
The district is the ...
, Mangan, which is 4 km from the village.
People
The people of Singhik represent three ethnic communities: the
Lepcha,
Nepali, and
Bhutia
The Bhutia (; sip, Drenjongpa/Drenjop; ; "inhabitants of Sikkim".) are a community of Sikkimese people living in the state of Sikkim in northeastern India, who speak Drenjongke or Sikkimese, a Tibetic language fairly mutually intelligible w ...
. Lepcha comprise nearly 80% of the population.
Geography
Singhik is located at .
Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Singhik
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References
Cities and towns in Mangan district
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