Majitar is the fastest growing urban village in Pakyong District in the Indian state of Sikkim. The nearest towns are Rangpo (4 kilometres (2.5 mi) away) and Singtam (7 kilometres (4.3 mi)). It is about 200 metres (660 ft) above sea level giving it a sub-tropical climate. Majitar lies on the National Highway 10 connecting Siliguri and Gangtok. Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology campus lies in Majitar and Rangpo railway station lies in Khanikhola, Majitar.

Majhitar माझीटार
Urban Village Ward No.1 of Rangpo Municipality(Nagar Panchayat) in East Sikkim.
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Coordinates: 27.1894°N 88.4978°E / 27.1894; 88.4978
Country	India
State	Sikkim
District	Pakyong District
Elevation	200 m (656 ft)
Language
• Official	Nepali (Gorkha), Lepcha, Limbu, Bhutia, Newari, Rai, Gurung, Mangar, Sherpa, Tamang and Sunwar
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	SK 08
Climate	Cwa
Lok Sabha constituency	Sikkim Constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency	West Pendam Constituency
Nearest City	Gangtok
Website	eastsikkim.nic.in

Demographics

Majitar has a large population of Sikkimese Nepalese, Sikkimese Bhutia, Marwari and Bengali people. Although there are students from all over the country, mainly those from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Guwahati live at Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology. Sikkimese Nepali is the predominant language but because of the presence of student from all over the country, people speak Hindi too.

Geography

Majitar is located at 27.1894°N 88.4978°E / 27.1894; 88.4978. It lies on the bank of River Teesta.

Transport

As Majitar lies on National Highway 10, frequent taxis are available towards many towns and cities of Sikkim and West Bengal. SNT buses connecting Gangtok to Sikkim Nationalised Transport Bus Terminus (Siliguri), and private and NBSTC buses connecting Gangtok to Tenzing Norgay Bus Terminus (Siliguri) are frequently available from Majitar.

New Sikkim Railway Project

• Sikkim Railway Link

A rail link from Sevoke is under construction.[1]

• Rail Budget 2010 also in Rail budget 2010-11 further extension to Gangtok has been announced.

See also

• East Sikkim district
• Singtam
• Rangpo

References

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