Majhitar | |
Settlement Type: | Urban Village Ward No.1 of Rangpo Municipality (Nagar Panchayat) in East Sikkim. |
Pushpin Map: | India Sikkim#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Coordinates: | 27.1894°N 88.4978°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Sikkim |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Pakyong District |
Timezone1: | IST |
Elevation Ft: | 656 |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code: | 737136 |
Demographics Type1: | Language |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Nepali (Gorkha), Lepcha, Limbu, Bhutia, Newari, Rai, Gurung, Mangar, Sherpa, Tamang and Sunwar |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Sikkim Constituency |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | West Pendam Constituency |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Nearest City |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Gangtok |
Registration Plate: | SK 08/SK 01/SK 07 |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Cwa |
Majitar is the fastest growing urban village in Pakyong District in the Indian state of Sikkim. The nearest towns are Rangpo (away) and Singtam .
It is about 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.
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 and Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Himalayan Pharmacy Institute Sikkimese Nepali is the predominant language but because of the presence of student from all over the country, people speak Hindi too.
Majitar is located at 27.1894°N 88.4978°W. It lies on the bank of River Teesta.
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.
A rail link from Sevoke is under construction.[1]