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183: 1404: 57: 90: 816:, it takes about 3 hours to reach Singtam. Private taxis, shared taxi jeeps ply regularly on NH10. Government buses (SNT) and Privately operated buses are also available throughout the day. These transport options mostly operate between Siliguri-Gangtok/Singtam route. Jeep services are available between Gangtok/Singtam-New Jalpaiguri (NJP) and Gangtok/Singtam-Bagdogra route. 40: 163: 97: 64: 518:, Singtam had a population of 5,868. Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%. Singtam has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 66%. In Singtam, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. 506:, so during Monsoon especially from June to September the volume of both the river increases heavily, as a result destruction is caused on the low lying areas of the town especially at Adarsh gaon and Jublee line part of the town. 1142: 900: 690: 1468: 384: 1281: 1178: 1449: 1045: 908: 916: 1074: 792:, which is 10 kilometres away from Singtam. If the planned prolongation to Gangtok is built, then Singtam should also get a railway station. 804:(Formerly NH-31A) passes through Singtam and connects to the town to the rest of the nation. Long-distance buses ply from major towns in 1123: 125: 1473: 420: 372: 175: 1274: 1171: 1442: 444: 89: 56: 946:
Singtam is one of largest market towns in Sikkim and is easily accessible from almost all cities and towns of Sikkim.
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Daily Taxi services access almost all cities and towns of Sikkim and cities/towns of West Bengal like
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Frequent buses operated by Sikkim Nationalised Transport (SNT) are available from Singtam to
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86 kilometres (53 mi) away. They provide links to all important cities in India.
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are in the town. Singtam District Hospital, the district hospital of
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by a helicopter service operating between Gangtok-Bagdogra-Gangtok.
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The two nearest railway stations in traffic in April 2023 are at
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The nearest airport to Singtam is 33 kilometres (21 mi) at
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In Singtam NH-10 is joined by the following major roads:
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Religious Demographic in Singtam Nagar Panchayat (2011)
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about 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the state capital
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Sikkim Nationalised Transport Bus Terminus (Siliguri)
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Singtam is located in Sikkim
Singtam is located in India
27°13′59″N 88°29′46″E / 27.2331°N 88.4961°E / 27.2331; 88.4961
India
State
Sikkim
District
Gangtok District
Pakyong District
Nagar Panchayat
Nepali
Bhutia
Lepcha
Limbu
Newari
Rai
Gurung
Sherpa
Tamang
Sunwar
Time zone
UTC+5:30
IST
PIN
Vehicle registration
Lok Sabha
Sikkim Constituency
Vidhan Sabha
Khamdong-Singtam Constituency

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