Sevoke
Encyclopedia
Sevoke is a town near Siliguri
in the Darjeeling District
of West Bengal
, India
. It is a part of Dooars. Many army
and BSF
camps are located in the area. The Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary
is situated in this area. National Highway 31
passes through the town. NH 31A
connects this town to Gangtok
.
. The nearest airport is the Bagdogra airport
23 km away. Sevoke is located on the way to Gangtok/Kalimpong and Dooars on the NH 31 from Siliguri.http://wikitravel.org/en/Siliguri#See
in Sikkim
has been announced which is expected to be completed in 2015.
Siliguri
Siliguri is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located in the Siliguri Corridor or Chicken's Neck - a very narrow strip of land linking mainland India to its north-eastern states. It is also the transit point for air, road and rail traffic to the neighbouring countries of Nepal,...
in the Darjeeling District
Darjeeling district
Darjeeling District is the northernmost district of the state of West Bengal in eastern India in the foothills of the Himalayas. The district is famous for its beautiful hill stations and Darjeeling tea. Darjeeling is the district headquarters...
of West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is a part of Dooars. Many army
Indian Army
The Indian Army is the land based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. With about 1,100,000 soldiers in active service and about 1,150,000 reserve troops, the Indian Army is the world's largest standing volunteer army...
and BSF
BSF
BSF could mean* Bachelor of Science in Finance* Basic Sliding Fee* Basal Skull Fracture, a head injury* Bean Scripting Framework, in relation to Java programming language* Bibliothécaires Sans Frontières, a French charitable organisation...
camps are located in the area. The Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary
Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary
Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary is located on the foothills of the Himalayas, between the Teesta and Mahananda rivers.-Location and History:Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in the Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India. It comes under Darjeeling Wildlife division and can be reached from...
is situated in this area. National Highway 31
National Highway 31 (India)
National Highway 31 is an important National Highway in India. It provides gateway to the states in North-East India. This long National Highway starts in Barhi, Jharkhand at the NH 2 and generally traverses in Northeast direction passing through Jhumri Tilaiya, Koderma, Nawada, Bihar Sharif,...
passes through the town. NH 31A
National Highway 31A (India)
National Highway 31A links Gangtok to Sevoke on NH 31. Kalimpong is located off this long highway. -Rivers:NH 31A runs along the banks of the Teesta River. A travel writer has described the route as follows: “The four-hour ride to Gangtok from Bagdogra Airport is thrilling...
connects this town to Gangtok
Gangtok
Gangtok is the capital and largest town of the Indian state of Sikkim. Gangtok is located in the Shivalik Hills of the eastern Himalayan range, at an altitude of . The town, with a population of thirty thousand belonging to different ethnicities such as Nepalis, Lepchas and Bhutia, is administered...
.
Transport facility
Although it has its own railway station, the nearest major railway junction is at New JalpaiguriNew Jalpaiguri
New Jalpaiguri is a major railway station of the city of Siliguri in the Indian state of West Bengal. The station is popularly known by its acronym NJP...
. The nearest airport is the Bagdogra airport
Bagdogra Airport
Bagdogra International Airport or Civil Aerodrome Bagdogra is a military airport that is open for civilian flights. The airport is located in the town of Bagdogra, about from the city of Siliguri in the Darjeeling district in northern West Bengal, India...
23 km away. Sevoke is located on the way to Gangtok/Kalimpong and Dooars on the NH 31 from Siliguri.http://wikitravel.org/en/Siliguri#See
New Sikkim Railway Project
A new railway line project from Sevoke to RangpoRangpo
Rangpo is a town in East Sikkim in the Indian state of Sikkim. The town borders West Bengal and is situated along the river Teesta. It is the first Sikkimese town on NH-31A which links Siliguri to Gangtok. It is about 200 m above sea level giving it a sub-tropical climate...
in Sikkim
Sikkim
Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayan mountains...
has been announced which is expected to be completed in 2015.