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Sikkim

The thing that is worth mentioning about Sikkim is that the state is completely locked and surrounded by the land and based in Himalayas, which is the reason why there are some small community of people living in there. It is also the smallest of state in India when making a comparison with other states with regard to population, the area also is not quite big enough and rated as the second smallest with Goa being the smallest of all.

Gangtok is the capital and the largest town, simultaneously. The population and area is small which is due to the small number of Districts that are included in the state. There are only four districts in this state. Nepali, Lepcha Bhutia, and Limbu are the languages that people living in this state speak, however, the fact remain the same as the language that is most widely spoken and also is considered to be the official language. Buddhism and Hinduism are the basic religion to which people are associated herein.

The state of Sikkim have a lot to entice all sort of tourists as there are some charming scenes with the natural beauty to its maximum. However, the basic thing that lures more people to visit this place is its culture which is a great mixture of the traditions and civilizations that were in practice in past and the traditions that have been adopted with the changing requirements of the modern world. Along with this, you can find as many as 600 various kinds of birds which certainly are on credit of the Sikkim.

Almost 150 lakes are there to satisfy your aesthetic sense. Flora and fauna is great in here and with diverse variety as well. There are almost 4000 different species of flowering plants and if you are one of those persons who have some intimation with the flowers or you are looking to get to a resource that would help you in your biological and specifically botanical experiments, then it is a place for you to visit. It is because all of these facts that Sikkim has become one of the top tourist destination.