- State: Sikkim
- District: East Sikkim
- Type of Tourism: Hill Station
- Area: 25 sq km.
- Population: 29,354 (As per Indian census- 2001)
- Altitude: 1437 meters
- Best Tourist Season: March to late May, October to Mid-December
- Telephone Code : India (03593), International (+91)
- Pin Codes: 737101
- Clothing recommended: Light woolen in summer and heavy woolens in winter
- Languages spoken : Nepali, Sikkimese, Bhutia, Tibetan, Hindi, English, Bengali
- Local transportation : Auto - Rickshaw, Cycle Rickshaw, Bus, Local Train, Taxis.
- What to buy: Carved Furniture, Lepcha Weave Bags, Carpets, Durries, Wooden/ Bamboo Artifacts, Thangkas- Religious Scrolls, Bronze, Silver & Coral Jewelry, Wooden Masks, Embroidered Products, Stuffed Dolls, Cardamom, Choktsees (Collapsible) Wooden Table. Etc.
- Food Specialties : Momo (Veg, Non - Veg), Wai-Wai, Thukpa, Chowmein, Fakthu, Thanthuk, Gyathuk, Wonton, Shah-Phaley, Gack-Ko Soup, Churpee (Yak's Cheese), Tomba and Chhang. (All of them are traditional Sikkimese cuisine, most of them being noodle based.)