pharmaceutical and other factories/Industries. Rangpo Upper market along NH-10 is famous for Fast Food and Restaurants. There are many food stores in these areas. Areas like Upper market, lower market, IBM, Chanataar, Mining etc are usually crowded. The crops like Large Cardamom, Broom Plant (Kuccho) and Ginger are traded in large scale in the Rangpo Lower Market. Attractions The places of attraction in and around Rangpo are as follows: Mining Cricket Stadium, Rangpo which belongs to Sikkim Cricket Association. Atal Setu Bridge (The longest bridge of Sikkim) over River Rangpo. Rangpo - Mining Teesta Bridge over River Teesta. Indrakil Prayag (confluence point of River Teesta and River Rangpo. Rangpo railway station which is under construction. Gulmohar Picnic Spot, Kumrek. Sports Mining Cricket Stadium located at Rangpo, Pakyong district is the largest cricket stadium of entire Sikkim. The stadium belongs to Sikkim Cricket Association and hosts important cricket tournaments like Ranji Trophy, CK Nayudu Trophy, Cooch Behar Trophy, Vijay Merchant Trophy etc. It is the home ground of Sikkim cricket team. Education There are many educational institutions in Rangpo, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology lies in Majitar just 2 km away from Rangpo. The famous schools of the town includes Rangpo Senior Secondary School, Chanataar Secondary School, New Horizon Academy, Little Bells School, Tiny tots School, Hans Raj Academy, Divya Jyoti Academy, Ivana Memorial School, Kumrek School, Grace Academy Kumrek etc. Demographics India census, Rangpo had a population of 3,724. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Rangpo has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 63%. In Rangpo, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. Rangpo has a large population of Bhutias and persons of Nepali origin. Marwari and Bihari businessmen have settled in the town and own most of the shops among them are few old settlers in town who have history of business since 1912. Sikkim Railway Project The foundation stone for construction of a new railway line from Sevoke railway station (station code SVQ) to proposed Rangpo railway station on the border of Sikkim and West Bengal was laid in October 2009 by the vice president of India. In 2008, the line was proposed to be 53 km long with broad gauge track with only a few tunnels but the final alignment is 45 km long with more