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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Ranipool
| other_name = Samdur
| nickname = QueenBridge
| settlement_type = Town
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| subdivision_name2 = [[East Sikkim district|Gangtok District]]
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| postal_code = 737135<ref>"[https://pincode.org.in/sikkim/east-sikkim/r/ranipool Pin Code RANIPOOL, EAST SIKKIM, SIKKIM]". pincode.org.in. Retrieved 2015-02-18.</ref>
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'''Ranipool''' is a small suburban town located in the bank of river [[Ranikhola]] at the junction of [[National Highway 10 (India)|National Highway 10]] and [[National Highway 717A (India)|National Highway 717A]] in [[East Sikkim district|Gangtok District]] of the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Sikkim]]. It is 12 km before from [[Gangtok]] main town. It has three roads which lead to [[National Highway 10 (India)|Singtam]], [[Pakyong]] and [[Gangtok]]. It falls under the Gangtok Municipal Corporation. It is named after the Bridge which Connects the National highway to Gangtok and holds quite a significant role in traffic communications.

It has five schools, two government and three private. There is a pharmaceutical factory of Macleods Pharmaceuticals, 2.5 km from the main town and Sun Pharma producing medicines which is 1.5 km away. The pharmaceutical factory of [[Glenmark Pharmaceuticals|Glenmark]] is within 3.5 km. An agriculture college within 1 km of Ranipool. Sikkim Science Center is located at Ranipool.

==Transport==
As the town lies very close to the state capital Gangtok, so the town has connections to most part of sikkim and North Bengal. All vehicles plying from Gangtok to East District, South District, West District, and west bengal runs via Ranipool. Only vehicles plying from Gangtok to North Sikkim does not use this route.
Frequent taxis, Jeeps and buses are available from Ranipool to Gangtok, Pakyong, Singtam, Rangpo, Melli and Siliguri.

Ranipool is the part of these important National Highways:
* [[National Highway 10 (India)|National Highway 10]] connecting [[Sevoke]] to [[Gangtok]] via [[Melli]], [[Rangpo]], [[Majitar]] and [[Singtam]].
*[[National Highway 717A (India)|National Highway-717A]] connecting [[Bagrakote]] to [[Gangtok]] via [[Lava, West Bengal|Labha]], [[Algarah]], [[Pedong]], [[Rhenock]], [[Rorathang]], [[Pakyong Airport]] and [[Pakyong|Pakyong Bazaar]].<ref>https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/may/28/doklam-effect-sikkim-to-get-new-all-weather-highway-1820559.html {{Bare URL inline|date=December 2021}}</ref>
* [[National Highway 310 (India)|National Highway 310]] which originates from Ranipool and ends in [[Nathula]] via [[Gangtok]].<ref>https://ommcomnews.com/india-news/rajnath-inaugurates-alternate-alignment-on-nh-310-in-sikkim</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{East Sikkim district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in East Sikkim district]]

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Ranipool - Revision history

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