Gangtok is the administrative of the State. According to 1991 census, the urban population of the State is 37006 and Gangtok alone has population of 25024 i.e. 68%. The rapid and high degree of population shift from rural to urban areas has forced the capital town to grow in very rapid manner. Gangtok town has now been proposed to be built into a model city.


The Government has stopped the allotment of sites in the town. The existing infrastructure and civic amenities like parking areas, marketing yard, alternative footpaths, recreational parks etc. are being developed to cope with the rapid urbanisation. This becomes even more important as Gangtok, the capital of the state, is also the centre of administrative, cultural, social and educational activities in the State.