Dikchu
Dikchu is a small town in the Gangtok District of the Indian state of Sikkim. The town lies at the confluence of the Dikchu River with the Teesta River and is the site of the 96 MW Dikchu River Hydroelectric Power Project as well as 510 MW Teesta V Hydroelectric Power Project.- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in India
- Also known as: “Dickchou”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tumlong.
Tumlong
Hamlet
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Tumlong is a village in the Indian state of Sikkim in northeastern India. It is located in the Mangan sub division of North Sikkim district. it is on the bank of the Dik Chu river, a tributary of the Teesta River. Tumlong is situated 6 km east of Dikchu.
Dikchu
- Categories: village in India and locality
- Location: Dzongu, North Sikkim, Sikkim, Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
27.40222° or 27° 24′ 8″ northLongitude
88.52242° or 88° 31′ 21″ eastElevation
1,486 metres (4,875 feet)Open location code
7MVCCG2C+VXOpenStreetMap ID
node 342098847OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Santali—“Dikchu” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Dikchu”
- Dutch: “Dikchu”
- Hindi: “दिक्चू”
- Nepali: “डिक्चु”
- Nepali: “दिक्चु”
- Oriya: “ଦିକଛୁ”
- Santali: “ᱫᱤᱠᱚᱪᱷᱩ”
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