# Melli

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Town in Sikkim, India

Melli Melli Bazaar Town Melli Location of Melli in Sikkim Show map of Sikkim Melli Melli (India) Show map of India Coordinates: 27°05′26″N 88°27′22″E / 27.0906°N 88.4561°E / 27.0906; 88.4561 Country India State Sikkim District Namchi Languages Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST) Postal code 737128 Vehicle registration SK

**Melli** (also spelled **Malli**) is a town on the [West Bengal](/source/West_Bengal)-[Sikkim](/source/Sikkim) border near the [River Teesta](/source/River_Teesta). The town consists of two markets, one lying on [NH10](/source/National_Highway_10_(India)) in [Kalimpong district](/source/Kalimpong_district) of [West Bengal](/source/West_Bengal) and the other in [Namchi district](/source/Namchi_district) of Sikkim. [Melli Railway Station](/source/Melli_Railway_Station) of [Sevoke-Rangpo Railway Line](/source/Sivok%E2%80%93Rangpo_line) lies in the Kalimpong district part of Melli.

Melli in the [Nepali language](/source/Nepali_language) means "the place where the dead are cremated". Melli is one of the few towns in [India](/source/India) that lies in two different states [Kalimpong district](/source/Kalimpong_district) of [West Bengal](/source/West_Bengal) and [Namchi district](/source/Namchi_district) of [Sikkim](/source/Sikkim). The Jawaharlal Nehru Bridge connects the two parts of the town. It is the second longest bridge in Sikkim after IBM Bridge at [Rangpo River](/source/Rangpo_River) in [Rangpo](/source/Rangpo). The part of the town in [West Bengal](/source/West_Bengal) is also called as Melli Bazaar. The [West Bengal](/source/West_Bengal) portion of the town lies on [National Highway 10](/source/National_Highway_10_(India)) connecting [Siliguri](/source/Siliguri) to [Gangtok](/source/Gangtok). Melli is the main entry point for West and South Sikkim districts. [Kalimpong](/source/Kalimpong) town lies 20 kilometres (12 mi) away from Melli.

The town lies at an elevation of about 100 metres (330 ft). It is located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) upstream from [Teesta Bazaar](/source/Teesta_Bazaar). On the Sikkim side lies [Yuksom Breweries](/source/Yuksom_Breweries) which produces most of the beer in the region. The brewery and a biscuit factory are the major industries in the region. River rafting can also be undertaken from this point.

Melli Bazar on the Sikkim side is one of the 31 constituencies of the [Sikkim Legislative Assembly](/source/Sikkim_Legislative_Assembly).[1]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Home"](https://web.archive.org/web/20081223192627/http://ceosikkim.nic.in/Files/Assembly%20Constituencies.htm). Ceosikkim.nic.in. Archived from [the original](http://ceosikkim.nic.in/Files/Assembly%20Constituencies.htm) on 23 December 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2012.

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