Located in East Sikkim at an altitude of 1,700 metres (5,600 ft),[clarification needed] it shares its borders with Bhutan and Tibet.

The villages surrounding Pakyong are Namcheybong, Ganchung, Kaputhang, Raigoan, Pachey, Samsing, Dikling, Tareythang, Pacheykhani, Pachak, Bering, Bering, Dugalakha, Linkey, Parkha, Machong, Daamlakha, Chalamthang, Barapathing, Changeysenti, Amba, Mamring, Baasilakha and Karthok.

The crops like Large Cardamom, Broom Plant (Kuccho) and Ginger are traded in the town at their respective seasons.

Direct Taxi and Jeep services access almost all cities and towns of Sikkim and cities/towns of West Bengal like Siliguri, Kalimpong, Jaigaon, Birpara, Panitanki, Malbazar, Bagdogra etc.

The airport is located on top of a hill above Pakyong at 4,500 feet (1,400 m) above sea level and it is spread across over 201 acres.

The entire airport, including the runway, has been built on land which was itself created by building an embankment wall as high as 263 ft in deep valleys.

All major Indian festivals, such as Diwali, Dussehra, Holi, Ramnavami, Janmashtami, Teej, Maha Shivaratri, Naga Panchami, Vasant Panchami, Raksha Bandhan and Makar Sankranti (the popular Hindu festivals) and Buddhist festivals like Losar, Loosong, Bhumchu, Saga Dawa, Lhabab Duechen and Drupka Teshi along with Christmas, Easter, Eid al-Fitr etc are celebrated, with most government offices and schools closing accordingly.

Football and cricket are the two most popular sports and the St Xavier's School ground serves as the tournament venue, most notably the Independence Day Cup, which have in the past featured teams from as far as Calcutta, Nepal and Bhutan.

Local favourites like momo, Sel roti, Kheer, thukpa, Paratha, chowmein, Samosa, Kachori, gyathuk and wonton are available in restaurants.

The hills traditionally have a liberal attitude towards alcohol and in many of the local functions like marriages etc., it plays an important role.

Nearby Noab gaon is also called the virgin valley and is the hill whose top is the British killa.