KALIMPONG DISTRICT

Kalimpong district is a district in the state of West Bengal, India. It was formed on 14 February 2017, after splitting from the Darjeeling district as the 21st district of West Bengal. It consists of the Kalimpong Municipality and three community development blocks: Kalimpong I, Kalimpong II and Gorubathan. The district has its headquarters at Kalimpong. Kalimpong district is surrounded by East Sikkim district in the North and North East, Bhutan in the East, Darjeeling district in the West and South West, South Sikkim district in the North West and Jalpaiguri district in the South and South East.

Headquarters - - - Kalimpong

State Division - - - - Jalpaiguri

Loksabha - - - - - - - Darjeeling

Vidhan sabha--------Kalimpong

Area-- - - - - 1,053.60 km2 (406.80 sq mi)

Blocks--- 1)kalimpong 1

2)kalimpong 2

3)Gorubathan

Population - According to the 2011 census, Kalimpong district (enumerated as Kalimpong subdivision then) has a population of 251,642. Kalimpong I block had a population of 74,746; Kalimpong II block had a population of 66,830; Gorubathan block had a population of 60,663; and Kalimpong Municipality had a population of 49,403. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 16,433 and 74,976 making up 6.53% and 29.79% of the population respectively

Flora & Fauna----Kalimpong district is home to the Neora Valley National Park, which has an area of 159.89 km2 (61.73 sq mi).Mammals reported from this area are Indian leopard, five viverrid species, Asiatic black bear, sloth bear, Asian golden cat, wild boar, leopard cat, goral, serow, barking deer, sambar deer, flying squirrel, tahr, red panda and clouded leopard

Rivers---The major rivers flowing through Kalimpong district are River Teesta, River Jaldhaka and River Rangpo. Other rivers are Relli Khola, Riyang Khola,Murti Khola, Reshi Khola, Chel Khola, River Ghish, Bindu Khola, Les Khola, Neora Khola etc.

Airways---Baghdogra & pakyong