Kalimpong subdivision explained

Kalimpong subdivision
Settlement Type:Subdivision
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:27.06°N 88.47°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kalimpong
Seat Type:Headquarters
Seat:Kalimpong
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali and Nepali[1] [2]
Demographics1 Title2:Additional official
Demographics1 Info2:English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Iso Code:IN-WB
Registration Plate:WB

The Kalimpong subdivision is the sole subdivision of the Kalimpong district in the state of West Bengal, India. It was initially formed as a subdivision of the Darjeeling district in 1916 under British India. On 14 February 2017 the subdivision was promoted to a district, becoming an independent Kalimpong district. The subdivision has its headquarters at Kalimpong Town and consists of the hilly areas annexed from Bhutan at the end of the Anglo-Bhutanese War in 1865.

Subdivision

Kalimpong district has only one administrative subdivision:[3] [4]

Subdivision Headquarters
Area
km2 		Population
(2011) 		Rural Population %
(2011)		Urban Population %
(2011)
KalimpongKalimpong1053.12251,64277.6722.23

Administrative areas

Apart from the Kalimpong municipality that consists of 23 wards, the subdivision contained rural areas of 42 gram panchayats., these areas divided under four community development blocks: Kalimpong - I, Lava, Pedong, and Gorubathan.[5] Prior to the bifurcation in 2021, Lava and Pedong blocks constituted a single block termed Kalimpong - II.[6]

Gram Panchayats

Police stations

Police stations in the Darjeeling Sadar subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction: [7] [8] [3]

Blocks

Community development blocks in Siliguri subdivision are:[4] [9] [10]

CD block HeadquartersArea
km2 		Population
(2011) 		SC %ST %Literacy
Rate %		Census
Towns
Kalimpong IKalimpong360.4674,7466.9734.3381.431
Kalimpong II
(Lava and Pedong)		Algarah Bazar241.2666,8302.9337.0779.68-
GorubathanGorubathan442.7260,6636.6423.6076.88-

Education

Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Kalimpong district, with data for the year 2012-13.[11]

Educational institutions

The following institutions are located in Kalimpong subdivision:

Healthcare

The table below (all data in numbers) presents an overview of the medical facilities available and patients treated in the hospitals, health centres and sub-centres in 2013 in Kalimpong district, with data for the year 2012-13.:[17]

.* Excluding nursing homes.

Medical facilities

Medical facilities in Kalimpong subdivision are as follows:

Hospitals: (Name, location, beds) [18]

Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds)[19]

Block Primary Health Centres: (Name, CD block, location, beds)[20]

Primary Health Centres : (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds)[21]

Legislative segments

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, the whole are under the subdivision, viz. the Kalimpong municipality and the three blocks of Kalimpong - I, Kalimpong - II and Gorubathan together constituted the Kalimpong assembly constituency of West Bengal. This constituency was part of Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency.[22]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fact and Figures. www.wb.gov.in. 10 March 2019.
  2. Web site: 52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India. nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. 10 March 2019. 85. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf. 25 May 2017.
  3. Web site: Kalimpong . District Administration . 31 March 2020 .
  4. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2013 Darjeeling . Tables 2.2, 2.4b . Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal . 31 March 2020.
  5. Vivek Chhetri, Kalimpong gets new block in Pedong, The Telegraph, 6 July 2021.
  6. Web site: Directory of District, Sub division, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal, March 2008 . 19 March 2008 . 9 December 2008 . West Bengal . National Informatics Centre, India . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090225032419/http://wbdemo5.nic.in/writereaddata/Directoryof_District_Block_GPs%28RevisedMarch-2008%29.doc . 25 February 2009 .
  7. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2013 Darjeeling . Tables 2.1, 2.2 . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 22 February 2020.
  8. Web site: Search a Police Station. Kalimpong Police. 22 February 2020.
  9. Web site: CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) . 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 12 February 2020.
  10. Web site: District Census Handbook: Darjiling . Map of District Darjiling with CD block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page) . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 . 12 February 2020 .
  11. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2013 Darjeeling . Tables 4.4 . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 3 April 2020.
  12. Web site: Kalimpong College . College Admission . 3 April 2020 .
  13. Web site: Cluny Women's College . CWC . 3 April 2020 .
  14. Web site: Government General Degree College at Pedong . GGDC . 3 April 2020 .
  15. Web site: Government General Degree College, Gorubathan . GGDC . 3 April 2020 .
  16. Web site: Rockvale Management College . RMC . 3 April 2020 .
  17. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2013 Darjeeling . Tables 3.1, 3.3 . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 3 April 2020.
  18. Web site: Health & Family Welfare Department . Health Statistics - Hospitals . Government of West Bengal . 3 April 2020 . 14 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200914160418/https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/Hospitals.pdf . dead .
  19. Web site: Health & Family Welfare Department . Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals . Government of West Bengal . 3 April 2020 . 8 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221008143352/https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/RH.pdf . dead .
  20. Web site: Health & Family Welfare Department . Health Statistics – Block Primary Health Centres . Government of West Bengal . 3 April 2020 . 16 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200816074737/https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/BPHC.pdf . dead .
  21. Web site: Health & Family Welfare Department . Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres . Government of West Bengal . 3 April 2020 . 21 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180421215645/https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/PHC.pdf . dead .
  22. Web site: Press Note, Delimitation Commission. 10 January 2009 . Assembly Constituencies in West Bengal. Delimitation Commission . 5, 23.

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