Kalimpong subdivision

Kalimpong subdivision
Subdivision
Location of Kalimpong subdivision
Coordinates: 27°04′N 88°28′E / 27.06°N 88.47°E / 27.06; 88.47
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictKalimpong
HeadquartersKalimpong
Languages
 • OfficialBengali and Nepali[1][2]
 • Additional officialEnglish[1]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-WB
Vehicle registrationWB
Websitewb.gov.in

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.[3] 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:[4][5]

Subdivision Headquarters
Area
km2		 Population
(2011)		 Rural Population %
(2011)		 Urban Population %
(2011)
Kalimpong Kalimpong 1053.12 251,642 77.67 22.23
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8km
5miles
S
I
K
K
I
M
B
H
U
T
A
N
Teesta Low
Dam III
D
Teesta Low Dam - III Hydropower Plant
Teesta Low
Dam IV
D
Teesta Low Dam - IV Hydropower Plant
Jaldhaka River
Teesta
River
Neora Valley
National Park
NP
Neora Valley National Park (NP)
Dr. Graham's Homes
F
Dr. Graham's Homes (F)
Dungra
CT
Dungra, Kalimpong (CT)
Kalimpong
M
Kalimpong (M)
Mansong
R
Mansong (R)
Kolakham
R
Kolakham (R)
Nimbong
R
Nimbong (R)
Todey
Tangta
R
Todey Tangta (R)
Teesta Bazaar
R
Teesta Bazaar (R)
Suntalekhola
R
Suntalekhola (R)
Sillery Gaon
R
Sillery Gaon (R)
Samabiyong TG
R
Samabiyong Tea Garden (R)
Rongo
R
Rongo, Kalimpong (R)
Rishyap
R
Rishyap (R)
Rambi Bazar
R
Rambi Bazar (R)
Ramdhura
R
Ramdhura (R)
Pedong
R
Pedong (R)
Kalijhora
R
Kalijhora (R)
Mongpong
R
Mongpong (R)
Lower Fagu TG
R
Lower Fagu Tea Garden (R)
Loleygaon
R
Loleygaon (R)
Lava
R
Lava, West Bengal (R)
Kumai TG
R
Kumai Tea Garden (R)
Jhalong
R
Jhalong (R)
Jaldhaka
R
Jaldhaka (R)
Icche Gaon
R
Icche Gaon (R)
Gorubathan
R
Gorubathan (R)
Bindu
R
Bindu, Kalimpong (R)
Bich Kagay
R
Bich Kagay (R)
Bhalukhop
R
Bhalukhop (R)
Algarah
R
Algarah (R)
Places in the Kalimpong subdivision
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, M: municipality, F: facility, NP: national park
Abbreviations used in names – TG for Tea Garden (town/village)
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Administrative areas

Apart from the Kalimpong municipality that consists of 23 wards, the subdivision contained rural areas of 42 gram panchayats. As of 2021, these areas divided under four community development blocks: Kalimpong–I, Lava, Pedong, and Gorubathan.[6] Prior to the bifurcation in 2021, Lava and Pedong blocks constituted a single block termed Kalimpong–II.[7]

Gram Panchayats

  • Kalimpong I block consists of rural areas with 18 gram panchayats, viz. Bong, Kalimpong, Samalbong, Tista, Dr. Grahams Homes, Lower Echhay, Samthar, Neembong, Dungra, Upper Echhay, Seokbir, Bhalukhop, Yangmakum, Pabringtar, Sindepong, Kafer Kanke Bong, Pudung and Tashiding.[7]
  • Kalimpong II block (now Lava and Pedong blocks) consists of rural areas only with 13 gram panchayats, viz. Dalapchand, Kashyong, Lolay, Lingseykha, Gitdabling, lava-Gitabeong, Payong, Kagay, Lingsey, Sangsay, Pedong, Syakiyong and Shantook.[7]
  • Gorubathan block consists of rural areas only with 11 gram panchayats, viz. Dalim, Gorubathan–I, Gorubathan–II, Patengodak, Todey Tangta, Kumai, Pokhreybong, Samsing, Aahaley, Nim and Rongo.[7]

Police stations

Police stations in the Darjeeling Sadar subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction: [8][9][4]

Police Station Area covered
km2		 International border
 Inter-state border
km		 Municipal town CD block
Kalimpong n/a - - Kalimpong -
Gorubthan n/a - n/a - Kalimpong I
Jaldhaka n/a n/a n/a - Kalimpong II, Gorubathan

Blocks

Community development blocks in Siliguri subdivision are:[5][10][11]

CD block Headquarters Area
km2		 Population
(2011)		 SC % ST % Literacy
Rate %		 Census
Towns
Kalimpong I Kalimpong 360.46 74,746 6.97 34.33 81.43 1
Kalimpong II
(Lava and Pedong)		 Algarah Bazar 241.26 66,830 2.93 37.07 79.68 -
Gorubathan Gorubathan 442.72 60,663 6.64 23.60 76.88 -

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.[12]

Subdivision Primary
School 		Middle
School 		High
School 		Higher Secondary
School 		General
College, Univ 		Technical /
Professional Instt 		Non-formal
Education
Institution Student Institution Student Institution Student Institution Student Institution Student Institution Student Institution Student
Kalimpong Subdivision 342 31,519 19 4,786 25 12,148 12 14,191 2 2,373 3 456 627 25,727

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.:[18]

Subdivision Health & Family Welfare Deptt, WB Other
State
Govt
Deptts 		Local
bodies 		Central
Govt
Deptts /
PSUs 		NGO /
Private
Nursing
Homes 		Total Total
Number
of
Beds 		Total
Number
of
Doctors* 		Indoor
Patients 		Outdoor
Patients
Hospitals
 Rural
Hospitals
 Block
Primary
Health
Centres
 Primary
Health
Centres
Kalimpong subdivision 3 2 1 6 - - - 4 16 579 33 18,580 164,693

.* Excluding nursing homes.

Medical facilities

Medical facilities in Kalimpong subdivision are as follows:

Hospitals: (Name, location, beds) [19]

  • Kalimpong Subdivisional Hospital, Kalimpong M, 370 beds
  • Medicinal Plantation Hospital, Rango, 11 beds
  • Mansong Cinchona Plantation Hospital, Mansong, 16 beds

Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds)[20]

  • Rambi Rural Hospital, Kalimpong I CD block, Rambi Bazar, PO Reang, 30 beds
  • Pedong Rural Hospital, Kalimpong II CD block, Pedong, 30 beds

Block Primary Health Centres: (Name, CD block, location, beds)[21]

  • Gorubathan Block Primary Health Centre, Gorubathan CD block, Gorubathan, PO Fagu, 25 beds

Primary Health Centres : (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds)[22]

  • Kalimpong I CD block: Samthar Samalbong (Samthar) (6), Teesta Bazaar (10)
  • Kalimpong II CD block: Gitdubling (6), Algarah (2)
  • Gorubathan CD block: Jaldhaka (2), Shirpagaon (2)

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.[23]

References

  1. ^ a b "Fact and Figures". www.wb.gov.in. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  3. ^ Roy, Survey and Settlement of the Western Duars (2013), pp. 6, 41.
  4. ^ a b "Kalimpong". District Administration. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  5. ^ a b "District Statistical Handbook 2013 Darjeeling". Tables 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  6. ^ Vivek Chhetri, Kalimpong gets new block in Pedong, The Telegraph, 6 July 2021.
  7. ^ a b c d "Directory of District, Sub division, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal, March 2008". West Bengal. National Informatics Centre, India. 19 March 2008. Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
  8. ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2013 Darjeeling". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Search a Police Station". Kalimpong Police. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  10. ^ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  11. ^ "District Census Handbook: Darjiling" (PDF). Map of District Darjiling with CD block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  12. ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2013 Darjeeling". Tables 4.4. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  13. ^ "Kalimpong College". College Admission. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  14. ^ "Cluny Women's College". CWC. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  15. ^ "Government General Degree College at Pedong". GGDC. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  16. ^ "Government General Degree College, Gorubathan". GGDC. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  17. ^ "Rockvale Management College". RMC. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  18. ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2013 Darjeeling". Tables 3.1, 3.3. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  19. ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics - Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 September 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  20. ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  21. ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Block Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  22. ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  23. ^ "Press Note, Delimitation Commission" (PDF). Assembly Constituencies in West Bengal. Delimitation Commission. pp. 5, 23. Retrieved 10 January 2009.

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