Kalimpong Sadar subdivision


Kalimpong Sadar is the only subdivision of the Kalimpong district in the state of West Bengal, India. It was initially formed as 'Kalimpong subdivision' when the British annexed the territory from Bhutan in 1864. It was then part of Darjeeling district. The subdivision has its headquarters at Kalimpong Town. On 14 February 2017 the subdivision was promoted to a district, becoming Kalimpong district independent of Darjeeling.

Subdivision

Kalimpong district has only one administrative subdivision:
SubdivisionHeadquarters
Area
km2
Population
Rural Population %
Urban Population %
Kalimpong SadarKalimpong1053.12251,64277.6722.23

Administrative areas

Apart from the Kalimpong municipality that consists of 23 wards, the subdivision contained rural areas of 42 gram panchayats under three community development blocks: Kalimpong-I, Kalimpong-II and Gorubathan.

Police stations

Police stations in the Darjeeling Sadar subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:
Police StationArea covered
km2
International border
Inter-state border
km
Municipal townCD block
Kalimpongn/a--Kalimpong-
Gorubthann/a-n/a-Kalimpong I
Jaldhakan/an/an/a-Kalimpong II, Gorubathan

Blocks

Community development blocks in Siliguri subdivision are:
CD blockHeadquartersArea
km2
Population
SC %ST %Literacy
Rate %
Census
Towns
Kalimpong IKalimpong360.4674,7466.9734.3381.431
Kalimpong IIAlgarah Bazar241.2666,8302.9337.0779.68-
GorubathanGorubathan442.7260,6636.6423.6076.88-

Gram Panchayats

Given in the table below is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Kalimpong district, with data for the year 2012-13.

Educational institutions

The following institutions are located in Kalimpong Sadar subdivision:
The table below 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.:
.* Excluding nursing homes.

Medical facilities

Medical facilities in Kalimpong Sadar subdivision are as follows:
Hospitals:
Rural Hospitals:
Block Primary Health Centres:
Primary Health Centres :
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.