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.ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Kalimpong</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/List_of_districts_of_West_Bengal" title="List of districts of West Bengal">District</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="background-color:black;border-collapse:collapse;border:1px solid black;width:300px;display:table;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><div style="display:table-row"><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:1px 0 0 1px"><div style="display:table;background-color:black;border-collapse:collapse"><div style="display:table-row"><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:0 1px 1px 0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mangal_Dham_Temple_-_Kalimpong_(2).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Mangal_Dham_Temple_-_Kalimpong_%282%29.jpg/149px-Mangal_Dham_Temple_-_Kalimpong_%282%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="149" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Mangal_Dham_Temple_-_Kalimpong_%282%29.jpg/224px-Mangal_Dham_Temple_-_Kalimpong_%282%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Mangal_Dham_Temple_-_Kalimpong_%282%29.jpg/298px-Mangal_Dham_Temple_-_Kalimpong_%282%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="12000" data-file-height="9000" /></a></span></div><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:0 1px 1px 0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Morgan_House_Kalimpong_Late_evening_shot_of_the_front_portion.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Morgan_House_Kalimpong_Late_evening_shot_of_the_front_portion.jpg/149px-Morgan_House_Kalimpong_Late_evening_shot_of_the_front_portion.jpg" decoding="async" width="149" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Morgan_House_Kalimpong_Late_evening_shot_of_the_front_portion.jpg/224px-Morgan_House_Kalimpong_Late_evening_shot_of_the_front_portion.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Morgan_House_Kalimpong_Late_evening_shot_of_the_front_portion.jpg/298px-Morgan_House_Kalimpong_Late_evening_shot_of_the_front_portion.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5557" data-file-height="3732" /></a></span></div></div></div><div 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/></a></span></div></div></div><div style="display:table;background-color:black;border-collapse:collapse"><div style="display:table-row"><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:0 1px 1px 0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:A_fairy_tale..._(25133738313).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/A_fairy_tale..._%2825133738313%29.jpg/300px-A_fairy_tale..._%2825133738313%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="171" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/A_fairy_tale..._%2825133738313%29.jpg/450px-A_fairy_tale..._%2825133738313%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/A_fairy_tale..._%2825133738313%29.jpg/600px-A_fairy_tale..._%2825133738313%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4286" data-file-height="2442" /></a></span></div></div></div></div></div></div> <div style="font-size:95%">Clockwise from top-left: Mangal Dham Mandir, <a href="/wiki/Morgan_House,_Kalimpong" title="Morgan House, Kalimpong">Morgan House</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kalimpong" title="Kalimpong">Kalimpong</a>, Hanuman Mandir, view from <a href="/wiki/Rishyap" title="Rishyap">Rishyap</a>, <a href="/wiki/Neora_Valley_National_Park" title="Neora Valley National Park">Neora Valley National Park</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kalimpong_in_West_Bengal_(India).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location of Kalimpong district in West Bengal"><img alt="Location of Kalimpong district in West Bengal" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Kalimpong_in_West_Bengal_%28India%29.svg/300px-Kalimpong_in_West_Bengal_%28India%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="458" class="mw-file-element" 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India">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_West_Bengal" title="Administrative divisions of West Bengal">Division</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jalpaiguri_division" title="Jalpaiguri division">Jalpaiguri</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kalimpong" title="Kalimpong">Kalimpong</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_subdivisions_of_West_Bengal" title="List of subdivisions of West Bengal">Subdivisions</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kalimpong_Sadar_subdivision" class="mw-redirect" title="Kalimpong Sadar subdivision">Kalimpong Sadar</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Community_Development_Block" class="mw-redirect" title="Community Development Block">CD Blocks</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kalimpong_I" title="Kalimpong I">Kalimpong I</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kalimpong_II" title="Kalimpong II">Kalimpong II</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gorubathan_(community_development_block)" title="Gorubathan (community development block)">Gorubathan</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_constituencies_of_the_Lok_Sabha" title="List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha">Lok Sabha constituencies</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Darjeeling_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency)">Darjeeling</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_constituencies_of_the_West_Bengal_Legislative_Assembly" title="List of constituencies of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly">Vidhan Sabha constituencies</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kalimpong_(Vidhan_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kalimpong (Vidhan Sabha constituency)">Kalimpong</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">1,044.60 km<sup>2</sup> (403.32 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2011)<sup id="cite_ref-census2011_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2011-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">251,642</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">240/km<sup>2</sup> (620/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Demographics<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Literacy_in_India" title="Literacy in India">Literacy</a></th><td class="infobox-data">78.57 per cent</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Human_sex_ratio" title="Human sex ratio">Sex ratio</a></th><td class="infobox-data">949 <a href="/wiki/Male" title="Male">♂</a>/<a href="/wiki/Female" title="Female">♀</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Languages<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Official</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-wblangoff_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wblangoff-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NCLM_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCLM-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Nepali_language" title="Nepali language">Nepali</a><sup id="cite_ref-NCLM_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCLM-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Additional official</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a><sup id="cite_ref-wblangoff_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wblangoff-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B05:30" title="UTC+05:30">UTC+05:30</a> (<a href="/wiki/Indian_Standard_Time" title="Indian Standard Time">IST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://kalimpong.gov.in/">kalimpong<wbr />.gov<wbr />.in</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Blueorchid.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Blueorchid.jpg/250px-Blueorchid.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Blueorchid.jpg/375px-Blueorchid.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Blueorchid.jpg/500px-Blueorchid.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3600" data-file-height="2160" /></a><figcaption>Blue orchids of Kalimpong</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Kalimpong district</b> is a <a href="/wiki/List_of_districts_in_India" title="List of districts in India">district</a> in the state of <a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>. In 2017, it was carved out as a separate district to become the 21st district of <a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The district is headquartered at <a href="/wiki/Kalimpong" title="Kalimpong">Kalimpong</a>, which grew to prominence as a market town for Indo-Tibetan trade during the British period. It is bounded by <a href="/wiki/Pakyong_district" title="Pakyong district">Pakyong district</a> of <a href="/wiki/Sikkim" title="Sikkim">Sikkim</a> in the north, <a href="/wiki/Bhutan" title="Bhutan">Bhutan</a> in the east, <a href="/wiki/Darjeeling_district" title="Darjeeling district">Darjeeling district</a> in the west, and <a href="/wiki/Jalpaiguri_district" title="Jalpaiguri district">Jalpaiguri district</a> in the south. </p><p>The district consists of the <a href="/wiki/Kalimpong" title="Kalimpong">Kalimpong</a> municipality and four community development blocks: <a href="/wiki/Kalimpong_I_(community_development_block)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kalimpong I (community development block)">Kalimpong I</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kalimpong_II_(community_development_block)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kalimpong II (community development block)">Kalimpong II</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gorubathan_(community_development_block)" title="Gorubathan (community development block)">Gorubathan</a> and Pedong. The towns and villages in Kalimpong District are: Kalimpong, Gorubathan, Melli Bazar, Teesta Bazar, Algarah, Labha, Samsing and Rambi. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Area">Area</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kalimpong_district&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Area"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Apart from the <a href="/wiki/Kalimpong" title="Kalimpong">Kalimpong</a> municipality that consists of 23 wards, the district contains rural areas of 42 <a href="/wiki/Gram_panchayat" title="Gram panchayat">gram panchayats</a> under four <a href="/wiki/Community_Development_Block_in_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Community Development Block in India">community development blocks</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kalimpong_I_(community_development_block)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kalimpong I (community development block)">Kalimpong I</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kalimpong_II_(community_development_block)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kalimpong II (community development block)">Kalimpong II</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gorubathan_(community_development_block)" title="Gorubathan (community development block)">Gorubathan</a> and Pedong.<sup id="cite_ref-blocdir_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-blocdir-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kalimpong district has an area of 1,053.60 km<sup>2</sup> (406.80 sq mi), with Kalimpong I block having an area of 360.46 km<sup>2</sup> (139.17 sq mi); Kalimpong II block an area of 241.26 km<sup>2</sup> (93.15 sq mi); Gorubathan block an area of 442.72 km<sup>2</sup> (170.94 sq mi); and Kalimpong Municipality an area of 9.16 km<sup>2</sup> (3.54 sq mi).<sup id="cite_ref-census2011_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2011-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kalimpong_district&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Katherine_Graham_Memorial_Chapel,_Dr._Graham%27s_Homes,_Kalimpong,_West_Bengal_Side.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Katherine_Graham_Memorial_Chapel%2C_Dr._Graham%27s_Homes%2C_Kalimpong%2C_West_Bengal_Side.jpg/170px-Katherine_Graham_Memorial_Chapel%2C_Dr._Graham%27s_Homes%2C_Kalimpong%2C_West_Bengal_Side.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="213" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Katherine_Graham_Memorial_Chapel%2C_Dr._Graham%27s_Homes%2C_Kalimpong%2C_West_Bengal_Side.jpg/255px-Katherine_Graham_Memorial_Chapel%2C_Dr._Graham%27s_Homes%2C_Kalimpong%2C_West_Bengal_Side.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Katherine_Graham_Memorial_Chapel%2C_Dr._Graham%27s_Homes%2C_Kalimpong%2C_West_Bengal_Side.jpg/340px-Katherine_Graham_Memorial_Chapel%2C_Dr._Graham%27s_Homes%2C_Kalimpong%2C_West_Bengal_Side.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5986" data-file-height="7512" /></a><figcaption>Katherine Graham Memorial Chapel, Dr. Graham's Homes established in 1925.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kalimpong_Clock_Tower.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Kalimpong_Clock_Tower.jpg/170px-Kalimpong_Clock_Tower.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="302" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Kalimpong_Clock_Tower.jpg/255px-Kalimpong_Clock_Tower.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Kalimpong_Clock_Tower.jpg/340px-Kalimpong_Clock_Tower.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="4608" /></a><figcaption>The Clock Tower of Kalimpong.</figcaption></figure> <p>What is now Kalimpong district was originally Sikkimese territory.<sup id="cite_ref-Darjeelingnews.net_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Darjeelingnews.net-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Gurung_&_Gurung_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gurung_&_Gurung-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was controlled through two hill forts in the region, at <a href="/wiki/Algarah" title="Algarah">Damsang</a><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Daling<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (or <b>Dalingkot</b>, meaning "Daling fort"). The region itself seems to have been referred to as Dalingkot.<sup id="cite_ref-Somen_Sengupta_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Somen_Sengupta-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1718, the Kingdom of Bhutan annexed this territory, and ruled it for the following 150 years.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERoy,_Survey_and_Settlement_of_the_Western_Duars20136,_41_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERoy,_Survey_and_Settlement_of_the_Western_Duars20136,_41-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The area was sparsely populated by Indian Hindus, <a href="/wiki/Lepcha_people" title="Lepcha people">Lepchas</a>, and migrant <a href="/wiki/Bhutia" title="Bhutia">Bhutia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Limbu_people" title="Limbu people">Limbu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kirati_people" title="Kirati people">Kirati</a> tribes. </p><p>After the <a href="/wiki/Anglo-Bhutan_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Anglo-Bhutan War">Anglo-Bhutan War</a> in 1864, the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Sinchula" class="mw-redirect" title="Treaty of Sinchula">Treaty of Sinchula</a> (1865) was signed, in which certain "hill territory to east of the <a href="/wiki/Teesta_River" title="Teesta River">Teesta River</a>" was ceded to <a href="/wiki/British_India" class="mw-redirect" title="British India">British India</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Darjeelingnews.net_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Darjeelingnews.net-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The precise territory was unspecified but included the fort of Dalingkot. In 1866–1867, British surveyors demarcated the area, and set the <a href="/wiki/Dichu_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Dichu River">Di Chu</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ni_Chu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ni Chu (page does not exist)">Ni Chu</a> rivers as the eastern and northeastern boundaries.<sup id="cite_ref-Gorkhaland_Movement:_A_Study_in_Ethnic_Separatism_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gorkhaland_Movement:_A_Study_in_Ethnic_Separatism-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Hunter_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hunter-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Southern_border_of_Bhutan1985.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Southern_border_of_Bhutan1985.jpg/280px-Southern_border_of_Bhutan1985.jpg" decoding="async" width="280" height="186" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Southern_border_of_Bhutan1985.jpg/420px-Southern_border_of_Bhutan1985.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Southern_border_of_Bhutan1985.jpg/560px-Southern_border_of_Bhutan1985.jpg 2x" data-file-width="664" data-file-height="440" /></a><figcaption>Southern Boundary of Bhutan before the 1865 <a href="/wiki/Duar_War" title="Duar War">Duar War</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The ceded territory was added to the <a href="/wiki/Western_Duars" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Duars">Western Duars</a> district at first, and later transferred to the <a href="/wiki/Darjeeling_district" title="Darjeeling district">Darjeeling district</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Bengal_Province,_British_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Bengal Province, British India">Bengal province</a> in 1866.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERoy,_Survey_and_Settlement_of_the_Western_Duars20136,_41_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERoy,_Survey_and_Settlement_of_the_Western_Duars20136,_41-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was referred to as the "tract of Dalingkot" or "tract of Damsang", after the hill forts through which it had been administered in the past.<sup id="cite_ref-Hunter_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hunter-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At that time, Kalimpong was a small hamlet, with only two or three families known to reside there.<sup id="cite_ref-tribunekalim_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tribunekalim-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However the neighbourhood of Kalimpong was well-populated with several villages, as recorded by <a href="/wiki/Ashley_Eden" title="Ashley Eden">Ashley Eden</a> during a mission to Bhutan in 1864. Eden mentioned that the people there were well-disposed to the British administration and had frequently traded with the Darjeeling area to the west of Teesta in defiance of the Bhutanese authorities.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERennie,_Bhotan_and_the_Dooar_War186664–66_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERennie,_Bhotan_and_the_Dooar_War186664–66-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Temperate_climate" title="Temperate climate">temperate climate</a> prompted the British to develop the town as an alternative hill station to <a href="/wiki/Darjeeling" title="Darjeeling">Darjeeling</a>, to escape the scorching summer heat in the <a href="/wiki/Indo-Gangetic_plain" class="mw-redirect" title="Indo-Gangetic plain">plains</a>. Kalimpong's proximity to the <a href="/wiki/Nathu_La" title="Nathu La">Nathu La</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jelep_La" title="Jelep La">Jelep La</a> passes for trading with Tibet was an added advantage. It soon became an important trading outpost in the trade of <a href="/wiki/Fur" title="Fur">furs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wool" title="Wool">wools</a> and food grains between India and Tibet.<sup id="cite_ref-khawaslhasa_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-khawaslhasa-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The increase in commerce attracted large numbers of Nepalis from neighbouring <a href="/wiki/Nepal" title="Nepal">Nepal</a> and also the lower regions of Sikkim where Nepalis had been residing since the <a href="/wiki/Gorkha_Kingdom" title="Gorkha Kingdom">Gorkha</a> invasion of Sikkim in 1790. The movement of people into the area transformed Kalimpong from a small hamlet with a few houses, to a thriving town with economic prosperity. Britain assigned a plot within Kalimpong to the influential <a href="/wiki/Bhutan" title="Bhutan">Bhutanese</a> <a href="/wiki/Dorji_family" title="Dorji family">Dorji family</a>, through which trade and relations with Bhutan flowed. This later became the <a href="/wiki/Bhutan_House" title="Bhutan House">Bhutan House</a>, a Bhutanese administrative and cultural centre.<sup id="cite_ref-Syamukapu_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Syamukapu-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The arrival of Scottish missionaries saw the construction of schools and welfare centres for the British.<sup id="cite_ref-tribunekalim_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tribunekalim-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rev. W. Macfarlane in the early 1870s established the first schools in the area.<sup id="cite_ref-tribunekalim_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tribunekalim-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Scottish University Mission Institution was opened in 1886, followed by the Kalimpong Girls High School. In 1900, Reverend <a href="/wiki/John_Anderson_Graham" title="John Anderson Graham">J.A. Graham</a> founded the <a href="/wiki/Dr._Graham%27s_Homes" title="Dr. Graham's Homes">Dr. Graham's Homes</a> for destitute <a href="/wiki/Anglo-Indian" class="mw-redirect" title="Anglo-Indian">Anglo-Indian</a> students.<sup id="cite_ref-tribunekalim_17-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tribunekalim-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The young missionary (and aspiring writer and poet) <a href="/wiki/Aeneas_Francon_Williams" title="Aeneas Francon Williams">Aeneas Francon Williams</a>, aged 24, arrived in Kalimpong in 1910 to take up the post of assistant schoolmaster at <a href="/wiki/Dr._Graham%27s_Homes" title="Dr. Graham's Homes">Dr. Graham's Homes</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> where he later became Bursar and remained working at the school for the next fourteen years.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From 1907 onwards, most schools in Kalimpong had started offering education to Indian students. By 1911, the population comprised many ethnic groups, including Nepalis, Lepchas, Tibetans, Muslims, the Anglo-Indian communities. Hence by 1911, the population had swollen to 7,880.<sup id="cite_ref-tribunekalim_17-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tribunekalim-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following <a href="/wiki/Indian_independence_movement" title="Indian independence movement">Indian independence</a> in 1947, Kalimpong remained in West Bengal, the part of Bengal allocated to India during the Paritiion. With <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_China" class="mw-redirect" title="People's Republic of China">China's</a> annexation of <a href="/wiki/Tibet" title="Tibet">Tibet</a> in 1950, many Buddhist monks fled Tibet and established monasteries in Kalimpong. These monks brought rare Buddhist scriptures with them. In 1962, the permanent closure of Jelep La after the <a href="/wiki/Sino-Indian_War" title="Sino-Indian War">Sino-Indian War</a> disrupted trade between Tibet and India, and led to a slowdown in Kalimpong's economy. In 1976, the visiting <a href="/wiki/Dalai_Lama" title="Dalai Lama">Dalai Lama</a> consecrated the <a href="/wiki/Zang_Dhok_Palri_Phodang" title="Zang Dhok Palri Phodang">Zang Dhok Palri Phodang</a> monastery, which houses many of the Tibetan Buddhist scriptures.<sup id="cite_ref-tribunekalim_17-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tribunekalim-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kalimpongkanchenjanga.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a3/Kalimpongkanchenjanga.jpg/220px-Kalimpongkanchenjanga.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a3/Kalimpongkanchenjanga.jpg/330px-Kalimpongkanchenjanga.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a3/Kalimpongkanchenjanga.jpg 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="154" /></a><figcaption>Most large houses in Kalimpong were built during the British era. In the background is <a href="/wiki/Kangchenjunga" title="Kangchenjunga">Kangchenjunga</a>.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Morgan_House_Kalimpong_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Morgan_House_Kalimpong_2.jpg/220px-Morgan_House_Kalimpong_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Morgan_House_Kalimpong_2.jpg/330px-Morgan_House_Kalimpong_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Morgan_House_Kalimpong_2.jpg/440px-Morgan_House_Kalimpong_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5735" data-file-height="3813" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Morgan_House,_Kalimpong" title="Morgan House, Kalimpong">Morgan House</a> is a classic example of colonial architecture in Kalimpong.</figcaption></figure> <p>Between 1986 and 1988, the demand for a separate state of <a href="/wiki/Gorkhaland" class="mw-redirect" title="Gorkhaland">Gorkhaland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kamtapur" title="Kamtapur">Kamtapur</a> based on ethnic lines grew strong. Riots between the <a href="/wiki/Gorkha_National_Liberation_Front" title="Gorkha National Liberation Front">Gorkha National Liberation Front</a> (GNLF) and the West Bengal government reached a stand-off after a forty-day strike. The town was virtually under siege, and the state government called in the Indian army to maintain law and order. This led to the formation of the <a href="/wiki/Darjeeling_Gorkha_Hill_Council" title="Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council">Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council</a>, a body that was given semi-autonomous powers to govern the Darjeeling district, except the area under the <a href="/wiki/Siliguri_subdivision" title="Siliguri subdivision">Siliguri subdivision</a>. Since 2007, the demand for a separate Gorkhaland state has been revived by the <a href="/wiki/Gorkha_Janmukti_Morcha" title="Gorkha Janmukti Morcha">Gorkha Janmukti Morcha</a> and its supporters in the Darjeeling hills.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Kamtapur_People%27s_Party" title="Kamtapur People's Party">Kamtapur People's Party</a> and its supporters' movement for a separate Kamtapur state covering <a href="/wiki/North_Bengal" title="North Bengal">North Bengal</a> have gained momentum.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Blocks">Blocks</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kalimpong_district&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Blocks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kalimpong_I_block">Kalimpong I block</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kalimpong_district&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Kalimpong I block"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Kalimpong_I_(community_development_block)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kalimpong I (community development block)">Kalimpong I</a> block consists of 18 gram panchayats; Bong, <a href="/wiki/Kalimpong" title="Kalimpong">Kalimpong</a>, Samalbong, Tista, <a href="/wiki/Dr._Graham%27s_Homes" title="Dr. Graham's Homes">Dr. Graham's Homes</a>, Lower Echhay, Samthar, Neembong, Dungra, Upper Echhay, Seokbir, Bhalukhop, Yangmakum, Pabringtar, Sindebong, Kafer Kanke Bong, Pudung and Tashiding.<sup id="cite_ref-blocdir_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-blocdir-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This block has one police station at Kalimpong.<sup id="cite_ref-distProfile_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-distProfile-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The block is headquartered in <a href="/wiki/Kalimpong" title="Kalimpong">Kalimpong</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BDOaddresses_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BDOaddresses-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kalimpong_II_block">Kalimpong II block</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kalimpong_district&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Kalimpong II block"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Kalimpong_II_(community_development_block)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kalimpong II (community development block)">Kalimpong II</a> block consists of 7 gram panchayats, namely Dalapchand, Gitdabling, Lava-Gitabeong, Lolay, Payong, Shangse, and Shantuk.<sup id="cite_ref-blocdir_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-blocdir-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This block is served by Kalimpong police station.<sup id="cite_ref-distProfile_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-distProfile-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The block is headquartered in <a href="/wiki/Algarah" title="Algarah">Algarah</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BDOaddresses_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BDOaddresses-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gorubathan_block">Gorubathan block</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kalimpong_district&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Gorubathan block"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Gorubathan_(community_development_block)" title="Gorubathan (community development block)">Gorubathan</a> block consists of 11 gram panchayats, namely Dalim, Gorubathan–I, Gorubathan–II, Patengodak, Todey Tangta, Kumai, Pokhreybong, Samsing, Aahaley, Nim and Rongo.<sup id="cite_ref-blocdir_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-blocdir-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This block has two police stations: <a href="/wiki/Gorubathan" title="Gorubathan">Gorubathan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jaldhaka" title="Jaldhaka">Jaldhaka</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-distProfile_27-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-distProfile-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The block is headquartered in Fagu.<sup id="cite_ref-BDOaddresses_28-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BDOaddresses-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pedong_block">Pedong block</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kalimpong_district&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Pedong block"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Pedong block consists of 6 gram panchayats, namely Kage, Kashyong, Lingsey, Lingseykha, Pedong and Syakiyong. This block is served by Kalimpong police station. The block is headquartered in Pedong. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legislative_segments">Legislative segments</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kalimpong_district&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Legislative segments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As per order of the <a href="/wiki/Delimitation_Commission" class="mw-redirect" title="Delimitation Commission">Delimitation Commission</a> in respect of the <a href="/wiki/Delimitation_of_constituencies" class="mw-redirect" title="Delimitation of constituencies">delimitation of constituencies</a> in <a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a>, the whole area under the district of Kalimpong (formerly <a href="/wiki/Kalimpong_subdivision" title="Kalimpong subdivision">Kalimpong subdivision</a>), namely the Kalimpong municipality and the three blocks of <a href="/wiki/Kalimpong_I" title="Kalimpong I">Kalimpong–I</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kalimpong_II" title="Kalimpong II">Kalimpong–II</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gorubathan" title="Gorubathan">Gorubathan</a> together constitutes the <a href="/wiki/Kalimpong_(Vidhan_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kalimpong (Vidhan Sabha constituency)">Kalimpong assembly constituency</a> of <a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a>. This constituency is part of <a href="/wiki/Darjeeling_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency)">Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency</a>. Darjeeling is represented by <a href="/wiki/Neeraj_Zimba" title="Neeraj Zimba">Neeraj Zimba</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party,_West_Bengal" title="Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal">Bharatiya Janata Party</a>, while Kalimpong Assembly constituency is represented by Ruden Sada Lepcha of the <a href="/wiki/Gorkha_Janmukti_Morcha" title="Gorkha Janmukti Morcha">Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (Tamang faction)</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kalimpong_district&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the <a href="/wiki/2011_census_of_India" title="2011 census of India">2011 census</a>, Kalimpong district (enumerated as <a href="/wiki/Kalimpong_subdivision" title="Kalimpong subdivision">Kalimpong subdivision</a> then) has a <a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_India" title="Demographics of India">population</a> of 251,642. <a href="/wiki/Kalimpong_I" title="Kalimpong I">Kalimpong I</a> block had a population of 74,746; <a href="/wiki/Kalimpong_II" title="Kalimpong II">Kalimpong II</a> block had a population of 66,830; Gorubathan block had a population of 60,663; and Kalimpong Municipality had a population of 49,403. Kalimpong district has a sex ratio of 959 females per 1000 males. 56,192 (22.33%) live in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 16,433 (6.53%) and 74,976 (29.79%) of the population respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-census2011_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2011-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Religion">Religion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kalimpong_district&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Religion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="notheme barbox tright" style="overflow-x: auto;"> <div style="border:1px solid silver; font-size:88%; padding:0.4em; width:auto; background: white; color: black;"> <table style="text-align:left; border-collapse:collapse; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#Fcd116"><th style="text-align:center;" colspan="5">Religion in Kalimpong district (2011)<sup id="cite_ref-Religion_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Religion-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th></tr> <tr style="font-size:88%; height:4px;"> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; text-align:left;"></td> <td style="width:100px; text-align:left;"></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; width:1em; text-align:right;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Hinduism_in_West_Bengal" title="Hinduism in West Bengal">Hinduism</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:darkorange; width:60.94%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">60.94%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Buddhism" title="Buddhism">Buddhism</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:yellow; width:20.94%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">20.94%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Christianity_in_West_Bengal" title="Christianity in West Bengal">Christianity</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:dodgerblue; width:14.88%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">14.88%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Islam_in_West_Bengal" title="Islam in West Bengal">Islam</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:green; width:1.59%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">1.59%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Traditional religion</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:red; width:1.29%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">1.29%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Other or not stated</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:black; width:0.36%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">0.36%</td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption>Religion in present-day Kalimpong district </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Religion </th> <th>Population (1941)<sup id="cite_ref-1941religion_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1941religion-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 90–91">: 90–91 </span></sup> </th> <th>Percentage (1941) </th> <th>Population (2011)<sup id="cite_ref-Religion_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Religion-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Percentage (2011) </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hinduism_in_West_Bengal" title="Hinduism in West Bengal">Hinduism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Om.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/15px-Om.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/23px-Om.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/31px-Om.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="192" data-file-height="200" /></a></span> </td> <td>35,928 </td> <td>45.45% </td> <td>153,355 </td> <td>60.94% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tribal religion <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kirat_flag-02.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Kirat_flag-02.jpg/15px-Kirat_flag-02.jpg" decoding="async" width="15" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Kirat_flag-02.jpg/23px-Kirat_flag-02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Kirat_flag-02.jpg/30px-Kirat_flag-02.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3024" data-file-height="2625" /></a></span> </td> <td>31,674 </td> <td>40.07% </td> <td>3,243 </td> <td>1.29% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Christianity_in_West_Bengal" title="Christianity in West Bengal">Christianity</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Christian_cross.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/15px-Christian_cross.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/23px-Christian_cross.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/30px-Christian_cross.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="404" data-file-height="564" /></a></span> </td> <td>714 </td> <td>0.9% </td> <td>37,453 </td> <td>14.88% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Islam_in_West_Bengal" title="Islam in West Bengal">Islam</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Star_and_Crescent.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/15px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/23px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/30px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="249" data-file-height="216" /></a></span> </td> <td>324 </td> <td>0.41% </td> <td>3,998 </td> <td>1.59% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Buddhism" title="Buddhism">Buddhism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dharma_Wheel_(2).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg/15px-Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg/23px-Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg/30px-Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="697" data-file-height="697" /></a></span> </td> <td>--- </td> <td>--- </td> <td>52,688 </td> <td>20.94% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Others<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>10,402 </td> <td>13.16% </td> <td>905 </td> <td>0.36% </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Total Population</b> </td> <td>79,042 </td> <td><b>100%</b> </td> <td><b>251,642</b> </td> <td><b>100%</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> According to the 2011 census, Hindus numbered 153,355 (60.94%), Buddhists numbered 52,688 (20.94%), Christians numbered 37,453 (14.88%). Muslims numbered 3,998 (1.59%) of the population, while traditional faiths (such as <a href="/wiki/Kirat_Mundhum" title="Kirat Mundhum">Kirat Mundhum</a>) were 3,243 (1.29%).<sup id="cite_ref-Religion_30-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Religion-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Languages">Languages</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kalimpong_district&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Languages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="PieChartTemplate thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:202px"> <div class="mw-no-invert" style="background-color:white;margin:auto;position:relative;width:200px;height:200px;overflow:hidden;border-radius:100px;border:1px solid black;transform:scaleX(-1)rotate(-90deg)"> <div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;left:0; top:0; border-width:0 200px 200px 0; border-color:orange; z-index:-1"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;right:100px; top:100px; border-width:49.600434787377px 86.832003713511px 0 0; border-top-color:gold"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:gold"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;right:100px; top:100px; border-width:43.145604568096px 90.21339593682px 0 0; border-top-color:midnightblue"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:midnightblue"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;right:100px; top:100px; border-width:27.476482897602px 96.151146054417px 0 0; border-top-color:pink"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:pink"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;right:100px; top:100px; border-width:7.8459095727845px 99.691733373313px 0 0; border-top-color:lightcoral"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:lightcoral"></div> </div> <div class="thumbcaption"> <p>Languages of Kalimpong district (2011)<sup id="cite_ref-language_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-language-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-langtown_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-langtown-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:lightcoral; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Nepali_language" title="Nepali language">Nepali</a> (51.25%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:pink; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a> (3.18%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:midnightblue; color:white;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Lepcha_language" title="Lepcha language">Lepcha</a> (2.67%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:gold; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Bhojpuri_language" title="Bhojpuri language">Bhojpuri</a> (1.16%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:orange; color:black;"> </span> Bengali & others (41.74%)</div> </div> </div></div> <p>At the time of the 1951 census, only 24% of those now living in Kalimpong district spoke <a href="/wiki/Nepali_language" title="Nepali language">Nepali</a> as their mother tongue. Most of the population spoke a variety of other languages such as <a href="/wiki/Kiranti_languages" title="Kiranti languages">Rai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Limbu_language" title="Limbu language">Limbu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lepcha_language" title="Lepcha language">Lepcha</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tamang_language" title="Tamang language">Tamang</a>, although nearly all could speak Nepali as a second language.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 1961, the proportion of people in Kalimpong returning Nepali as their mother tongue had jumped to 75%. This was accompanied by a dramatic fall in the numbers of other languages spoken by the variety of ethnic groups in the hills.<sup id="cite_ref-census1961_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census1961-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>However at the time of the 2011 census, 51.25% of the population spoke <a href="/wiki/Nepali_language" title="Nepali language">Nepali</a>, 3.18% <a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a>, 2.67% <a href="/wiki/Lepcha_language" title="Lepcha language">Lepcha</a>, 1.16% <a href="/wiki/Bhojpuri_language" title="Bhojpuri language">Bhojpuri</a> and 41.74% Others languages as their first language.<sup id="cite_ref-language_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-language-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-langtown_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-langtown-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Flora_and_fauna">Flora and fauna</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kalimpong_district&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Flora and fauna"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Red_Panda_at_Neora_Valley_National_Park_West_Bengal_India_2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Red_Panda_at_Neora_Valley_National_Park_West_Bengal_India_2012.jpg/250px-Red_Panda_at_Neora_Valley_National_Park_West_Bengal_India_2012.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Red_Panda_at_Neora_Valley_National_Park_West_Bengal_India_2012.jpg/375px-Red_Panda_at_Neora_Valley_National_Park_West_Bengal_India_2012.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Red_Panda_at_Neora_Valley_National_Park_West_Bengal_India_2012.jpg/500px-Red_Panda_at_Neora_Valley_National_Park_West_Bengal_India_2012.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>Red Panda at <a href="/wiki/Neora_Valley_National_Park" title="Neora Valley National Park">Neora Valley National Park</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Kalimpong district is home to the <a href="/wiki/Neora_Valley_National_Park" title="Neora Valley National Park">Neora Valley National Park</a>, which has an area of 159.89 km<sup>2</sup> (61.73 sq mi).<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mammals reported from this area are <a href="/wiki/Indian_leopard" title="Indian leopard">Indian leopard</a>, five <a href="/wiki/Viverrid" class="mw-redirect" title="Viverrid">viverrid</a> species, <a href="/wiki/Asiatic_black_bear" class="mw-redirect" title="Asiatic black bear">Asiatic black bear</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sloth_bear" title="Sloth bear">sloth bear</a>, <a href="/wiki/Asian_golden_cat" title="Asian golden cat">Asian golden cat</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wild_boar" title="Wild boar">wild boar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leopard_cat" title="Leopard cat">leopard cat</a>, <a href="/wiki/Goral" title="Goral">goral</a>, <a href="/wiki/Serow" title="Serow">serow</a>, <a href="/wiki/Barking_deer" class="mw-redirect" title="Barking deer">barking deer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sambar_deer" title="Sambar deer">sambar deer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Flying_squirrel" title="Flying squirrel">flying squirrel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tahr" title="Tahr">tahr</a>, <a href="/wiki/Red_panda" title="Red panda">red panda</a> and <a href="/wiki/Clouded_leopard" title="Clouded leopard">clouded leopard</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transport">Transport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kalimpong_district&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Roadways">Roadways</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kalimpong_district&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Roadways"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>National Highways</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Highway_10_(India)" title="National Highway 10 (India)">National Highway 10</a> connecting <a href="/wiki/Siliguri" title="Siliguri">Siliguri</a> to <a href="/wiki/Gangtok" title="Gangtok">Gangtok</a>, lies in Kalimpong District from <a href="/wiki/Kalijhora" title="Kalijhora">Kalijhora</a> to <a href="/wiki/Atal_Setu_Bridge" class="mw-redirect" title="Atal Setu Bridge">Atal Setu Bridge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rangpo" title="Rangpo">Rangpo</a> via <a href="/wiki/Teesta_Bazaar" title="Teesta Bazaar">Teesta Bazaar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rambi_Bazar" title="Rambi Bazar">Rambi Bazar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Melli" title="Melli">Melli</a>.</li></ul> <p><br /> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Highway_717A_(India)" title="National Highway 717A (India)">National Highway-717A</a> Connecting <a href="/wiki/Bagrakote" title="Bagrakote">Bagrakote</a> to <a href="/wiki/Gangtok" title="Gangtok">Gangtok</a> lies in Kalimpong district from <a href="/wiki/Bagrakote" title="Bagrakote">Bagrakote</a> to Resi Sikkim border, via <a href="/wiki/Lava,_West_Bengal" title="Lava, West Bengal">Labha</a>, <a href="/wiki/Algarah" title="Algarah">Algarah</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pedong" title="Pedong">Pedong</a>, and Kataray Bazar.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p><br /> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Highway_17_(India)" title="National Highway 17 (India)">National Highway 17</a> connecting <a href="/wiki/Sevoke" title="Sevoke">Sevoke</a> to <a href="/wiki/Guwahati" title="Guwahati">Guwahati</a> lies in Kalimpong district at <a href="/wiki/Coronation_Bridge" title="Coronation Bridge">Coronation Bridge</a> - <a href="/wiki/Mongpong" title="Mongpong">Mongpong</a> area.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Railway">Railway</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kalimpong_district&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Railway"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The currently functioning nearest railway station from Kalimpong district is <a href="/wiki/Sivok_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Sivok railway station">Sivok railway station</a> of <a href="/wiki/Darjeeling_district" title="Darjeeling district">Darjeeling district</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bagrakote_Railway_Station" class="mw-redirect" title="Bagrakote Railway Station">Bagrakote Railway Station</a> of <a href="/wiki/Jalpaiguri_district" title="Jalpaiguri district">Jalpaiguri district</a>. The nearest major railway stations are <b><a href="/wiki/New_Mal_Junction_railway_station" title="New Mal Junction railway station">Malbazar Junction</a>, <a href="/wiki/Siliguri_Junction" class="mw-redirect" title="Siliguri Junction">Siliguri Junction</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_Jalpaiguri_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jalpaiguri railway station">New Jalpaiguri railway station</a></b>. </p><p>The under construction <a href="/wiki/Sivok%E2%80%93Rangpo_line" title="Sivok–Rangpo line">Sevoke - Rangpo railway line</a> lies in Kalimpong district from <a href="/wiki/Kalijhora" title="Kalijhora">Kalijhora</a> to </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Melli_Railway_Station" class="mw-redirect" title="Melli Railway Station">Melli Railway Station</a> via the following stations:</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riyang_Railway_Station" class="mw-redirect" title="Riyang Railway Station">Riyang Railway Station</a> and</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tista_Bazaar_Railway_Station" class="mw-redirect" title="Tista Bazaar Railway Station">Tista Bazaar Railway Station</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Airways">Airways</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kalimpong_district&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Airways"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Bagdogra_Airport" title="Bagdogra Airport">Bagdogra Airport</a> is the nearest airport from southern parts of Kalimpong district, and <a href="/wiki/Pakyong_Airport" title="Pakyong Airport">Pakyong Airport</a> is the nearest airport from northern areas of Kalimpong district. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rivers">Rivers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kalimpong_district&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Rivers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The major rivers flowing through Kalimpong district are <a href="/wiki/Teesta" class="mw-redirect" title="Teesta">River Teesta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jaldhaka_River" title="Jaldhaka River">River Jaldhaka</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rangpo_River" title="Rangpo River">River Rangpo</a>. Other rivers are Relli Khola, Riyang Khola,Murti Khola, Reshi Khola, Chel Khola, River Ghish, Bindu Khola, Les Khola, Neora Khola etc. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geographical_indication">Geographical indication</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kalimpong_district&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Geographical indication"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Kalonunia_rice" title="Kalonunia rice">Kalonunia rice</a> was awarded the <a href="/wiki/List_of_geographical_indications_in_India" title="List of geographical indications in India">Geographical Indication</a> (GI) status tag from the <a href="/wiki/Geographical_Indication_Registry_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Geographical Indication Registry (India)">Geographical Indications Registry</a> under the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_India" title="Government of India">Union Government of India</a> on 2 January 2024 (valid until 11 March 2034). It is a common and widely cultivated crop in <a href="/wiki/District" title="District">disticts</a> of <a href="/wiki/Cooch_Behar_district" title="Cooch Behar district">Cooch Behar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jalpaiguri_district" title="Jalpaiguri district">Jalpaiguri</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alipurduar_district" title="Alipurduar district">Alipurduar</a> along with some parts of <a href="/wiki/Darjeeling_district" title="Darjeeling district">Darjeeling</a> & <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Kalimpong</a> districts of West Bengal.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>State Agricultural Management & Extension Training Institute (SAMETI) from <a href="/wiki/Narendrapur" title="Narendrapur">Narendrapur</a>, proposed the GI registration of Kalonunia rice. After filing the application in March 2021, the rice was granted the GI tag in 2024 by the Geographical Indication Registry in <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a>, making the name "Kalonunia rice" exclusive to the rice grown in the region.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It thus became the third rice variety from West Bengal after <a href="/wiki/Tulaipanji_rice" title="Tulaipanji rice">Tulaipanji rice</a> and the 26th type of goods from West Bengal to earn the GI tag. </p><p>The GI tag protects the rice from illegal selling and marketing, and gives it legal protection and a unique identity. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kalimpong_district&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Alternative spellings include "Damsung", "Damsong", "Dumsong", "Dhumsong" etc.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Also called "Dalim". Variant spellings include "Dhalim" and "Dhaling".</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-32">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Including <a href="/wiki/Jainism" title="Jainism">Jainism</a>, <a href="/wiki/Buddhism" title="Buddhism">Buddhism</a>, <a href="/wiki/Zoroastrianism" title="Zoroastrianism">Zoroastrianism</a>, <a href="/wiki/Judaism" title="Judaism">Judaism</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ad-Dharmi" title="Ad-Dharmi">Ad-Dharmis</a>, or not stated</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kalimpong_district&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-census2011-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-census2011_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-census2011_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-census2011_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1329/download/4330/DH_2011_1901_PART_B_DCHB_DARJILING.pdf">"District Census Handbook: Darjeeling"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>censusindia.gov.in</i>. <a href="/wiki/Registrar_General_and_Census_Commissioner_of_India" title="Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India">Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India</a>. 2011.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=censusindia.gov.in&rft.atitle=District+Census+Handbook%3A+Darjeeling&rft.date=2011&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fcensusindia.gov.in%2Fnada%2Findex.php%2Fcatalog%2F1329%2Fdownload%2F4330%2FDH_2011_1901_PART_B_DCHB_DARJILING.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKalimpong+district" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-wblangoff-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-wblangoff_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-wblangoff_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wb.gov.in/portal/web/guest/facts-and-figures;jsessionid=JzdD9RHb7aMY5esZPtcsIVLy">"Fact and Figures"</a>. <i>Wb.gov.in</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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(1876), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.281462/"><i>A Statistical Account Of Bengal, Vol. X: Districts of Darjiling and Jalpaiguri, State of Kuch Behar</i></a>, London: Trubner & Co, p. 19 – via archive.org</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=A+Statistical+Account+Of+Bengal%2C+Vol.+X%3A+Districts+of+Darjiling+and+Jalpaiguri%2C+State+of+Kuch+Behar&rft.place=London&rft.pages=19&rft.pub=Trubner+%26+Co&rft.date=1876&rft.aulast=Hunter&rft.aufirst=W.+W.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fin.ernet.dli.2015.281462%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKalimpong+district" class="Z3988"></span>: "In August 1866, by a Government Resolution, the hilly tract situated east of the Tista, west of the Ne-chu and De-chu rivers, and south of Independent Sikkim, being part of the territory acquired as the result of the Bhutan campaign of 1864, was added to the jurisdiction of Darjiling, and now forms the tract known as <b>Damsang</b> or <b>Dalingkot</b>."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <a href="#CITEREFRoy,_Survey_and_Settlement_of_the_Western_Duars2013">Roy, Survey and Settlement of the Western Duars (2013)</a>, p. 6: "... the <b>Dalingkot tahsil</b>, which includes the mountainous part of the annexed territory."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-tribunekalim-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-tribunekalim_17-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-tribunekalim_17-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-tribunekalim_17-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-tribunekalim_17-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-tribunekalim_17-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-tribunekalim_17-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBanerjee2002" class="citation web cs1">Banerjee, Partha S (19 May 2002). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020519/spectrum/travel.htm">"A quiet hill retreat, far from the tourist crowd"</a>. <i>Spectrum, The Tribune</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Spectrum%2C+The+Tribune&rft.atitle=A+quiet+hill+retreat%2C+far+from+the+tourist+crowd&rft.date=2002-05-19&rft.aulast=Banerjee&rft.aufirst=Partha+S&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tribuneindia.com%2F2002%2F20020519%2Fspectrum%2Ftravel.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKalimpong+district" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTERennie,_Bhotan_and_the_Dooar_War186664–66-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTERennie,_Bhotan_and_the_Dooar_War186664–66_18-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFRennie,_Bhotan_and_the_Dooar_War1866">Rennie, Bhotan and the Dooar War (1866)</a>, pp. 64–66.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-khawaslhasa-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-khawaslhasa_19-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKhawas2004" class="citation news cs1">Khawas, Vimal (31 December 2004). 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Vajra Publications. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/99946-644-6-8" title="Special:BookSources/99946-644-6-8"><bdi>99946-644-6-8</bdi></a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">12 August</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Syamukapu%3A+The+Lhasa+Newars+of+Kalimpong+and+Kathmandu&rft.pub=Vajra+Publications&rft.date=2005&rft.isbn=99946-644-6-8&rft.aulast=Hilker&rft.aufirst=Deb+Shova+Kansakar&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DhbgVAQAAMAAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKalimpong+district" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=eONIAQAAIAAJ"><i>Arts of Asia</i></a>. Vol. 17. Arts of Asia Publications. 1987. p. 107<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">12 August</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Arts+of+Asia&rft.pages=107&rft.pub=Arts+of+Asia+Publications&rft.date=1987&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DeONIAQAAIAAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKalimpong+district" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFTsarongChödron2000" class="citation book cs1">Tsarong, Dundul Namgyal; Chödron, Ani K. Trinlay (2000). Ani K. Trinlay Chödron (ed.). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=tVGgEbhi5JAC"><i>In the service of his country: the biography of Dasang Damdul Tsarong, commander general of Tibet</i></a>. Snow Lion Publications. p. 35. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-55939-151-0" title="Special:BookSources/1-55939-151-0"><bdi>1-55939-151-0</bdi></a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">12 August</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=In+the+service+of+his+country%3A+the+biography+of+Dasang+Damdul+Tsarong%2C+commander+general+of+Tibet&rft.pages=35&rft.pub=Snow+Lion+Publications&rft.date=2000&rft.isbn=1-55939-151-0&rft.aulast=Tsarong&rft.aufirst=Dundul+Namgyal&rft.au=Ch%C3%B6dron%2C+Ani+K.+Trinlay&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DtVGgEbhi5JAC&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKalimpong+district" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Correspondence from <a href="/wiki/Aeneas_Francon_Williams" title="Aeneas Francon Williams">Aeneas Francon Williams</a> addressed from Wolseley House, Kalimpong, is stored in the Dr. Graham Kalimpong Archive held at the National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Marriage Certificate for <a href="/wiki/Aeneas_Francon_Williams" title="Aeneas Francon Williams">Aeneas Francon Williams</a> and Clara Anne Rendall, 2 December 1914: Findmypast.co.uk – Williams rank of profession is registered as ‘Assistant School Master.’</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081222214506/http://www.darjeelingtimes.com/news/Top-Story/Call-for-Gorkhaland-renewed.html">"Call for Gorkhaland renewed"</a>. Darjeeling Times. 7 October 2007. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.darjeelingtimes.com/news/Top-Story/Call-for-Gorkhaland-renewed.html">the original</a> on 22 December 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">13 January</span> 2009</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Call+for+Gorkhaland+renewed&rft.pub=Darjeeling+Times&rft.date=2007-10-07&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.darjeelingtimes.com%2Fnews%2FTop-Story%2FCall-for-Gorkhaland-renewed.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKalimpong+district" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-26">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPress_Trust_of_India_(PTI)2009" class="citation web cs1"><a href="/wiki/Press_Trust_of_India" title="Press Trust of India">Press Trust of India</a> (PTI) (29 December 2009). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130617172345/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-12-29/india/28100583_1_kamtapur-state-north-bengal-demand">"Now, demand for a separate Kamtapur state in WBengal"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Times_of_India" title="The Times of India">The Times of India</a></i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-12-29/india/28100583_1_kamtapur-state-north-bengal-demand">the original</a> on 17 June 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">11 December</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Times+of+India&rft.atitle=Now%2C+demand+for+a+separate+Kamtapur+state+in+WBengal&rft.date=2009-12-29&rft.au=Press+Trust+of+India+%28PTI%29&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Farticles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com%2F2009-12-29%2Findia%2F28100583_1_kamtapur-state-north-bengal-demand&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKalimpong+district" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-distProfile-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-distProfile_27-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-distProfile_27-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-distProfile_27-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://darjeeling.gov.in/dist-prof.html">"District Profile"</a>. Official website of Darjeeling district<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 December</span> 2008</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=District+Profile&rft.pub=Official+website+of+Darjeeling+district&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fdarjeeling.gov.in%2Fdist-prof.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKalimpong+district" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-BDOaddresses-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-BDOaddresses_28-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-BDOaddresses_28-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-BDOaddresses_28-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://wbdemo5.nic.in/html/asp/bdo_contact.asp?cd=DH">"Contact details of Block Development Officers"</a>. <i>Darjeeling district</i>. Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">26 December</span> 2008</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Darjeeling+district&rft.atitle=Contact+details+of+Block+Development+Officers&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwbdemo5.nic.in%2Fhtml%2Fasp%2Fbdo_contact.asp%3Fcd%3DDH&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKalimpong+district" class="Z3988"></span><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged December 2017">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-29">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wbgov.com/e-gov/English/DELIMITATION.pdf">"Press Note, Delimitation Commission"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>Assembly Constituencies in West Bengal</i>. Delimitation Commission. pp. 5, 23<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">10 January</span> 2009</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Assembly+Constituencies+in+West+Bengal&rft.atitle=Press+Note%2C+Delimitation+Commission&rft.pages=5%2C+23&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wbgov.com%2Fe-gov%2FEnglish%2FDELIMITATION.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKalimpong+district" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Religion-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Religion_30-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Religion_30-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Religion_30-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11396/download/14509/DDW19C-01%20MDDS.XLS">"Table C-01 Population by Religion: West Bengal"</a>. <i>censusindia.gov.in</i>. <a href="/wiki/Registrar_General_and_Census_Commissioner_of_India" title="Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India">Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=censusindia.gov.in&rft.atitle=Table+C-01+Population+by+Religion%3A+West+Bengal&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fcensusindia.gov.in%2Fnada%2Findex.php%2Fcatalog%2F11396%2Fdownload%2F14509%2FDDW19C-01%2520MDDS.XLS&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKalimpong+district" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-1941religion-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1941religion_31-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10973/37365/GIPE-020591.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y">"CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME VI BENGAL PROVINCE"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">13 August</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=CENSUS+OF+INDIA%2C+1941+VOLUME+VI+BENGAL+PROVINCE&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fdspace.gipe.ac.in%2Fxmlui%2Fbitstream%2Fhandle%2F10973%2F37365%2FGIPE-020591.pdf%3Fsequence%3D3%26isAllowed%3Dy&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKalimpong+district" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-language-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-language_33-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-language_33-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10226/download/13338/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1900.XLSX">"Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: West Bengal"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Census_of_India" title="Census of India">Census of India</a></i>. <a href="/wiki/Registrar_General_and_Census_Commissioner_of_India" title="Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India">Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Census+of+India&rft.atitle=Table+C-16+Population+by+Mother+Tongue%3A+West+Bengal&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fcensusindia.gov.in%2Fnada%2Findex.php%2Fcatalog%2F10226%2Fdownload%2F13338%2FDDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1900.XLSX&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKalimpong+district" class="Z3988"></span> see Kalimpong-I, Kalimpong-II, Gorubuthan blocks</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-langtown-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-langtown_34-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-langtown_34-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link 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class="Z3988"></span> see Kalimpong (M).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-:1-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-:1_35-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/5104/1/45554_1951_DAR.pdf">"Table 1.19 Languages: Darjeeling district"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>Census of India</i>. <a href="/wiki/Registrar_General_and_Census_Commissioner_of_India" title="Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India">Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India</a>. 1951.</cite><span 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Notion Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-93-84878-95-5" title="Special:BookSources/978-93-84878-95-5"><bdi>978-93-84878-95-5</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Perspective+of+dietetic+and+antioxidant+medicinal+plants&rft.pub=Notion+Press&rft.date=2015-01-01&rft.isbn=978-93-84878-95-5&rft.aulast=Sarker&rft.aufirst=Dilip+De&rft.au=Saha%2C+Manas+Ranjan&rft.au=Saha%2C+Subrata&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DYTrECQAAQBAJ%26dq%3DKalonunia%2Brice%26pg%3DPT20&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKalimpong+district" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kalimpong_district&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRennie,_Bhotan_and_the_Dooar_War1866" class="citation cs2">Rennie, Surgeon (1866), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/b29352150"><i>Bhotan and the Dooar War</i></a>, John Murray – via archive.org</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Bhotan+and+the+Dooar+War&rft.pub=John+Murray&rft.date=1866&rft.aulast=Rennie&rft.aufirst=Surgeon&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fb29352150&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKalimpong+district" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRoy,_Survey_and_Settlement_of_the_Western_Duars2013" class="citation cs2">Roy, D. C., ed. (1895), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/sunder-survey-and-settlement-of-the-western-duars-in-the-district-of-jalpaiguri-1889-1895"><i>Survey and Settlement of the Western Duarsl in the District of Jalpaiguri 1889-1895</i></a>, D. H. E. Sunder, Siliguri: N. L. Publishers – via archive.org</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Survey+and+Settlement+of+the+Western+Duarsl+in+the+District+of+Jalpaiguri+1889-1895&rft.place=Siliguri&rft.pub=N.+L.+Publishers&rft.date=1895&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fsunder-survey-and-settlement-of-the-western-duars-in-the-district-of-jalpaiguri-1889-1895&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKalimpong+district" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSamanta2000" class="citation book cs1">Samanta, Amiya K. (2000). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=J4GqdfG0EU8C"><i>Gorkhaland Movement: A Study in Ethnic Separatism</i></a>. APH Publishing. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-81-7648-166-3" title="Special:BookSources/978-81-7648-166-3"><bdi>978-81-7648-166-3</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Gorkhaland+Movement%3A+A+Study+in+Ethnic+Separatism&rft.pub=APH+Publishing&rft.date=2000&rft.isbn=978-81-7648-166-3&rft.aulast=Samanta&rft.aufirst=Amiya+K.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DJ4GqdfG0EU8C&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKalimpong+district" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kalimpong_district&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span 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href="/wiki/Bhalukhop" title="Bhalukhop">Bhalukhop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bich_Kagay" title="Bich Kagay">Bich Kagay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bindu,_Kalimpong" title="Bindu, Kalimpong">Bindu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gorubathan" title="Gorubathan">Gorubathan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Icche_Gaon" title="Icche Gaon">Icche Gaon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaldhaka" title="Jaldhaka">Jaldhaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jhalong" title="Jhalong">Jhalong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalijhora" title="Kalijhora">Kalijhora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kolakham" title="Kolakham">Kolakham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumai_Tea_Garden" title="Kumai Tea Garden">Kumai Tea Garden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lava,_West_Bengal" title="Lava, West Bengal"> Lava</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loleygaon" title="Loleygaon">Loleygaon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lower_Fagu_Tea_Garden" title="Lower Fagu Tea Garden">Lower Fagu Tea Garden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mansong" title="Mansong">Mansong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mongpong" title="Mongpong">Mongpong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nimbong" title="Nimbong">Nimbong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pedong" title="Pedong">Pedong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramdhura" title="Ramdhura">Ramdhura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rambi_Bazar" title="Rambi Bazar">Rambi Bazar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rishyap" title="Rishyap">Rishyap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rongo,_Kalimpong" title="Rongo, Kalimpong">Rongo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samabiyong_Tea_Garden" title="Samabiyong Tea Garden">Samabiyong Tea Garden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sillery_Gaon" title="Sillery Gaon">Sillery Gaon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suntalay_Khasmahal" title="Suntalay Khasmahal">Suntalay Khasmahal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suntalekhola" title="Suntalekhola">Suntalekhola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teesta_Bazaar" title="Teesta Bazaar">Teesta Bazaar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Todey_Tangta" title="Todey Tangta">Todey Tangta</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">See also</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/23px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/31px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Category:People_from_Kalimpong_district" title="Category:People from Kalimpong district">People from Kalimpong district</a></li> <li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" 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scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_state_symbols" title="List of Indian state symbols">State symbols</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_state_emblems" title="List of Indian state emblems">Emblem</a>: <a href="/wiki/Emblem_of_West_Bengal" title="Emblem of West Bengal">Emblem of West Bengal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_state_anthems" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Indian state anthems">Anthem</a>: <a href="/wiki/Banglar_Mati_Banglar_Jol" title="Banglar Mati Banglar Jol">Banglar Mati Banglar Jol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_state_animals" title="List of Indian state animals">Animal</a>: <a href="/wiki/Fishing_cat" title="Fishing cat">Fishing cat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_state_birds" title="List of Indian state birds">Bird</a>: <a href="/wiki/White-throated_kingfisher" title="White-throated kingfisher">White-throated kingfisher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_state_flowers" title="List of Indian state flowers">Flower</a>: <a href="/wiki/Nyctanthes_arbor-tristis" title="Nyctanthes arbor-tristis">Night-flowering jasmine (Shiuli)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_state_trees" title="List of Indian state trees">Tree</a>: <a href="/wiki/Alstonia_scholaris" title="Alstonia scholaris">Devil's tree (Saptaparni)</a></li> <li>Fish: <a href="/wiki/Ilish" title="Ilish">Ilish</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/History_of_Bengal" title="History of Bengal">History</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gauda_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Gauda Kingdom">Gauda Kingdom</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shashanka" title="Shashanka">Shashanka</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pala_Empire" title="Pala Empire">Pala Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sena_dynasty" title="Sena dynasty">Sena dynasty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mallabhum_kingdom" title="Mallabhum kingdom">Mallabhum kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cooch_Behar_State" title="Cooch Behar State">Cooch Behar State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sher_Shah_Suri" title="Sher Shah Suri">Sher Shah Suri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mughal_Empire" title="Mughal Empire">Mughal Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nawabs_of_Bengal" title="Nawabs of Bengal">Nawabs of Bengal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_India_Company" title="East India Company">East India Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Plassey" title="Battle of Plassey">Battle of Plassey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_Presidency" title="Bengal Presidency">Bengal Presidency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Bengal_famine_of_1770" title="Great Bengal famine of 1770">Great Bengal famine of 1770</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Rebellion_of_1857" title="Indian Rebellion of 1857">Indian Rebellion of 1857</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_Renaissance" title="Bengal Renaissance">Bengal Renaissance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bardhaman_Raj" title="Bardhaman Raj">Bardhaman Raj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nadia_Raj" title="Nadia Raj">Nadia Raj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jhargram_Raj" title="Jhargram Raj">Jhargram Raj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sovabazar_Raj" title="Sovabazar Raj">Sovabazar Raj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Partition_of_Bengal_(1905)" title="Partition of Bengal (1905)">Partition of Bengal (1905)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Revolutionary_movement_for_Indian_independence" title="Revolutionary movement for Indian independence">Revolutionary movement for Indian independence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anushilan_Samiti" title="Anushilan Samiti">Anushilan Samiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jugantar" title="Jugantar">Jugantar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_famine_of_1943" title="Bengal famine of 1943">Bengal famine of 1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Direct_Action_Day" title="Direct Action Day">Direct Action Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noakhali_riots" title="Noakhali riots">Noakhali riots</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Partition_of_Bengal_(1947)" title="Partition of Bengal (1947)">Partition of Bengal (1947)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengali_Language_Movement_(Manbhum)" title="Bengali Language Movement (Manbhum)">Bengali Language Movement (Manbhum)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Liberation_War" title="Bangladesh Liberation War">Bangladesh Liberation War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naxalite%E2%80%93Maoist_insurgency" title="Naxalite–Maoist insurgency">Naxalite–Maoist insurgency</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_West_Bengal" title="Geography of West Bengal">Geography</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_Basin" title="Bengal Basin">Bengal Basin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darjeeling_Himalayan_hill_region" title="Darjeeling Himalayan hill region">Darjeeling Himalayan hill region</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terai" title="Terai">Terai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Bengal_plains" title="North Bengal plains">North Bengal plains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dooars" title="Dooars">Dooars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rarh_region" title="Rarh region">Rarh region</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sundarbans" title="Sundarbans">Sundarbans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vajjabhumi" title="Vajjabhumi">Western plateau and high lands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ganges_Delta" title="Ganges Delta">Ganges Delta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Climate_of_West_Bengal" title="Climate of West Bengal">Climate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandakphu" title="Sandakphu">Sandakphu (Highest point)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_protected_areas_of_West_Bengal" title="List of protected areas of West Bengal">Protected areas of West Bengal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Rivers_of_West_Bengal" title="Category:Rivers of West Bengal">Rivers of West Bengal</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ganges" title="Ganges">Ganga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damodar_River" title="Damodar River">Damodar River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brahmaputra_River" title="Brahmaputra River">Brahmaputra River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teesta_River" title="Teesta River">Teesta River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hooghly_River" title="Hooghly River">Hooghly River</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khoai" title="Khoai">Khoai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiger_Hill,_Darjeeling" title="Tiger Hill, Darjeeling">Tiger Hill, Darjeeling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siliguri_Corridor" title="Siliguri Corridor">Siliguri Corridor</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_West_Bengal" title="Government of West Bengal">Governance</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_chief_ministers_of_West_Bengal" title="List of chief ministers of West Bengal">Chief Ministers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_West_Bengal" title="List of governors of West Bengal">Governor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Bengal_Legislative_Assembly" title="West Bengal Legislative Assembly">Legislative Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Bengal_Human_Rights_Commission" title="West Bengal Human Rights Commission">Human Rights Commission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Political_parties_in_West_Bengal" title="Category:Political parties in West Bengal">Political parties</a> (<a href="/wiki/Trinamool_Congress" title="Trinamool Congress">All India Trinamool Congress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India_(Marxist)" title="Communist Party of India (Marxist)">Communist Party (Marxist)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Bengal_Pradesh_Congress_Committee" title="West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee">Indian National Congress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party,_West_Bengal" title="Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal">Bharatiya Janata Party</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Template:Lok_Sabha_constituencies_of_West_Bengal" title="Template:Lok Sabha constituencies of West Bengal">Parliamentary constituencies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_constituencies_of_the_West_Bengal_Legislative_Assembly" title="List of constituencies of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly">Assembly constituencies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CID_West_Bengal" title="CID West Bengal">CID West Bengal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kolkata_Police" title="Kolkata Police">Kolkata Police</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Advocacy_group" title="Advocacy group">Rights groups</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Matua_Mahasangha" title="Matua Mahasangha">Matua Mahasangha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangla_Pokkho" title="Bangla Pokkho">Bangla Pokkho</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_West_Bengal" title="Administrative divisions of West Bengal">Divisions</a> and <br /><a href="/wiki/List_of_districts_of_West_Bengal" title="List of districts of West Bengal">districts</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Burdwan_division" title="Burdwan division">Burdwan division</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Birbhum_district" title="Birbhum district">Birbhum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hooghly_district" title="Hooghly district">Hooghly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paschim_Bardhaman_district" title="Paschim Bardhaman district">Paschim Bardhaman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Purba_Bardhaman_district" title="Purba Bardhaman district">Purba Bardhaman</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Jalpaiguri_division" title="Jalpaiguri division">Jalpaiguri division</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alipurduar_district" title="Alipurduar district">Alipurduar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cooch_Behar_district" title="Cooch Behar district">Cooch Behar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darjeeling_district" title="Darjeeling district">Darjeeling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jalpaiguri_district" title="Jalpaiguri district">Jalpaiguri</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Kalimpong</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Malda_division" title="Malda division">Malda division</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Berhampore_district" title="Berhampore district">Berhampore</a> (declared)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dakshin_Dinajpur_district" title="Dakshin Dinajpur district">Dakshin Dinajpur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jangipur_district" title="Jangipur district">Jangipur</a> (declared)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malda_district" title="Malda district">Malda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murshidabad_district" title="Murshidabad district">Murshidabad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uttar_Dinajpur_district" title="Uttar Dinajpur district">Uttar Dinajpur</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Medinipur_division" title="Medinipur division">Medinipur division</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bankura_district" title="Bankura district">Bankura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bishnupur_district,_West_Bengal" title="Bishnupur district, West Bengal">Bishnupur</a> (declared)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jhargram_district" title="Jhargram district">Jhargram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paschim_Medinipur_district" title="Paschim Medinipur district">Paschim Medinipur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Purba_Medinipur_district" title="Purba Medinipur district">Purba Medinipur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Purulia_district" title="Purulia district">Purulia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Presidency_division" title="Presidency division">Presidency division</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Basirhat_district" title="Basirhat district">Basirhat</a> (declared)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howrah_district" title="Howrah district">Howrah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ichamati_district" title="Ichamati district">Ichamati</a> (declared)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kolkata_district" title="Kolkata district">Kolkata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nadia_district" title="Nadia district">Nadia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_24_Parganas_district" title="North 24 Parganas district">North 24 Parganas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranaghat_district" title="Ranaghat district">Ranaghat</a> (declared)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_24_Parganas" title="South 24 Parganas">South 24 Parganas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sundarbans_district" 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<li><a href="/wiki/Malda,_West_Bengal" title="Malda, West Bengal">Malda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midnapore" title="Midnapore">Midnapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murshidabad" title="Murshidabad">Murshidabad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Purulia" title="Purulia">Purulia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raiganj" title="Raiganj">Raiganj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siliguri" title="Siliguri">Siliguri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suri,_Birbhum" title="Suri, Birbhum">Siuri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamluk" title="Tamluk">Tamluk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_West_Bengal_by_population" title="List of cities in West Bengal by population">List of cities in West Bengal by population</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:West_Bengal_cities_and_towns_by_district_templates" title="Category:West Bengal cities and towns by district templates">Cities and towns by district</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a 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temples</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali language</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengali_literature" title="Bengali literature">Bengali literature</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Feluda" title="Feluda">Feluda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lalmohan_Ganguly" title="Lalmohan Ganguly">Lalmohan Ganguly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professor_Shonku" title="Professor Shonku">Professor Shonku</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tarini_Khuro" title="Tarini Khuro">Tarini Khuro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kakababu" title="Kakababu">Kakababu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kiriti_Roy" title="Kiriti Roy">Kiriti Roy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pather_Panchali_(novel)" title="Pather Panchali (novel)">Pather Panchali (novel)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengali_cinema,_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Bengali cinema, India">Bengali cinema</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jatra_(theatre)" title="Jatra (theatre)">Jatra</a></li> <li><a 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