Gorubathan is an administrative division in Kalimpong subdivision

Kalimpong subdivision

Kalimpong subdivision is a subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of the Kalimpong municipality and three community development blocks: Kalimpong–I, Kalimpong–II and Gorubathan. The three blocks contain 42 gram panchayats...

 of Darjeeling district

Darjeeling district

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West Bengal

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. Gorubathan and Jaldhaka police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is at Fagu.

Geography

Gorubathan is located at 26.96°N 88.69°E.

Gorubathan community development block

Community Development Block in India

The Community development block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer...

has an area of 441.97  km².

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Gorubathan block had a total population of 54,275, out of which 27,570 were males and 26705 were females. Gorubathan block registered a population growth of 17.02 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 16.94 per cent. Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.