Kalimpong II 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

Darjeeling District is the northernmost district of the state of West Bengal in eastern India in the foothills of the Himalayas. The district is famous for its beautiful hill stations and Darjeeling tea. Darjeeling is the district headquarters...

 in the India

India

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States and territories of India

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 of West Bengal

West Bengal

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. Kalimpong police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Algarah

Algarah

Algarah is a small town located at a distance of 15 km east of Kalimpong in Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India. It lies at an elevation of 1,780 m and has a population of about 3,000. Most of the town's residents are ethnic Gorkhas.-History:Algarah is famous for the remains of the...

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Geography

Algarah is located at 27.120°N 88.593°E.

Kalimpong II 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 303.00  km².

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Kalimpong I block had a total population of 60,216, out of which 31,276 were males and 28,940 were females. Kalimpong II block registered a population growth of 17.13 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.