Country India District Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency Darjeeling Area 143.5 km² | State West Bengal Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Vidhan Sabha constituency Phansidewa | |
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Khoribari (community development block) is an administrative division in Siliguri subdivision of Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Khoribari police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Khoribari.
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Geography
Khoribari is located at 26°34′19″N 88°08′51″E.
Khoribari community development block has an area of 143.50 km2.
The town of Khoribari lies near the India-Nepal border. Siliguri is 30 km to its north-east. Bhadrapur, a Nepalese town, is 13 km away from Khoribari. Naxalbari (towards the north), Phansidewa (towards the east) and Thakurganj (towards the south in Bihar) are the nearby towns. The nearest airfield is Bagdogra airport. The nearest major railway station is at New Jalpaiguri.
Administration
Khoribari block consists of rural areas only with 4 gram panchayats, viz. Binnabari, Buraganj, Khoribari-Panishali and Raniganj–Panishali. This block has one police station at Khoribari. Headquarters of this block is in Khoribari.
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Khoribari CD Block had a total population of 109,251 of which 97,399 were rural and 11,852 were urban. There were 55,671 males and 53,580 females. Scheduled Castes numbered 58,570 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 21,262.
Literacy
As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Khoribari CD Block was 63,540 out of which 36,565 were males and 26,975 were females.