Gorubathan

Gorubathan
Town
Gorubathan Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 26°58′N 88°42′E / 26.97°N 88.70°E / 26.97; 88.70Coordinates: 26°58′N 88°42′E / 26.97°N 88.70°E / 26.97; 88.70
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Darjeeling
Elevation	417 m (1,368 ft)
Languages
• Official	Nepali,English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Lok Sabha constituency	Darjeeling
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Kalimpong

Gorubathan (Nepali: गोरुबथान) is a small town in the Kalimpong subdivision of Darjeeling district of the Indian state of West Bengal.

Description

Among the locals the place is also known as Sombaray. The name has it origin in the weekly village market (haat) which is organized here every Monday (Sombar). Gorubathan is situated on the east bank of the Chel river. There are ruins of a fort known as Dalim Fort on the top of a hill near Gorubathan. Gorubathan is known for its beautiful landscape of the Neora river, mountains and forests, which attract a lot of tourists. Accommodation is available at the Forest Rest House, managed by the West Bengal Forest Development Corporation (WBFDC), and some other private hotels.

The town is 90 km from Kalimpong town and 59 km from Siliguri. To reach Gorubathan one has to travel from Siliguri on NH31 till Damdim. From Damdim, a road to the north goes to Lava through Gorubathan.

Geography

Gorubathan is located at 26°58′N 88°42′E / 26.97°N 88.70°E / 26.97; 88.70.^[1] It has an average elevation of 417 metres (1,368 feet).

Administration

Gorubathan is a block in the Kalimpong subdivision of Darjeeling district. Gorubathan block consists of rural areas only with 11 gram panchayats, i.e. Dalim, Gorubathan–I, Gorubathan–II, Patengodak, Todeytangta, Kumai, Pokhreybong, Samsing, Aahaley, Nim and Rongo. This block has two police stations: Gorubathan and Jaldhaka. The headquarters of this block is in Fagu. But there has been a court of Judicial magistrate and Civil Judge running in Gorubathan since 2005.

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