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Bhalukhop (also referred to as Bhalukhop Khasmahal) is a village in the Kalimpong I CD block in the Kalimpong Sadar subdivision of the Kalimpong district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Bhalukhop is located at Template:Coord.
Located at an altitude of Template:Convert above mean sea level, Bhalukhop has a great sunset view of both Kangchenjunga and Annapurna together, and also the Teesta. It is just 10 km from Kalimpong.[1]
Area overview
The map alongside shows the Kalimpong Sadar subdivision of Kalimpong district. Physiographically, this area forms the Kalimpong Range, with the average elevation varying from Template:Convert. This region is characterized by abruptly rising hills and numerous small streams.[2] It is a predominantly rural area with 77.67% of the population living in rural areas and only 22.23% living in the urban areas. While Kalimpong is the only municipality, Dungra is the sole census town in the entire area.[3] The economy is agro-based and there are six tea gardens in the Gorubathan CD block.[4] In 2011, Kalimpong subdivision had a literacy rate of 81.85%, comparable with the highest levels of literacy in the districts of the state.[5][6] While the first degree college in the subdivision was established at Kalimpong in 1962[7]the entire subdivision (and now the entire district), other than the head-quarters, had to wait till as late as 2015 (more than half a century) to have their first degree colleges at Pedong and Gorubathan.[8][9]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Bhalukhop Khasmahal had a total population of 5,254 of which 2,660 (51%) were males and 2,594 (49%) were females. There were 445 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Bhalukhop Khasmahal was 3,879 (80.66% of the population over 6 years).[10]
Tourism
Bhalukhop can be a good base with day trips for visiting places such as Delo, Lava, Sillery Gaon and Icche Gaon. Being so near Kalimpong, one can also go and see such places as Cactus Garden, Durpin Monastery and Golf Course.[11]
References
- ↑ Ride Thorugh the Clouds & Explore This Hidden Village Near Kalimpong. what’s hot.
- ↑ District Census Handbook, Darjeeling, Series 20, Part XII A, 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal.
- ↑ District Statistical Handbook 2013 Darjeeling. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal.Template:Dead link
- ↑ About Kalimpong District. District administration.
- ↑ District Statistical Handbook 2013 Darjeeling. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal.Template:Dead link
- ↑ Provisional Population Totals Paper 1 of 2011 : West Bengal. Office of the Registrar General and & Census Commissioner, India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
- ↑ Kalimpong College. College Admission.
- ↑ Government General Degree College at Pedong. GGDC.
- ↑ Government General Degree College, Gorubathan. GGDC.
- ↑ 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.
- ↑ Bhalukhop, Kalimpong – 72 km from Siliguri. Weekend Destinations.