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Pokhriabong Pokhrebong | |
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Small town | |
| Nickname: Village surrounded by Nine Tea Gardens | |
  Pokhriabong Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Pokhriabong Pokhriabong (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:26°57′41″N88°10′50″E / 26.9615°N 88.1806°E /26.9615; 88.1806 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Darjeeling |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.11 km2 (1.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,684 m (5,525 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 3,051 |
| • Density | 597/km2 (1,550/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Pahadi |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Nepali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal code | 734216 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Darjeeling |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Darjeeling |
| Website | darjeeling |
Pokhriabong (also spelt as Pokhribong or Pokhrabong) is a village in theJorebunglow SukhiapokriCD block in theDarjeeling Sadar subdivision of theDarjeeling district in West Bengal, India.
Pokhriabong is located at26°57′41″N88°10′50″E / 26.9615°N 88.1806°E /26.9615; 88.1806.
Pokhriabong is located 29 kilometres from the town ofDarjeeling on theNagri spur which divides the waters ofBalason River from its tributary Rangbhang. Pokhriabong Rangbhang valley as it known has a total of eight Tea Estate. Pokhriabong has a very hospitable environment with summer temperatures reaching up to 24°C and winters with temperatures dropping down to -1°C/2°C. Pokhriabong has many villages within it and within the villages are many sub-villages and more. The region has a great production of tea fruits and vegetables. Pokhriabong valley has two main rivers. Flowing on the northeast is the RiverBalason and on the southwest is the mighty RiverRangbhang. Pokhriabong also attracts a wide number of tourists as it is very natural and people here are very friendly.Languages spoken here areNepali,English,Bengali,Hindi,Rai,limbu,Lepcha,Tibetan
The map alongside shows a part of the southern portion of theDarjeeling Himalayan hill region in the Darjeeling district. In theDarjeeling Sadar subdivision 61.00% of the total population lives in the rural areas and 39.00% of the population lives in the urban areas. In theMirik subdivision 80.11% of the total population lives in the rural areas and 19.89% lives in the urban areas.[1][2] There are 78 tea gardens/ estates (the figure varies slightly according to different sources), in the district, producing and largely exportingDarjeeling tea. It engages a large proportion of the population directly/ indirectly.[3] Some tea gardens were identified in the 2011 census ascensus towns or villages.[4] Such places are marked in the map as CT (census town) or R (rural/ urban centre). Specific tea estate pages are marked TE.
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.
According to the2011 Census of India, Pokhriabong Khasmahal had a total population of 3,051 of which 1,511 (50%) were males and 1,540 (50%) were females. There were 252 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Pokhriabong Khasmahal was 2,473 (81.06% of the population over 6 years).[5]
This area has a small population of the endangeredChinese pangolin. For the avid bird watcher, there is a plethora of Himalayan bird life in the area,treepies,barbets,pheasants,flycatchers,sunbirds andorioles to name a few. Also different species ofbutterflies can be seen if one is lucky enough. There is alsosnakeswild boarblack deer if lucky or unlucky one might get a chance to see aleopard.
