Nimbong

Nimbong is located at 26.974194°N 88.590694°E / 26.974194; 88.590694.

Nimbong is 78 km from Siliguri and 71 km from Kalimpong. It is at an altitude of 5,000 feet (1,500 m). Winters can be severely cold but there is normally no snowfall. During the monsoons, the roads get muddy and there are possibilities of landslides.[1]

The map alongside shows the Kalimpong Sadar subdivision of Kalimpong district. Physiographically, this area forms the Kalimpong Range, with the average elevation varying from 300 to 3,000 metres (980 to 9,840 ft). 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 6 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.