Kharibari (Community development block)
| Khoribari | |
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| Community development block | |
 Khoribari
Location in West Bengal, India
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| Coordinates: 26°34′19″N 88°08′51″E / 26.5719472°N 88.1474304°ECoordinates: 26°34′19″N 88°08′51″E / 26.5719472°N 88.1474304°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Darjeeling |
| Area | |
| • Total | 143.50 km2 (55.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 109,251 |
| • Density | 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Darjeeling |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Phansidewa |
| Website | darjeeling |
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.
Khoribari is located at 26°34′19″N 88°08′51″E / 26.5719472°N 88.1474304°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.
Khoribari block consists of rural areas only with 4 Gram Panchayats, viz.
This block has one police station at Kharibari. Headquarters of this block is in Kharibari.
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