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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Mal Khasmahal is located in Gorubathan mandal, Kalimpong district, West Bengal. It has a population of 1,322 distributed among 274 households, with a literacy rate of 75.9%.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
NIMA TAMANG
Contact: 89****7172
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- LGD code
- 306344
- Pincode
- 735231
- Post office
- Fagu (Darjiling)
- Population
- 1,322
- Households
- 274
- Literacy rate
- 75.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1040 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 409
- Distance to district centre
- 12 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 8 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 489 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 1144 km
- Nearest railway station
- New Mal Junction · 10 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Rangamati · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Mal Khasmahal compares
By population, Mal Khasmahal ranks #16 of 38 villages in Gorubathan mandal.
Literacy rate
%
75.9%
+7.2% vs mandal average
- Mal Khasmahal
- 75.9%
- Gorubathan mandal
- 68.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,040
+87 vs mandal average
- Mal Khasmahal
- 1,040
- Gorubathan mandal
- 953
Household size
people per home
4.8
Same as the mandal average
- Mal Khasmahal
- 4.8
- Gorubathan mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mal Khasmahal at a glance
Mal Khasmahal is a village of 1,322 people in 274 households (Census 2011) in Gorubathan block, Kalimpong district, West Bengal, the 16th-largest of 38 villages in Gorubathan block. Literacy is 76%, 7 points above the block average of 69% and the sex ratio is 1,040 women per 1,000 men. It lies 12 km from the Kalimpong district centre, 22 km from Anandapur, the nearest town, 10 km from New Mal Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 735231, served by Fagu (Darjiling) post office; the LGD village code is 306344. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Rangamati, 7 km away. The sarpanch is NIMA TAMANG, and the village votes in Kalimpong assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bharat Kumar Chetri. The population is estimated at 1,479 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Garubathan-I →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mal Khasmahal · this village | 1,322 | 76% | — |
| Upper Fagu Tea Garden · Gorubathan | 3,587 | 71% | 2.6 km N |
| Patharjhora Tea Garden · Mal | 4,335 | 63% | 3.2 km W |
| Pogu Forest · Gorubathan | 299 | 47% | 3.5 km NW |
| Menglass Tea Garden · Mal | 4,369 | 49% | 4.6 km S |
| Darjiling Hilldoars Tea Garden · Gorubathan | 1,627 | 58% | 4.3 km E |
| Ambeok Tea Garden · Gorubathan | 1,297 | 76% | 5.4 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mal Khasmahal
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 141.64
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 36.42
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Mal Khasmahal
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Mal Khasmahal
- LGD code
- 306344
- Pincode
- 735231
- Post office
- Fagu (Darjiling)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,322
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,479
- Households
- 274
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1040
- Literacy rate
- 75.9%
- Coordinates
- 26.95608°N, 88.68663°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Darjeeling
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kalimpong
- Member of Parliament
- Raju Bista
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bharat Kumar Chetri
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- NIMA TAMANG
- Block / Mandal
- Gorubathan
Getting there
How to reach Mal Khasmahal
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata489 kmcapital
- Delhi1144 km
- Hyderabad1494 km
- Chennai1774 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationNew Mal Junction10 km
- Bus stopSamsing Tea Garden13 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Rangamati7 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India11 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum10 km
- CollegeiON Digital Zone38 km
- Police stationGuard blocking entry to Graham school24 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 735231
- Gorubathan KhasmahalGorubathan mandal5,291 pop
- Upper Fagu Tea GardenGorubathan mandal3,587 pop
- Pankhasari KhasmahalGorubathan mandal3,349 pop
- Lower Fagu Tea GardenGorubathan mandal2,070 pop
- Nim KhasmahalGorubathan mandal1,764 pop
- Darjiling Hilldoars Tea GardenGorubathan mandal1,627 pop
- Samabiyong Tea GardenGorubathan mandal1,608 pop
- Ambeok Tea GardenGorubathan mandal1,297 pop
- Sakam ForestGorubathan mandal1,158 pop
Villages near Mal Khasmahal
Other villages in Gorubathan mandal
View all 37+ →- Rango Forest
- Paten Godak Khasmahal
- Gorubathan Khasmahal
- Today Tangta Khasmahal
- Kumai Tea Garden
- Samsing Khasmahal
- Upper Fagu Tea Garden
- Pankhasari Khasmahal
- Pagrang Bong Khasmahal
- Lower Fagu Tea Garden
- Nim Khasmahal
- Darjiling Hilldoars Tea Garden
- Samabiyong Tea Garden
- Kumai Khasmahal
- Kumai Forest
- Ambeok Tea Garden
- Sakam Forest
- Mal Forest
- Dalingma Khasmahal
- Pankasari Forest
- Dalingkot Forest
- Pogu Forest
- Lehti Forest
- Pashiting Khasmahal
- Paren Forest
- Noam Forest
- Ambeok Forest
- Chichu Forest
- Eastnar Forest
- Manabari Khasmahal
- Mo Forest
- Rechila Chak Khasmahal
- Rechila Forest
- Ruka Forest
- Thousum Forest
- Turibari Khasmahal
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-08
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)