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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Pankasari Forest is a village in Gorubathan mandal, Kalimpong district, West Bengal, with a population of 709 in 139 households. The literacy rate stands at 61.9%. Located at 27.015°N, 88.745°E, it carries postal code 735231.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RENU TAMANG
Contact: 82****7294
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- LGD code
- 306326
- Pincode
- 735231
- Post office
- Fagu (Darjiling)
- Population
- 709
- Households
- 139
- Literacy rate
- 61.9%
- Sex ratio
- 964 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 405
- Distance to district centre
- 14 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 2 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 495 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 1148 km
- Nearest railway station
- Chalsa · 16 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Rangamati · 14 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Pankasari Forest compares
By population, Pankasari Forest ranks #21 of 38 villages in Gorubathan mandal.
Literacy rate
%
61.9%
−6.8% vs mandal average
- Pankasari Forest
- 61.9%
- Gorubathan mandal
- 68.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
964
+11 vs mandal average
- Pankasari Forest
- 964
- Gorubathan mandal
- 953
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Pankasari Forest
- 5.1
- Gorubathan mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pankasari Forest at a glance
Pankasari Forest is a village of 709 people in 139 households (Census 2011) in Gorubathan block, Kalimpong district, West Bengal, the 21st-largest of 38 villages in Gorubathan block. Literacy is 62%, 7 points below the block average of 69% and the sex ratio is 964 women per 1,000 men. It lies 14 km from the Kalimpong district centre, 23 km from Bhagatpur Tea Garden, the nearest town, 16 km from Chalsa railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 735231, served by Fagu (Darjiling) post office; the LGD village code is 306326. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Rangamati, 14 km away. The sarpanch is RENU TAMANG, and the village votes in Kalimpong assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bharat Kumar Chetri. The population is estimated at 793 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Garubathan-Ii →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pankasari Forest · this village | 709 | 62% | — |
| Sakam Forest · Gorubathan | 1,158 | 76% | 2.8 km S |
| Eastnar Forest · Gorubathan | 0 | — | 3 km E |
| Dalingkot Forest · Gorubathan | 394 | 62% | 3.4 km W |
| Ambeok Forest · Gorubathan | 0 | — | 3.6 km NW |
| Dalingma Khasmahal · Gorubathan | 821 | 73% | 4.3 km W |
| Ambeok Tea Garden · Gorubathan | 1,297 | 76% | 4.8 km W |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pankasari Forest
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 1,358.14
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 800.06
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Pankasari Forest
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Pankasari Forest
- LGD code
- 306326
- Pincode
- 735231
- Post office
- Fagu (Darjiling)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 709
- Population (projected 2026)
- 793
- Households
- 139
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 964
- Literacy rate
- 61.9%
- Coordinates
- 27.01517°N, 88.74548°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Darjeeling
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kalimpong
- Member of Parliament
- Raju Bista
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bharat Kumar Chetri
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- RENU TAMANG
- Block / Mandal
- Gorubathan
Getting there
How to reach Pankasari Forest
Nearest town · 12,555 people
Bhagatpur Tea Garden · ≈ 23 km
≈ 47 min by car · 56 min by bike
DirectionsDistance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata495 kmcapital
- Delhi1148 km
- Hyderabad1503 km
- Chennai1783 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationChalsa16 km
- Bus stopSamsing Tea Garden7 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Rangamati14 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India16 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum15 km
- CollegeSikkim Professional University36 km
- Police stationBorder control, foreigners can't pass20 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Pankasari Forest
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕SitadhungayTemple4.5 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
- Mal KhasmahalGorubathan mandal1,322 pop
- Ambeok Tea GardenGorubathan mandal1,297 pop
Villages near Pankasari Forest
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
- Mal Khasmahal
- Ambeok Tea Garden
- Sakam Forest
- Mal Forest
- Dalingma Khasmahal
- 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)