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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Pashiting Khasmahal is a small village in Gorubathan mandal, Kalimpong district, West Bengal, with a population of 229 in 51 households. The literacy rate is 55.9%, and the village is located at 27.041°N, 88.648°E with postal code 735231.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
NANGSHAL DOLMA LAMA
Contact: 81****6166
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- LGD code
- 306330
- Pincode
- 735231
- Post office
- Fagu (Darjiling)
- Population
- 229
- Households
- 51
- Literacy rate
- 55.9%
- Sex ratio
- 893 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 60
- Distance to district centre
- 4 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 9 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 498 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 1138 km
- Nearest railway station
- Oodlabari · 19 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Rangamati · 17 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Pashiting Khasmahal compares
By population, Pashiting Khasmahal ranks #25 of 38 villages in Gorubathan mandal.
Literacy rate
%
55.9%
−12.8% vs mandal average
- Pashiting Khasmahal
- 55.9%
- Gorubathan mandal
- 68.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
893
−60 vs mandal average
- Pashiting Khasmahal
- 893
- Gorubathan mandal
- 953
Household size
people per home
4.5
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Pashiting Khasmahal
- 4.5
- Gorubathan mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pashiting Khasmahal at a glance
Pashiting Khasmahal is a village of 229 people in 51 households (Census 2011) in Gorubathan block, Kalimpong district, West Bengal, the 25th-largest of 38 villages in Gorubathan block. Literacy is 56%, 13 points below the block average of 69% and the sex ratio is 893 women per 1,000 men. It lies 4 km from the Kalimpong district centre, 31 km from Anandapur, the nearest town, 19 km from Oodlabari railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 735231, served by Fagu (Darjiling) post office; the LGD village code is 306330. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Rangamati, 17 km away. The sarpanch is NANGSHAL DOLMA LAMA, and the village votes in Kalimpong assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bharat Kumar Chetri. The population is estimated at 256 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pashiting Khasmahal · this village | 229 | 56% | — |
| Samabiyong Tea Garden · Gorubathan | 1,608 | 76% | 1.4 km NE |
| Git Beong Khasmahal · Lava | 2,464 | 70% | 1.8 km W |
| Nim Khasmahal · Gorubathan | 1,764 | 67% | 2.9 km SE |
| Pankhasari Khasmahal · Gorubathan | 3,349 | 54% | 3.4 km E |
| Lava Forest · Lava | 173 | 68% | 3.7 km N |
| Git Dubling Khasmahal · Lava | 3,598 | 74% | 4.6 km W |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pashiting Khasmahal
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- 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)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 13
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 237.55
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 59.49
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Pashiting 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 — Pashiting Khasmahal
- LGD code
- 306330
- Pincode
- 735231
- Post office
- Fagu (Darjiling)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 229
- Population (projected 2026)
- 256
- Households
- 51
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 893
- Literacy rate
- 55.9%
- Coordinates
- 27.04121°N, 88.64769°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Darjeeling
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kalimpong
- Member of Parliament
- Raju Bista
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bharat Kumar Chetri
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- NANGSHAL DOLMA LAMA
- Block / Mandal
- Gorubathan
Getting there
How to reach Pashiting Khasmahal
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata498 kmcapital
- Delhi1138 km
- Hyderabad1498 km
- Chennai1780 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationOodlabari19 km
- Bus stopSamsing Tea Garden17 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Rangamati17 km
- ATM / bankAxis Bank18 km
- Petrol pumpDolma Fuel Service12 km
- CollegeSikkim Professional University30 km
- Police stationGuard blocking entry to Graham school16 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 Pashiting 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
- Mal Khasmahal
- Ambeok Tea Garden
- Sakam Forest
- Mal Forest
- Dalingma Khasmahal
- Pankasari Forest
- Dalingkot Forest
- Pogu Forest
- Lehti Forest
- 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)