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Ruka Forest

Gorubathan mandal
Pincode 735231
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Ruka Forest is a village in Gorubathan mandal, Kalimpong district, West Bengal. It is situated at 27.116°N, 88.770°E with PIN code 735231.

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BENJAMIN RAI
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LGD code
306313
Pincode
735231
Post office
Fagu (Darjiling)
Population
0
Households
0
Workers
0
Distance to district centre
19 km
Distance to mandal centre
12 km
Distance to Kolkata
507 km
Distance to Delhi
1148 km
Nearest railway station
Chalsa · 26 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
STNM Multispeciality Hospital · 22 km

Ruka Forest at a glance

Ruka Forest is a revenue village in Gorubathan block, Kalimpong district, West Bengal. It lies 19 km from the Kalimpong district centre, 30 km from Bhagatpur Tea Garden, the nearest town, 26 km from Chalsa railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 735231, served by Fagu (Darjiling) post office; the LGD village code is 306313. The nearest hospital or health centre is STNM Multispeciality Hospital, 22 km away. The sarpanch is BENJAMIN RAI, and the village votes in Kalimpong assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bharat Kumar Chetri.

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Ruka Forest · this village0——
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ruka Forest

Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
No
Tube well / borewell
No
Weekly haat
No
Total area (ha)
1,807.75
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
1,156.9

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Ruka Forest

LGD code
306313
Pincode
735231
Post office
Fagu (Darjiling)
Population (Census 2011)
0
Households
0
Coordinates
27.11601°N, 88.77015°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Darjeeling
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kalimpong
Member of Parliament
Raju Bista
Member of Legislative Assembly
Bharat Kumar Chetri
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
BENJAMIN RAI
Block / Mandal
Gorubathan
Getting there

How to reach Ruka Forest

Mandal centre
Gorubathan · ≈ 12 km
≈ 24 min by car · 29 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Kalimpong · ≈ 19 km
≈ 38 min by car · 45 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 12,555 people
Bhagatpur Tea Garden · ≈ 30 km
≈ 1 h 1 min by car · 1 h 12 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata507 kmcapital
  • Delhi1148 km
  • Hyderabad1512 km
  • Chennai1794 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationChalsa26 km
  • Bus stopSamsing Tea Garden15 km
  • Hospital / PHCSTNM Multispeciality Hospital22 km
  • ATM / bankSBI26 km
  • Petrol pumpDolma Fuel Service17 km
  • CollegeSikkim Professional University28 km
  • Police stationBorder control, foreigners can't pass23 km
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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)