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Raset Forest

Lava mandal
Pincode 734314
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Raset Forest is a village in Lava mandal, Kalimpong district, West Bengal. Positioned at 27.104°N, 88.695°E with PIN code 734314, it is part of the Lava administrative subdivision.

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KEJO BHUTIA
Contact: 99****1709
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LGD code
306284
Pincode
734314
Post office
Algarah
Population
0
Households
0
Workers
0
Distance to district centre
12 km
Distance to mandal centre
10 km
Distance to Kolkata
505 km
Distance to Delhi
1141 km
Nearest railway station
New Mal Junction · 26 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
STNM Multispeciality Hospital · 18 km

Raset Forest at a glance

Raset Forest is a revenue village in Lava block, Kalimpong district, West Bengal. It lies 12 km from the Kalimpong district centre, 33 km from Bhagatpur Tea Garden, the nearest town, 26 km from New Mal Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 734314, served by Algarah post office; the LGD village code is 306284. The nearest hospital or health centre is STNM Multispeciality Hospital, 18 km away. The sarpanch is KEJO BHUTIA, and the village votes in Kalimpong assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bharat Kumar Chetri.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Raset Forest · this village0——
Kolbong Forest · Lava4856%3.1 km W
Rechila Forest · Gorubathan0—3.5 km E
Paktam Forest · Lava0—6 km W
Thousum Forest · Gorubathan0—6.1 km E
Lava Forest · Lava17368%6.4 km SW
Pankhasari Khasmahal · Gorubathan3,34954%7.1 km S

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Raset Forest

Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
No
Tube well / borewell
No
Weekly haat
No
Total area (ha)
728.84
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
661

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

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Key facts — Raset Forest

LGD code
306284
Pincode
734314
Post office
Algarah
Population (Census 2011)
0
Households
0
Coordinates
27.10384°N, 88.69503°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Darjeeling
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kalimpong
Member of Parliament
Raju Bista
Member of Legislative Assembly
Bharat Kumar Chetri
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
KEJO BHUTIA
Block / Mandal
Lava
Getting there

How to reach Raset Forest

Mandal centre
Lava · ≈ 10 km
≈ 21 min by car · 25 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Kalimpong · ≈ 12 km
≈ 24 min by car · 28 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 12,555 people
Bhagatpur Tea Garden · ≈ 33 km
≈ 1 h 8 min by car · 1 h 21 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata505 kmcapital
  • Delhi1141 km
  • Hyderabad1506 km
  • Chennai1789 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationNew Mal Junction26 km
  • Bus stopSamsing Tea Garden17 km
  • Hospital / PHCSTNM Multispeciality Hospital18 km
  • ATM / bankAxis Bank23 km
  • Petrol pumpDolma Fuel Service10 km
  • CollegeSikkim Professional University25 km
  • Police stationGuard blocking entry to Graham school20 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)