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Barfok
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Barfok
Barfok (India)
Coordinates: 27°30′35.64″N88°31′4.69″E / 27.5099000°N 88.5179694°E / 27.5099000; 88.5179694 Coordinates: 27°30′35.64″N88°31′4.69″E / 27.5099000°N 88.5179694°E / 27.5099000; 88.5179694
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Sikkim
District North Sikkim
Subdivision Mangan
Population
 (2022)
  Total656
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code IN-SK
Literacy80.81%

Barfok is a village in Mangan subdivision, North Sikkim district, Sikkim, India. The Ministry of Home Affairs has given it a geographical code of 260885. [1]

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References

  1. "MDDS e-Governance Code (Sikkim Rural)" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2011.