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Poobong

Chota Poobong
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Poobong
Location in West Bengal, India
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Poobong
Poobong (India)
Coordinates: 26°59′55″N88°11′39″E / 26.998634°N 88.194305°E / 26.998634; 88.194305 Coordinates: 26°59′55″N88°11′39″E / 26.998634°N 88.194305°E / 26.998634; 88.194305
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State West Bengal
District Darjeeling
Elevation
1,675 m (5,495 ft)
Population
 (2004)
  Total993
Languages
  Official Gorkhali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
734102
Telephone code0091 354
Vehicle registration WB-
Coastline0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest cityGhoom
Sex ratio 1;1 /
Literacy40%
Avg. summer temperature25 °C (77 °F)
Avg. winter temperature2 °C (36 °F)
Website www.facebook.com/Poobong-406960326047027/

Poobong (also spelled Pubong) is a village in the Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri CD block in the Darjeeling Sadar subdivision of the Darjeeling district in West Bengal, India.

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Geography

Chota Poobong is a small village situated between Sukhiapokhri and Ghoom in the northern end of West Bengal, India.

From the main road it is around 3.5 km rough road down towards the village. The main sources of income of this place was/is working in the Tea Garden but some are engage with agriculture and some went to work different parts of India and abroad.

Poobong has two divisions: Tea estate and Busty, there are 4 primary schools, Chettri Goan Pry school, poobong Kaman Pry school, Alubari Pry School and Poobong Fatak Pry school; one junior high school is in school Dara. For higher education they have to go to Ghoom, Sukhia, Darjeeling etc.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Pubong had a total population of 2,170 of which 1,098 (51%) were males and 1,072 (49%) were females. There were 165 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Pubong was 1,660 (76.50% of the population over 6 years). [1]

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References

  1. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 3 March 2020.