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About Bara Shibkhola Forest Village

Bara Shibkhola Forest is a village in Kurseong tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The village covers 168.75 hectares hectares.

Bara Shibkhola Forest Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Shibkhola Forest village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Kurseong
Area (hectares) 168.75 hectares

How far is Bara Shibkhola Forest from other places

Bara Shibkhola Forest lies about 15 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 16 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bara Shibkhola Forest
District headquarters Darjiling 15 km
Nearest town Dārjiling 15 km
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kurseong 25 km

Villages closest to Bara Shibkhola Forest

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kurseong tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bara Shibkhola Forest

Bara Shibkhola Forest covers 168.75 hectares as recorded in the census.

Bara Shibkhola Forest falls under Kurseong tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bara Shibkhola Forest is Darjeeling, about 16 km away in a straight line.

Bara Shibkhola Forest is about 15 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Shibkhola Forest is in Kurseong tehsil of Darjiling district. Darjiling is about 15 km away. Dārjiling is about 15 km away. Darjeeling is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majua Tea Garden (6.7 km), Mangpu Cinchona Plantation (11 km) and Tindharia Tea Garden (25 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bara Shibkhola Forest today is likely to be higher.

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