Darjeeling Pulbazar (community development block)

Darjeeling Pulbazar
—  community development block  —
Darjeeling Pulbazar Location of Darjeeling Pulbazar in West Bengal and India
Coordinates	27°05′25″N 88°13′18″E / 27.0901543°N 88.2215881°E / 27.0901543; 88.2215881Coordinates: 27°05′25″N 88°13′18″E / 27.0901543°N 88.2215881°E / 27.0901543; 88.2215881
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District(s)	Darjeeling
Parliamentary constituency	Darjeeling
Assembly constituency	Darjeeling
Population • Density	115,821 (2001[update]) • 545 /km2 (1,412 /sq mi)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area	212.71 square kilometres (82.13 sq mi)
Website	darjeeling.gov.in/

Darjeeling Pulbazar (community development block) is an administrative division in Darjeeling Sadar subdivision of Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Lodhma, Darjeeling and Pulbazar police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is at Bijanbari. Pattabong Tea Garden is a census town in this block.^[1][2]

Geography

Pulbazar is located at 27°05′25″N 88°13′18″E / 27.0901543°N 88.2215881°E / 27.0901543; 88.2215881.

Darjeeling Pulbazar community development block has an area of 212.71  km².^[2]

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Darjeeling Pulbazar block had a total population of 115,821, out of which 58,451 were males and 57,370 were females. Darjeeling Pulbazar block registered a negative population growth of -1.17 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 16.94 per cent.^[2]Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.^[3]

References

1. ^ "Contact details of Block Development Officers". Darjeeling district. West Bengal Government. http://wbprd.gov.in/html/asp/bdo_contact.asp?cd=DH. Retrieved 2011-03-15. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal , Table 4". Census of India 2001, Darjeeling district (01). Census Commissioner of India. http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/Table4_1.htm. Retrieved 2011-03-15. 
3. ^ "Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4". Census of India 2001. Census Commission of India. http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/FrameTable4_1.htm. Retrieved 2011-03-11.