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Rimbick
Village
RimbickLocation in West Bengal, IndiaShow map of West BengalRimbickRimbick (India)Show map of India
Coordinates: 27°07′20″N 88°06′26″E / 27.1221°N 88.1071°E / 27.1221; 88.1071
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Darjeeling
Elevation	2,286 m (7,500 ft)
Population
• Total	2,752
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	734201
Telephone/STD code	0353
Lok Sabha constituency	Darjeeling
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Darjeeling
Website	darjeeling.gov.in

Rimbick is a village in the Darjeeling Pulbazar CD block in the Darjeeling Sadar subdivision of the Darjeeling district in West Bengal, India.

Geography

Location

Rimbick is located at 27°07′20″N 88°06′26″E / 27.1221°N 88.1071°E / 27.1221; 88.1071.

Rimbick is a village near the India-Nepal border. It is 56 km away from Darjeeling town. It is known for its scenery. Many trekkers take the jeep to Darjeeling town from here as its readily available.

There are places like Guffa, Jarayo Pokhari, Namla falls and Hospital Dara View Point for tourist to visit. The Tuesday bazaar is an attraction there.

Area overview

The map alongside shows the northern portion of the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region. Kangchenjunga, which rises with an elevation of 8,586 metres (28,169 ft) is located further north of the area shown.Sandakphu, rising to a height of 3,665 metres (12,024 ft), on the Singalila Ridge, is the highest point in West Bengal. In Darjeeling Sadar subdivision 61% of the total population lives in the rural areas and 39% of the population lives in the urban areas. There are 78 tea gardens or estates (the figure varies slightly according to different sources), producing and largely exporting Darjeeling tea in the district. It engages a large proportion of the population directly/ indirectly. Some tea gardens were identified in the 2011 census as census towns or villages. Such places are marked in the map as CT (census town) or R (rural/ urban centre). Specific tea estate pages are marked TE.

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Rimbick had a total population of 6,980 of which 3,544 (51%) were males and 3,436 (49%) were females. There were 659 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Rimbick was 5,137 (75.60% of the population over 6 years).

Education

Rimbik Higher Secondary School is an English-medium coeducational institution established in 1948. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has 5 computers and a playground.

References

1. Gurung, H. & Shrestha, R. K. (1994). Nepal Himalaya Inventory. Kathmandu: Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation.
2. "Sandakphu-Phalut Trek". Himalayan High. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
3. "Darjeeling". District Profile - General Information. District administration. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
4. "District Statistical Handbook 2013 Darjeeling". Tables 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
5. "Darjeeling Tea". District administration. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
6. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
7. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
8. "Rimbik Higher Secondary School". ICBSE. Retrieved 23 March 2020.

v t e Cities, towns and locations in Darjeeling District
Cities, municipal and census towns	Darjeeling Sadar subdivision Badamtam Tea Garden Chongtong Tea Garden Darjeeling Ging Tea Garden Mangarjung Tea Garden (Nagri) Rongmook Ceder Tea Garden Singtam Tea Garden Sonada Sukhiapokhri Kurseong subdivision Cart Road Kurseong Mirik subdivision Mirik Siliguri subdivision Bara Mohansingh Bairatisal Bhimram Dakshin Bagdogra Dumriguri Geni Jitu Kalkut Kharibari Lalman Mathapari Shyamdhan Siliguri Tari Uttar Bagdogra
Locations other than cities and towns	Darjeeling Sadar subdivision Bijanbari Chamong Tea Garden Dhajea Tea Garden Ghum Jorebungalow Lebong & Mineral Spring Tea Garden Lodhoma Manebhanjyang Mariabong Tea Garden Nagri Farm Tea Garden Orange Valley Tea Garden Peshok Tea Garden Pokhriabong Poobong Tea Garden Pattabong Tea Garden Rangli Rangliot Rimbick Rishihat Tea Garden Sandakphu Singla Tea Garden Soom Tea Garden Sungma Tea Garden Takdah Teesta Valley Tea Garden Tonglu Tumsong Tea Garden Tukvar Tea Garden Kurseong subdivision Ambootia Giddapahar Gayabari Longview Tea Garden Mangpu Monteviot Tea Garden Rohini Tea Garden Simulbari Tea Garden Sittong Sukna Tindharia Mirik subdivision Panighatta Singbulli Tea Garden Soureni Siliguri subdivision Bagdogra Batasi Bengdubi Matigarahat Mohorgon Tea Garden Naxalbari Panitanki Phansidewa
Tea estates	Arya Tea Estate Avongrove Tea Estate Badamtam Tea Estate Balasun Tea Estate Castleton Tea Estate Glenburn Tea Estate Gopaldhara Tea Estate Goomtee Tea Estate Happy Valley Tea Estate Jungpana Tea Estate Lopchu Tea Estate Makaibari Tea Estate Margaret's Hope Tea Estate North Tukvar Tea Estate Okayti Tea Estate Phoobsering Tea Estate Phuguri Tea Estate Pussimbing Tea Estate Puttabong Tea Estate Thurbo Tea Estate
See also	Darjeeling related topics Bagdogra Airport People from Darjeeling district Villages in Darjeeling district
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