Panitanki is a town in Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India. It is located on the India-Nepal border; a border crossing to Kakarbhitta in Nepal is located here.[1]
Panitanki | |
|---|---|
Neighbourhood | |
  Panitanki  Panitanki | |
| Coordinates: 26°38′N 88°10′E / 26.64°N 88.17°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Darjeeling |
| Subdivision | Siliguri |
| Village | Batasi |
| Population | |
• Total | 13,688 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 734427 |
| Telephone code | +91-05522 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
5miles
River
River
Bagdogra
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, F: facilities
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Panitanki is around 84 km from the district headquarters, Darjeeling. The nearest railway station to Panitanki is Batasi railway station, which is around 3 km away and is now well connected with the Indian Railway Network.
Area overview
editThe map alongside shows the Siliguri subdivision of Darjeeling district. This area is spread across the foothills of the Himalayas and is a plain land gently sloping from north to south. While the northern part is mentioned as the Terai region, the larger southern portion forms the western part of the Dooars region. While 55.11% per cent of the population resides in the rural areas, 44.89% resides in the urban areas. On the western side the Mechi River forms a long border with Nepal. On the eastern side the Mahananda River forms a short border with Bangladesh. [2][3]
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.
References
edit- ^ Joe Bindloss (2009). Northeast India. Lonely Planet. p. 331. ISBN 978-1-74179-319-2.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Darjeeling, Series 20, Part XII A, 2011 Census of India" (PDF). Page 13: Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Darjeeling, Series 20, Part XII A, 2011 Census of India" (PDF). Pages 15-17: Drainage. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
This article about a location in the Darjeeling district of West Bengal is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |