Kalimpong

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Kalimpong
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Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 27.06°N 88.47°E
Altitude: 1,247 m (4,091 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Kalimpong
State/Province: West Bengal
Country: India
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Kalimpong was a village situated in Darjeeling District, about 50 km from Darjeeling. It was the location of the Dr Graham's Homes. It is now a town of 43,000 inhabitants.

External links

  • "Darjeeling District" Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 11, page 165.
  • Mcfarlane Memorial Church Kalimpong 125 yrs YouTube video posted Nov 13, 2016
  • "Kalimpong 1878" page 324 The Ritchies in India; extracts from the correspondence of William Ritchie, 1817-1862; and personal reminiscences of Gerald Ritchie compiled and edited by Gerald Ritchie 1920. Archive.org. Gerald Ritchie was in the Bengal Civil Service.