From Kangchenjunga the Singalila Ridge slopes down southward forming the border between India and Nepal.

It continues south and south-east through Tunglu and Senchal and other spurs that form the Darjeeling Hills west of the Teesta.

To the east of the Teesta, a lofty ridge runs south of Dongkya, bifurcating at Gipmochi 11,518 ft (3,511 m), forming two spurs that contain the valley of the Jaldhaka.

[1] Gorubathan CD block is part of the Kalimpong Range physiographic region.

“This region is characterised by abruptly rising hills and numerous small river streams coming down in the north-south direction.”[2] Gorubathan CD block is bounded by Bhutan on the north and east, Mal and Matiali CD blocks in Jalpaiguri district on the south and Kalimpong I and Kalimpong II CD blocks on the west.

[8] According to the 2011 Census of India, the Gorubathan CD block had a total population of 60,663, all of which were rural.

[9] See also – List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate Primary Census Abstract Data

In the 2011 census, Hindus numbered 41,009 and formed 67.60% of the population in the Gorubathan CD block.

[13] According to a World Bank report, as of 2012, 4-9% of the population in Darjeeling, North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas districts were below poverty level, the lowest among the districts of West Bengal, which had an average 20% of the population below poverty line.

It includes factory, mining, plantation, transport and office workers, those engaged in business and commerce, teachers, entertainment artistes and so on.

[17] There are 27 inhabited villages in the Gorubathan CD block, as per the District Census Handbook, Darjiling, 2011.

14 villages (51.85%) have telephones (including landlines, public call offices and mobile phones).

[18] In 2012-13, there were 1 fertiliser depot, 1 seed store and 33 fair price shops in Gorubathan CD block.

The average annual production including those from the plain areas, exceeds 10 million kg.

Gorubathan CD block had 158 institutions for special and non-formal education with 8,808 students.