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] Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri CD block is part of the Darjeeling Himalayas physiographic region.

The Singalila Ridge, the highest mountain range in the district and the state, is part of this region.

[8] According to the 2011 Census of India, the Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri CD block had a total population of 113,516, of which 86,637 were rural and 26,879 were urban.

[9] Census towns in the Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri CD block are (2011 census figures in brackets): Sukhiapokhri (4,450), Sonada Khasmahal (11,635), Rongmook Ceder Tea Garden (5,150) and Mangarjung Tea Garden (Nagri) (5,644).

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

In the 2011 census, Hindus numbered 77,014 and formed 67.84% of the population in the Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri CD block.

[12] 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.

[16] There are 42 inhabited villages in the Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri CD block, as per the District Census Handbook, Darjiling, 2011.

100% villages have telephones (including landlines, public call offices and mobile phones).

[17] In 2012–13, there were 1 fertiliser depot, 1 seed store and 35 fair price shops in Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri CD block.

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

[18] National Highway 110 /Hill Cart Road passes through Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri CD block.