The subdivision has its headquarters at Kalimpong Town and consists of the hilly areas annexed from Bhutan at the end of the Anglo-Bhutanese War in 1865.

As of 2021[update], these areas divided under four community development blocks: Kalimpong–I, Lava, Pedong, and Gorubathan.

[7] Police stations in the Darjeeling Sadar subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction: [8][9][4] Community development blocks in Siliguri subdivision are:[5][10][11] Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Kalimpong district, with data for the year 2012-13.

[12] The following institutions are located in Kalimpong subdivision: The table below (all data in numbers) presents an overview of the medical facilities available and patients treated in the hospitals, health centres and sub-centres in 2013 in Kalimpong district, with data for the year 2012-13.:[18] .

Medical facilities in Kalimpong subdivision are as follows: Hospitals: (Name, location, beds) [19] Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds)[20] Block Primary Health Centres: (Name, CD block, location, beds)[21] Primary Health Centres : (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds)[22] As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, the whole are under the subdivision, viz.