Rangli Rangliot (community development block)
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Rangli Rangliot (community development block)

Rangli Rangliot is a community development block (CD block) that forms an administrative division in the Darjeeling Sadar subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Rangli Rangliot is located at 27°01′46″N 88°21′25″E / 27.0294800°N 88.3569200°E / 27.0294800; 88.3569200.

The snow-clad mountain ranges, a little to the north of the old Darjeeling district, form the main Himalayan range. Ranges/ ridges branching out from the main Himalayas pass through Darjeeling district. To the north-west towers the giant Kangchenjunga 28,146 ft (8,579 m) and to the north-east is Dongkya 23,184 ft (7,066 m). From Kangchenjunga the Singalila Ridge slopes down southward forming the border between India and Nepal. Manebhanjyang, Sandakphu and Phalut are popular trekking destinations on this ridge. 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. The lower portion of this hilly region forms the Kalimpong Hills. Four great hill ranges radiate from a single point at Ghum, a saddle 7,372 ft (2,247 m) high – the first, the Ghum range running due west to Simanabasti; the second, the Senchal-Mahaldiram range sloping south towards Kurseong, the highest points being East Senchel 8,600 ft (2,600 m), Tiger Hill 8,515 ft (2,595 m) and West Senchel 8,163 ft (2,488 m); the third, the Takdah or Takbu range, sloping north-east to a point above the junction of the Great Rangit and Teesta; the fourth, the Darjeeling Jalapahar Range, extending northwards towards Darjeeling.

Rangli Rangliot CD block is part of the Darjeeling Himalayas physiographic region. This region is highest in elevation and covers the northernmost part of the district. The Singalila Ridge, the highest mountain range in the district and the state, is part of this region. Sandakphu 11,929 ft (3,636 m) and Phalut 11,800 ft (3,600 m) are the highest points in West Bengal.

The Rammam River flows along the northern border with Sikkim covering both Darjeeling Pulbazar and Rangli Rangliot CD blocks, before it joins the Teesta.

Rangli Rangliot CD block is bounded by the South Sikkim district of Sikkim on the north, Kalimpong I CD block on the east, Kurseong CD block on the south and Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri and Darjeeling Pulbazar CD blocks on the west.

The Rangli Rangliot CD block has an area of 272.99 km2. It has 1 panchayat samity, 11 gram panchayats, 107 gram sansads (village councils), 29 mouzas and 29 inhabited villages. Rangli Rangliot police station serves this block. Headquarters of this CD block is at Takdah.

Gram panchayats in Rangli Rangliot CD block are: Labdah, Lamahatta, Maneydara, Pubang-Rampuria, Rangli, Ressep, Rongchong, Singrimatam, Tackling I, Tackling II and Takdah.

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