Pokhriabong

Pokhriabong
Town
Pokhriabong

Location in West Bengal, India

Coordinates: 26°34′N 88°06′E / 26.57°N 88.10°E / 26.57; 88.10Coordinates: 26°34′N 88°06′E / 26.57°N 88.10°E / 26.57; 88.10
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Darjeeling
Elevation 1,684 m (5,525 ft)
Languages
  Official Nepali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Lok Sabha constituency Darjeeling
Vidhan Sabha constituency Darjeeling

Pokhriabong is a small town in the Darjeeling district of the state of West Bengal, India. It is located 30 km from Darjeeling town.

Wildlife

This area has a small population of the endangered Chinese pangolin. For the avid bird watcher, there is a plethora of Himalayan bird life in the area, treepies, barbets, pheasants, flycatchers, sunbirds and orioles to name a few. Also different species of butterflies can be seen if one is lucky enough. There is also snakes wild boar black deer if lucky or unlucky one might get a chance to see a leopard.

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