Batashi is a village in

Kharibari Kharibari is a census town in the Kharibari CD block in the Siliguri subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Kharibari is located at . Area overview The map along ...

CD block in

Siliguri subdivision Siliguri subdivision is a subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India. Subdivisions Darjeeling district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions: Police stations Police stations in the Silig ...

of Darjeeling district of

West Bengal West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabi ...

, India. The nearest railway station to Batasi is

Batasi railway station Batasi railway station is a small railway station in Darjeeling district, West Bengal which lies on the Katihar–Siliguri line. Its code is BTSI. It serves Batasi town which is just away from Panitanki, which is the border between India and ...

, which is around 1 km away and is now well connected with the Indian Railway Network.

Geography

Location

Batasi is located at .

Shyamdhan Shyamdhan is a census town in the Kharibari CD block in the Siliguri subdivision of Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Shyamdhan is located at . Shyamdhan is shown as a ...

is shown as a

census town In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics. India In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population ...

in the map of Kharibari CD block on page 363 of the ''District Census Handbook, Darjeeling, 2011''. Batasi was not identified as a separate populated place in the 2011 census. The stretch of land lies in the

Terai The Terai or Tarai is a lowland region in parts of southern Nepal and northern India that lies to the south of the outer foothills of the Himalayas, the Sivalik Hills and north of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. This lowland belt is characterised by ...

region at the base of the

Himalayas The Himalayas, or Himalaya ( ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the Earth's highest peaks, including the highest, Mount Everest. More than list of h ...

. To the west, across the border river

Mechi Mechi ( ) was one of the fourteen zones of Nepal until the restructuring of zones to provinces, comprising four districts; namely Ilam, Jhapa, Panchthar and Taplejung. Its headquarters are at Ilam. It comes under the Eastern Development Regio ...

lies

Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...

. The entire stretch of the land is covered by farm lands, tea estates and forests and small villages, consists of an area of . The Gram area (village councils), viz. Batashi,

, Gondogol, Kungurpur, Bodrajote, West Bodrajote, Budsing, Shebaeram, Hatkhola.

Area overview

The map alongside shows the Siliguri subdivision of Darjeeling district. This area is spread across the foothills of the Himalayas and is a plain land gently sloping from north to south. While the northern part is mentioned as the Terai region, the larger southern portion forms the western part of the

Dooars The Dooars or Duars () are the alluvial floodplains in eastern-northeastern India and southern Bhutan that lie south of the outer foothills of the Himalayas and north of the Brahmaputra River basin. This region is about wide and stretches ov ...

region. While 55.11% per cent of the population resides in the rural areas, 44.89% resides in the urban areas. On the western side the

Mechi River The Mechi River is a trans-boundary river flowing through Nepal and India. It is a tributary of the Mahananda River. Course The Mechi originates in the Mahabharat Range in Nepal. It flows through Nepal, forms the boundary between India and Nepal ...

forms a long border with Nepal. On the eastern side the

Mahananda River The Mahananda ( ) is a trans-boundary river that flows through the Indian states of Bihar and West Bengal before crossing into Bangladesh. It is an important tributary of the Ganges. Course The Mahananda river system consists of two streams- ...

forms a short border with Bangladesh. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Transport

There is a station at Batasi on the Katihar-Siliguri line. It is from Siliguri.

Education

Batashi has two major government high schools Sastrijee and Shyamdhan, there are many public and private primary schools. * Batasi Sasrijee High School started in 1967. Class 5th-12th. * Shyamdhan jote High School started in 1999-also Five Class Primary School. * Adhikari Krisnakanta High School started in 1969. Class 5th-12th. * DulalJote Nepali High School started in 2009. * Rabindra Hindi Primary School started in 1968. * Blue Heaven Academy, English School started in 2000. Private School. * Mgd.Edu.Care English Private School started in 2003. * Vivekananda Sisu Tirtha Private School started In 2004 * Shri Sarada shishu Thirta School started in 2006. Private School. * Sharadha Vidhya Phart School started in 2005. Private School.

References

External links

The Rising: Batashi to now
* https://www.facebook.com/Batasi-west-Bengal-101144528162207/

Villages in Darjeeling district {{Darjeeling-geo-stub