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	'''Kalipokhri''' (3186 m) is a small [[Himalaya]]n village inside the [[Singalila National Park]] in the [[Darjeeling subdivision]], [[Darjeeling district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. It lies on the trekking route from [[Mane Bhanjang]] to [[Sandakphu]] (the highest peak in West Bengal), and is roughly halfway between the steep final stretch of the trek from [[Gairibans]] to Sandakphu. The word, "Pokhri" means "lake" and "kala" means "dark" in [[Nepali language\|Nepali]], and the village is named after a local lake with dark waters or a lake whose water is dark in color.		'''Kalipokhri''' (3186 m) is a small [[Himalaya]]n village inside the [[Singalila National Park]] in the [[Darjeeling subdivision]], [[Darjeeling district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web \|date=2011 \|title=Primary Census Abstract Data Tables – India: Final Population Totals \|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/42554/download/46180/2011-IndiaStateDistSbDistVill-0000.xlsx \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711042331/https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/42554/download/46180/2011-IndiaStateDistSbDistVill-0000.xlsx \|archive-date=11 July 2022 \|access-date=27 April 2025 \|website=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India \|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India}}</ref> It lies on the trekking route from [[Mane Bhanjang]] to [[Sandakphu]] (the highest peak in West Bengal), and is roughly halfway between the steep final stretch of the trek from [[Gairibans]] to Sandakphu. The word, "Pokhri" means "lake" and "kala" means "dark" in [[Nepali language\|Nepali]], and the village is named after a local lake with dark waters or a lake whose water is dark in color. The lake is of extreme religious significance to the locals. Opposite the lake a border check post of Nepal Army is situated.
	[[File:Gairibans, West Bengal, India.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Gairibans, West Bengal, India]]
			== References ==
			{{reflist}}[[File:Gairibans, West Bengal, India.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Gairibans, West Bengal, India]]

	[[Category:Villages in Darjeeling district]]		[[Category:Villages in Darjeeling district]]

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{{short description|Himalayan village in Darjeeling district, West Bengal, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}
{{Unreferenced|date=July 2013}}
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[[File:Kali pokhri.JPG|200px|right|thumb|Kala pokhri]]
'''Kalipokhri''' (3186 m) is a small [[Himalaya]]n village inside the [[Singalila National Park]] in the [[Darjeeling subdivision]], [[Darjeeling district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. It lies on the trekking route from [[Mane Bhanjang]] to [[Sandakphu]] (the highest peak in West Bengal), and is roughly halfway between the steep final stretch of the trek from [[Gairibans]] to Sandakphu. The word, "Pokhri" means "lake" and "kala" means "dark" in [[Nepali language|Nepali]], and the village is named after a local lake with dark waters or a lake whose water is dark in color.
[[File:Gairibans, West Bengal, India.jpg|thumb|left|Gairibans, West Bengal, India]]

[[Category:Villages in Darjeeling district]]

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