Mirik is an administrative division in Kurseong subdivision

Kurseong subdivision

Kurseong subdivision is a subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of the Kurseong municipality, Mirik municipality and two community development blocks: Mirik and Kurseong. The two blocks contain 20 gram panchayats...

 of Darjeeling district

Darjeeling district

Darjeeling District is the northernmost district of the state of West Bengal in eastern India in the foothills of the Himalayas. The district is famous for its beautiful hill stations and Darjeeling tea. Darjeeling is the district headquarters...

 in the India

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 of West Bengal

West Bengal

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. Mirik and Naxalbari police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is at Mirik

Mirik

Mirik is a picturesque tourist spot nestled in the serene hills of Darjeeling district in West Bengal, India. The name Mirik comes from the Lepcha words Mir-Yok meaning "place burnt by fire"....

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Geography and Area

Mirik is located at 26.8854833°N 88.1872559°E. Mirik community development block

Community Development Block in India

The Community development block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer...

has an area of 122.28  km². Mirik block consists of rural areas with 6 gram panchayats, viz. Chenga Panighatta, Pahelagaon School Dara–I, Pahelagaon School Dara–II, Soureni–I, Soureni–II and Duptin.

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Mirik block had a total population of 42,230, out of which 21,095 were males and 21,135 were females. Mirik block registered a negative population growth of -1.35 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 16.94 per cent. Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.