Pedong

Pedong
Town
Pedong is located in West Bengal
Pedong
Pedong
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 27°09′21″N 88°36′47″E / 27.15583°N 88.61306°E / 27.15583; 88.61306
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictKalimpong
Elevation
1,240 m (4,070 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total4,274
Languages
 • OfficialNepali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
734 311
Telephone code03552
Vehicle registrationWB-78, 79
Nearest cityKalimpong
Websitekalimpongdistrict.in

Pedong is a town in the Pedong CD block in the Kalimpong subdivision of the Kalimpong district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The town is very close to Resi-Sikkim border. Pedong lies on the National Highway-717A connecting Bagrakote to Gangtok via Pakyong Airport.[1][2]

  1. ^ Aishik Chanda, Doklam effect: Sikkim to get new all-weather highway, The New Indian Express, 28 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Kalimpong gets new block in Pedong". The Telegraph, 6 July 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.