Algarah

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Coordinates: 27.06° N 88.47° E

Algarah

Algarah
State
 - District(s)
West Bengal
 - Darjeeling
Coordinates 27.06° N 88.47° E
Area
 - Elevation

 - 1,780 m
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Population (2001)
 - Density
3,000
 - 
Codes
 - Postal
 - Telephone
 - Vehicle
 
 - 734 314
 - +03552
 - WB-78, 79

Algarah is a bazaar town located at a distance of 15 kilometres east of Kalimpong in West Bengal, India. It is at an elevation of 1,780 metres (5,840 ft) and has a population of about 3,000. Employment remains high, and many work as causal daily labourers. Most of the town's residents are ethnic Nepali.