Katāphār Canttonment

Katāphār Canttonment is a locality in , , and has an elevation of 2,008 metres. Katāphār Canttonment is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ghum railway station and Batasia Loop.

Railway station
Photo: Subhrajyoti07, CC BY-SA 4.0.
of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is situated at an altitude of 2,258 metres. The place is the home of the and the , a bend of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Donvikro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a spiral railway created to lower the gradient of ascent of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway in of West Bengal, India.

Monastery
Photo: Amitabha Gupta, CC BY 4.0.
Old Ghoom Monastery is the popular name of Yiga Choeling. The monastery belongs to the Gelukpa or the Yellow Hat sect and is known for its 15 feet -high statue of the Maitreya Buddha.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sonada and Sukhia Pokhri.

Town
is a census town in the Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri CD block in the Darjeeling Sadar subdivision of the Darjeeling District in , . is situated 6 km south of Katāphār Canttonment.

Town
Photo: P.K.Niyogi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a census town in the Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri CD block in the Darjeeling Sadar subdivision of the in the state of . It is located 11 km from Ghum on the way to . is situated 10 km west of Katāphār Canttonment.

Katāphār Canttonment

Latitude
27.01307° or 27° 0′ 47″ north
Longitude
88.26242° or 88° 15′ 45″ east
Elevation
2,008 metres (6,588 feet)
Open location code
7MVC2776+6X
Geo­Names ID
10408530
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