Batasia
Batasia is a park in Darjeeling Pulbazar, Darjeeling, West Bengal. Batasia is situated nearby to the place of worship Hindu temple, as well as near Ghum Monastery.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Batasia Loop and Ghum Monastery.
Batasia Loop
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Donvikro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Batasia Loop is a spiral railway created to lower the gradient of ascent of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway in Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India.
Ghum Monastery
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. Ghum Monastery is situated 630 metres southeast of Batasia.
Ghum railway station
Railway station
Photo: Subhrajyoti07, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ghum railway station of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is situated at an altitude of 2,258 metres. The place is the home of the Ghum Monastery and the Batasia Loop, a bend of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. Ghum railway station is situated 1 km southeast of Batasia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Darjeeling and Sonada.
Darjeeling
Photo: Anilbharadwaj125, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Darjeeling is a hill station in the northern region of West Bengal. It used to be a lovely Victorian town built among the Himalayan foothills, the remnants of which are still visible around the Chowrasta.
Sonada
Town
Sonada is a census town in the Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri CD block in the Darjeeling Sadar subdivision of the Darjeeling District in West Bengal, India. Sonada is situated 7 km southeast of Batasia.
Sukhia Pokhri
Town
Photo: P.K.Niyogi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sukhia Pokhri is a census town in the Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri CD block in the Darjeeling Sadar subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the indian state of West Bengal. It is located 11 km from Ghum on the way to Mirik. Sukhia Pokhri is situated 8 km west of Batasia.
Batasia
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Darjeeling Pulbazar, Darjeeling, North Bengal, West Bengal, Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
27.01666° or 27° 1′ northLongitude
88.24714° or 88° 14′ 50″ eastOpen location code
7MVC268W+MVOpenStreetMap ID
way 350313649OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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