Khoklong, Matigara
Khoklong is a village located in the Matigara Subdivision of Darjeeling district of West Bengal. The village falls in Matigara block and comes under Patharghata Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Darjeeling parliament constituency and Matigara-naxalbari assembly constituency.
As on May 2024, the current population of Khoklong is 805 out of which 384 are males and rest 421 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1096 females per 1000 males. There are around 91 teenagers in Khoklong. It has literacy rate of 55% which means around 439 persons can read and write. Total 60 people belonging to scheduled caste and 729 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 148 households in Khoklong, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 250. The pincode of Khoklong is 734009 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Sukna Sub Post office
- New Chumta Branch Post office
- Gulma Branch Post office
- Simulbari Branch Post office
Schools
Khoklong has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Techno India Group Public School (Siliguri)
- Army Public School, Sukna
- G.D.Goenka Public School
- Ila Pal Choudhury Mem.H.High School
- Kendriya Vidyalaya Sukna
Hospitals
Khoklong has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Khaprail Sub-Center
- Nobinjote Sub-Center
- Sukna Sub-Center
- Mohorgaon-Gulma Sub-Center
- Shalbari Sub-Center
Banks
Khoklong has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.