Naxalbari

Naxalbari
Village
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Coordinates: 26°40′59″N 88°11′59″E / 26.68315°N 88.19961°E / 26.68315; 88.19961
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Darjeeling
Government
• Body	Naxalbari Gram Panchayat
Elevation	152 m (499 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,618
Languages
• Official	Nepali, Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	734429
Telephone code	0353
Lok Sabha constituency	Darjeeling
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Matigara-Naxalbari
Website	Naxalbari City

Naxalbari (also spelled Naksalbari) is a village in the Naxalbari CD block in the Siliguri subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India. Naxalbari is known for being the site of a 1967 revolt that eventually led to the Naxalite–Maoist insurgency.