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Barobisha | |
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Village | |
  Barobisha Location in West Bengal, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°28′04″N 89°48′17″E / 26.4679°N 89.8048°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Alipurduar |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 736207 |
| Telephone code | 03564 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Nearest city | Alipurduar |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Alipurduar |
| Civic agency | Gram Panchayat |
| Climate | Tropical humid (Köppen) |
Barobisha (also known as Barovisha or Barabisa) is a village located on the National Highway 31C, towards Assam, in the Alipurduar district of West Bengal.It is 8 km away from the Bengal-Assam border. Barobisha comes under the Kumargram community development block. The gram panchayats of Kumargram block/ panchayat samiti are: Chengmari, Kamakhyaguri I, Kamakhyaguri II, Khoardanga I, Khoardanga II, Kumargram, Newland, Kumargram Sankosh, Rydak, Turturi Khanda, Valka Barovisha I and Valka Barovisha II.
Barobisha is the entrance to exotic locations like Newlands Tea Garden, Rasikbil migratory bird sanctuary West Bengal, Kalikhola, Geylegphug, and Phuntsholing Bhutan. The place is famous for its Marathon football league and Kali-mela (the fair on the eve of Goddess Kali worship). To its north lies Bhutan hills, south lies Bangladesh and east lies Assam state. Raidak and Sankosh (Wang Chhu and Tsang Chu in Bhutan) are two rivers on the west and east sides of the place. Currently the major portion of Barobisha is getting a massive facelift as it has been demolished on 7 December 2010 due to reconstruction for the National Highway expansion project, which was almost complete by July 2014.
Nearest Town Kamakhyaguri