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Mirik Subdivision
Mirik subdivision is a subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India. It was declared a subdivision on 30 March 2017. Subdivisions Darjeeling district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions: Police stations Police stations in the Mirik subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction: .* The total length of border with Nepal (Mechi River) is . Blocks Community development blocks in Mirik subdivision are: Demographics According to the 2011 census, Hindus numbered 38,576 and formed 66.64% of the population. Buddhists numbered 12,816 and formed 22.14% of the population. Christians numbered 4,239 and formed 7.32% of the population. Muslims numbered 346 and formed 0.60% of the population. Others numbered 1,910 and formed 3.30% of the population. Gram panchayats Gram panchayats in Mirik subdivision are : * Mirik (community development block), Mirik block consists of rural areas with 6 gram panchayats, viz. Chenga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
States And Territories Of India
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions. History Pre-independence The Indian subcontinent has been ruled by many different ethnic groups throughout its history, each instituting their own policies of administrative division in the region. The British Raj mostly retained the administrative structure of the preceding Mughal Empire. India was divided into provinces (also called Presidencies), directly governed by the British, and princely states, which were nominally controlled by a local prince or raja loyal to the British Empire, which held ''de facto'' sovereignty ( suzerainty) over the princely states. 1947–1950 Between 1947 and 1950 the territories of the princely states were politically integrated into the Indian union. Most were merged into existing provinces; others were organised into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mangarjung Tea Garden (Nagri)
Mangarjung Tea Garden (Nagri) is a census town in the Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri CD block in the Darjeeling Sadar subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Mangarjung Tea Garden (Nagri) is located at . Area overview The map alongside shows a part of the southern portion of the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region in the Darjeeling district. In the Darjeeling Sadar subdivision 61.00% of the total population lives in the rural areas and 39.00% of the population lives in the urban areas. In the Mirik subdivision 80.11% of the total population lives in the rural areas and 19.89% lives in the urban areas. There are 78 tea gardens/ estates (the figure varies slightly according to different sources), in the district, producing and largely exporting Darjeeling tea. It engages a large proportion of the population directly/ indirectly. Some tea gardens were identified in the 2011 census a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soureni
Soureni is a village in the Mirik CD block in the Mirik subdivision of the Darjeeling district, in West Bengal, India. History Dakman Rai, the famous Nepali sardar (landlord), was given large tracts of land by the British during the establishment of tea gardens in Darjeeling. These included Soureni, Phuguri and Samripani. Bhoujit Rai, son of Dakman Rai, established a tea garden in Soureni by planting a tree variety called "Saur" and some tea on this personal estate. He later sold off the estate to the Tiwari brothers, Ramlal and Jalooram Tiwari, who had come from Rajasthan to Darjeeling in 1870 and had established a shop in Kurseong of which Bhoujit was a customer. The Soureni Tea Estate was formally established in 1902 by the Tiwari brothers. The Soureni Tea Estate was sold off by the Tiwaris in 1990. It is presently owned by Titagarh Wagons Ltd. Enormous contribution was made by Mr. Lingwood to the development of Soureni, including the establishment of its first high school. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singbulli Tea Garden
Singbulli Tea Garden is a village in the Mirik CD block in the Mirik subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India. History Singbulli Tea Garden was established by the British planters in 1924. Jay Shree Tea took over the garden in 2003. Geography Location Singbulli Tea Garden is located at . Spread over across 9 rolling hills it has a cultivated area of at an altitude ranging from above mean sea level. It has an irrigated area of . The garden has four divisions – Singbulli, Manja, Tingling and Murmah. Area overview The map alongside shows a part of the southern portion of the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region in the Darjeeling district. In the Darjeeling Sadar subdivision 61.00% of the total population lives in the rural areas and 39.00% of the population lives in the urban areas. In the Mirik subdivision 80.11% of the total population lives in the rural areas and 19.8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panighatta
Panighatta, or Panighata (English translation: ''Water mill''), is a Tea Estate village on the banks of Balason River and the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains. Panighatta falls under the Mirik sub-division of Darjeeling district and is situated about 26 kilometers from Mirik and 32 km from Siliguri in the States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal in India. Geography Location Panighata is located at . The total geographical area of Panighata village is and is the fourth-biggest village by area in the sub-division. Area overview The map alongside shows a part of the southern portion of the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region in the Darjeeling district. In the Darjeeling Sadar subdivision 61.00% of the total population lives in the rural areas and 39.00% of the population lives in the urban areas. In the Mirik subdivision 80.11% of the total population lives in the rural areas and 19.89% lives in the urban areas. There are 78 tea gardens/ estates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagri Farm Tea Garden
Nagri Farm Tea Garden is a village in the Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri CD block in the Darjeeling Sadar subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India. History Nagri Farm was initially established as a dairy farm in 1857 by a British entrepreneur, Greenhill. However, the owner changed course and by 1883, it had been fully developed as a tea garden, but the ‘farm’ suffix remained intact. Greenhill, even built a tea factory and appointed a British manager. Later, Greenhill sold the property to Williamson Magor and Company, who formally established the Nagri Farm Tea Company Limited. The wooden structure of the tea factory was gutted in successive fires in 1912 and 1962. It was then rebuilt with its current cement structure. In 2001, the Chamong Group, purchased Nagri Farm Tea Estate. Interestingly, even now, it produces ginger, cardamom, oranges and other agricultural products, in addition to its China and Assam hybrid teas. Geography Location ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tumsong Tea Garden
Tumsong Tea Garden is a village in the Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri CD block in the Darjeeling Sadar subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India. History There was a temple of the Hindu goddess Tamsa Devi on a steep hill slope. In 1867, J.A. Wernicke started planting tea at the Tumsong Tea Garden. Tea plants were planted around the temple and the local people were allowed to go and worship the goddess. J.A. Wernicke also started the tea plantation at nearby Lingla. It started small at Tumsong with a 200-acre garden but it grew with time. Geography Location Tumsong Tea Garden is located at . Tumsong Tea Garden produces one of the finest Darjeeling teas in an area of out of a total area of at an altitude ranging from . Tea gardens around Tumsong include: Lingia, Mariabong, Mem, Chungthong etc. Area overview The map alongside sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sungma Tea Garden
Sungma Tea Garden is spread over two villages - Sangmaru Tea Garden (Sungma) and Tarzun Tea Garden in the Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri CD block in the Darjeeling Sadar subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India. Etymology In a Tibetan dialect, “Sanga-maru” means a place where mushrooms grow wildly and abundantly and “Taru-zum” means the place of a weekly village market. History Sungma Tea Garden was established by British tea planters between 1863 and 1868. Tarzum Tea Garden was also established in the 1860s. A devastating earthquake in 1934 destroyed the tea factory at Sungma. Thereafter, the two gardens were merged and the entire manufacturing operations were shifted to Tarzun. The information available about ownership of the garden varies a little. Jay Shree Tea site says that Jay Shree Tea took over the gardens in 1933. Other sources say that the Jhunjhunwalas took over the gardens in the late 1950s. In the mid-1950s Jindals took over the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poobong Tea Garden
Poobong Tea Garden (also spelled Pubong) is a village in the Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri CD block in the Darjeeling Sadar subdivision of the Darjeeling district in West Bengal, India. Etymology Poobong means 'a valley behind the clouds'. History Poobong Tea Estate was established in 1913. Geography Area overview The map alongside shows a portion of the southern portion of the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region in the Darjeeling district. In the Darjeeling Sadar subdivision 61.00% of the total population lives in the rural areas and 39.00% of the population lives in the urban areas. In the Mirik subdivision 80.11% of the total population lives in rural areas and 19.89% lives in urban areas. There are 78 tea gardens/ estates (the figure varies slightly according to different sources), in the district, producing and largely exporting Darjeeling tea. It engages a large proportion of the population directly/ indirectly. Some tea gardens were identified in the 2011 census as census t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pokhriabong
Pokhriabong (also spelt as Pokhribong or Pokhrabong) is a village in the Jorebunglow Sukhiapokri CD block in the Darjeeling Sadar subdivision of the Darjeeling district in West Bengal, India. Geography Location Pokhriabong is located at . Pokhriabong is located 29 kilometres from the town of Darjeeling on the Nagri spur which divides the waters of Balason River from its tributary Rangbhang. Pokhriabong Rangbhang valley as it known has a total of eight Tea Estate. Pokhriabong has a very hospitable environment with summer temperatures reaching up to 24℃ and winters with temperatures dropping down to -1℃/2℃. Pokhriabong has many villages within it and within the villages are many sub-villages and more. The region has a great production of tea fruits and vegetables. Pokhriabong valley has two main rivers. Flowing on the northeast is the River Balason and on the southwest is the mighty River Rangbhang. Pokhriabong also attracts a wide number of tourists as it is very na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorebungalow
Jorebungalow (also spelt Jorebunglow) is a village in the Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri CD block in the Darjeeling Sadar subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Jorebungalow is located at . Area overview The map alongside shows a part of the southern portion of the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region in the Darjeeling district. In the Darjeeling Sadar subdivision 61.00% of the total population lives in the rural areas and 39.00% of the population lives in the urban areas. In the Mirik subdivision 80.11% of the total population lives in rural areas and 19.89% lives in urban areas. There are 78 tea gardens/ estates (the figure varies slightly according to different sources), in the district, producing and largely exporting Darjeeling tea. It engages a large proportion of the population directly/ indirectly. Some tea gardens were identified in the 2011 census as census towns or villages. Such places are marked in the map as CT (cens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhajea Tea Garden
Dhajea Tea Garden is a village in the Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri CD block in the Darjeeling Sadar subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India. Etymology The Lepchas once dominated the Darjeeling area. They were Buddhists. They hoist 108 flags during their special prayers. They believe that the flags carry their prayers to heaven and as the colours of the flags get washed away by weathering, their sins also get washed away. In the Lepcha language ‘Dhaja’ means flag and ‘Dhajea’ is a place of flags History Dhajea Tea Garden was planted in 1870 as a division of the Moondakotee Tea Garden and the green tea leaves were transported to the Moondakotee factory over a ropeway. In the process leaves were often damaged. In 1995, a factory was constructed at Dhajea. Dhajea Tea Garden is owned by the Lohias of the Chamong Group. Some of the other Darjeeling gardens of the Chamong Group are: Pussimbing, Tumsong, Lingla, Soom, Nagri Farm, Mariabong, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
