Sukna, Darjeeling
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Sukna is a village and a gram panchayat in the
Kurseong Kurseong (, ) is a town and a municipality in Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Kurseong subdivision. Located at an altitude of , Kurseong is from Darjeeling and has a pleasant climate throu ...
CD block in the Kurseong subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the state of
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Geography


Location

Sukna is located at . The main entrance to the Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary is from Sukna. Those who have their own transport can get a guide (on payment) at the Sukna gate and enter the sanctuary. The area inside the sanctuary is hilly and small cars are not advisable. Elephant rides in the sanctuary are not available. Sukna in the foothills of the Himalayas and is 11 km from
Siliguri Siliguri (, ; ), also known as Shiliguri, is a major Tier ii cities in india, tier-II city in West Bengal. It forms the twin cities, Twin Cities with the neighbouring city of Jalpaiguri. The city spans areas of the Darjeeling district, Darjeel ...
. There is a popular picnic spot on the bank of the Mahanada.


Area overview

The map alongside shows the eastern portion of the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region and a small portion of the terai region in its eastern and southern fringes, all of it 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 Kurseong subdivision 58.41% of the total population lives in the rural areas and 41.59% 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 Darjeeling tea is a tea made from ''Camellia sinensis var. sinensis'' that is grown and processed in Darjeeling district or Kalimpong district in West Bengal, India. Since 2004, the term ''Darjeeling tea'' has been a registered geographical in ...
. It engages a large proportion of the population directly/ indirectly. Some tea gardens were identified in the 2011 census as
census town In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics. India In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population ...
s or villages. Such places are marked in the map as CT (census town) or R (rural/ urban centre). Specific tea estate pages are marked TE. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.


Army camp

The 33 Corps of the
Indian Army The Indian Army (IA) (ISO 15919, ISO: ) is the Land warfare, land-based branch and largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Commander-in-Chief, Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and its professional head ...
is based at Sukna. A Corps is made up of 3 divisions and has 45,000 to 50,000 troops.


Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Sukna had a total population of 1,011 of which 480 (47%) were males and 531 (53%) were females. There were 95 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Sukna was 830 (82.10% of the population over 6 years).


Transport

The UNESCO World Heritage Site
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, also known as the DHR or the Toy Train, is a narrow-gauge, gauge railway that runs between New Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling in the Indian state of West Bengal. Built between 1879 and 1881, it is about long. It c ...
has a Special Jungle Safari daily from Siliguri to Tindharia and back. The light railway passes through Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary and the renowned Z-reverse between Sukna and Tindharia. The latter is "famous for the 'Agony Point' where the engine seems to overhang the edge as it negotiates a fierce curve of 18 metre radius, the toughest in the line." Note: Open the section between
Sukna Sukna ( Quechua for friend, see: ''amigo'' Hispanicized spelling ''Sucna'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, on the border of the districts of Ayo and Choco. Sukna lies southwest o ...
and Hill Cart Road in the Route Chart given alongside.


Education

Sukna Higher Secondary School is an English-medium coeducational institution established in 1972. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has 5 computers, a library with 500 books and a playground. Kendriya Vidyalaya at Khaprail, PO Sukna follows the CBSE syllabus up to the higher secondary level. Army Public School, Simulbari, Sukna, was started as Sisu Siksha Kendra, a pre-primary school in 1976. It grew to become Army School Khaprail in 1991 and became a senior secondary school in 2003. It is affiliated with the CBSE. There are priorities regarding admissions for children of service and ex-service personnel but children of civilians are also admitted.


Healthcare

Sukna Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Kurseong CD block.


External links

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References

{{Darjeeling District Villages in Darjeeling district