Tonglu (3036 m above mean sea level) is one of the higher peaks of the
Singalila Ridge and a small settlement inside the
Singalila National Park in the
Darjeeling subdivision,
Darjeeling district in the state of
West Bengal
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in
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near the
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Nepal
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border. It is a roadside halt along the trekking route from
Manebhanjan to
Sandakphu
Sandakphu or Sandakpur at is a mountain peak in the Singalila Ridge on the border between India and Nepal. It is the highest point of the ridge and of the state of West Bengal, India. The peak is located at the edge of the Singalila Nation ...
. It has a number of guest houses and homestays for faring trekkers and tourists on their way to
Sandakphu
Sandakphu or Sandakpur at is a mountain peak in the Singalila Ridge on the border between India and Nepal. It is the highest point of the ridge and of the state of West Bengal, India. The peak is located at the edge of the Singalila Nation ...
.
It was also known as Tonglo in the 1800s.
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker carried out many plant hunting expeditions in
Darjeeling
Darjeeling (, , ) is a city in the northernmost region of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of West Bengal. Located in the Eastern Himalayas, it has an average elevation of . To the west of Darjeeling lies the Koshi Pr ...
and
Sikkim
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.
Geography
Location
Tonglu is located at .
Area overview
The map alongside shows the northern portion of the
Darjeeling Himalayan hill region.
Kangchenjunga
Kangchenjunga is the third-highest mountain in the world. Its summit lies at in a section of the Himalayas, the ''Kangchenjunga Himal'', which is bounded in the west by the Tamur River, in the north by the Lhonak River and Jongsang La, and ...
, which rises with an elevation of is located further north of the area shown.
Sandakphu
Sandakphu or Sandakpur at is a mountain peak in the Singalila Ridge on the border between India and Nepal. It is the highest point of the ridge and of the state of West Bengal, India. The peak is located at the edge of the Singalila Nation ...
, rising to a height of , on the
Singalila Ridge, is the highest point in West Bengal. In
Darjeeling Sadar subdivision
Darjeeling Sadar subdivision is a subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Subdivisions
Darjeeling district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:
Police stations
Police stations i ...
61% of the total population lives in the rural areas and 39% of the population lives in the urban areas.
There are 78 tea gardens/ estates (the figure varies slightly according to different sources), 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 ...
in the district. It engages a large proportion of the population directly/ indirectly. Some tea gardens were identified in the 2011 census as
census town
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India
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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.
Gallery
File:Tonglu,Darjeeling,West Bengal, India 02.jpg, After rain, Tonglu looks fresh.
File:Tonglu,Darjeeling,West Bengal, India.jpg, Tonglu
References
External links
About Tonglufrom North Bengal Tourism
{{Darjeeling District
Villages in Darjeeling district
Mountains of West Bengal
Biodiversity Heritage Sites of India
Geography of Darjeeling district