Darjeeling District

Population: 1,842,034 (2011)

State: West Bengal

Language: Bengali

Headquarters: Darjeeling

 

Area: 3149 square kilometers

Density of Population: 585 people per square kilometer

Literacy Rate: 79.92 % - Male: 85.94 %, Female: 73.74 %

Male Female Ratio: 1000:971

 

Boundaries of Darjeeling District

 

North: Sikkim

South: Uttar Dinajpur District, West Bengal and Bihar

East: Jalpaiguri District, West Bengal

West: Nepal

North East: Bhutan

South East: Bangladesh

 

Darjeeling District Average Rainfall: 2004.3 mm 

Darjeeling District Average Temperature in Summer: 27.37 deg C 

Darjeeling District Average Temperature in Winter: 15.33 deg C

 

DARJEELING DISTRICT MAP

 

 

Major Rivers: Mechi, Balason, Tista, Great Rangit, Chel, Ramman, Mahananda, Lish, Gish, Murti, Jaldhaka

Sub Divisions: Darjeeling Sadar, Kalimpong, Kurseong, Siliguri

Blocks: Darjeeling-Pulbazar, Gorubathan, Jore Bunglow-Sukiapokhri, Kalimpong-I, Kalimpong-II, Kharibari, Kurseong, Matigarahat, Mirik, Naxal Bari, Phansidewa, Rangli Rangliot

Assembly Constituencies: Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Kurseong, Phansidewa, Siliguri.

Wildlife Sanctuaries: Jorepokhri Wildlife Sanctuary, Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary, Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary, Singalila National Park, Neora Valley National Park

Lakes: Deola View Point and Lake, Namthing Lake, Senchal Lake, Ganga Maya Lake, Jorepokhari Lake, Summand Lake, Fulbari Barrage

 

Darjeeling District Nearby Attractions

 

1. Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park

2. Tiger Hill

3. Kanchenjunga Views

4. Bhutia Busty Gompa

5. Ghoom Monastery

6. Takdah

7. Rock Garden

8. Ganga Maya Park

9. Kurseong

 

Darjeeling District Facts: Darjeeling is known as the Queen of the Himalayas.     

 

Major Agricultural Products: Rice, wheat, gram, maize, barley, potato

 

Major Industries: Tourism, tea production, horticulture, forestry

 

Major Educational Institutions: Bijanbari Degree College, Ghoom Jorbunglow College, Gyanjyoti College, Mirik College, Salesian College, Siliguri Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Durgapur Society of Management Science, Sonada Degree College, Paramedical College, S.R.B.T. College, Kalipada Ghosh Terai Mahavidyalaya

 

What is Darjeeling District Famous For: Tea

 

Languages Spoken: Nepali, Bengali, Hindi, English, Lepcha, Tibetan, Limbu, Rai, Tamang, Bhutia, Rajbonshi, Bijori

 

Famous People From Darjeeling District: Tulsi Ghimire, Subhash Ghisingh, Binod Pradhan, Mahananda Poudyal, Dawa Narbula, Kunti Moktan, Anuradha Koirala, Subhajit Saha, Ranjit Gazmer, Hira Devi Waiba, Khandro Rinpoche

 

Darjeeling District Pin Codes

Last Updated : Saturday Jun 9 , 2012

 

Places in Darjeeling District