Singla Tea Garden Explained

Singla Tea Garden
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal # India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:27.1194°N 88.2997°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Darjeeling
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:3400
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:734 104
Area Code Type:Telephone/STD code
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Darjeeling
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Darjeeling

Singla Tea Garden is a village in the Darjeeling Pulbazar CD block in the Darjeeling Sadar subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

Location

Singla Tea Garden is located at 27.1194°N 88.2997°W.

Area overview

The map alongside shows the northern portion of the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region. Kangchenjunga, which rises with an elevation of is located further north of the area shown.[1] Sandakphu, rising to a height of, on the Singalila Ridge, is the highest point in West Bengal.[2] In Darjeeling Sadar subdivision 61% of the total population lives in the rural areas and 39% of the population lives in the urban areas.[3] [4] There are 78 tea gardens/ estates (the figure varies slightly according to different sources), producing and largely exporting Darjeeling tea in the district. It engages a large proportion of the population directly/ indirectly.[5] Some tea gardens were identified in the 2011 census as census towns or villages.[6] 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.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Singla Tea Garden had a total population of 3,400 of which 1,715 (50%) were males and 1,685 (50%) were females. There were 293 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Singla Tea Garden was 2.254 (66.29% of the population over 6 years).[7]

Darjeeling Ropeway

Darjeeling Ropeway was started in 1968 from Singamari in Darjeeling. In 45 minutes, the ropeway transported passengers from a height of 7,000 ft down to 800 feet where the last station was located at Singla Bazar on the banks of the Rangeet. As of 2020, the ropeway runs only up to Tukvar.[8]

Education

St. Mary's School in Singla valley has 480 students. Some of the students have to walk for an hour to reach the school.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Gurung, H. . Shrestha, R. K. . amp . 1994 . Nepal Himalaya Inventory . Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation . Kathmandu.
  2. Web site: Sandakphu-Phalut Trek. Himalayan High . 21 March 2020.
  3. Web site: Darjeeling . District Profile - General Information . District administration . 21 March 2020 .
  4. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2013 Darjeeling . Tables 2.2, 2.4b . Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal . 21 March 2020.
  5. Web site: Darjeeling Tea. District administration . 21 March 2020.
  6. Web site: 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables . West Bengal – District-wise . Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 21 March 2020 .
  7. Web site: 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables . West Bengal – District-wise . Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 10 March 2020 .
  8. Web site: Darjeeling Ropeway: Rangeet Valley Passenger Cable Car. Darjeeling Tourism . 10 March 2020.
  9. Web site: Links with India . Aston St. Mary’s . 10 March 2020.