Singla Tea Garden

Singla Tea Garden
Village
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Coordinates: 27°07′10″N88°17′59″E / 27.1194°N 88.2997°E / 27.1194; 88.2997
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Darjeeling
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,400
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	734 104
Lok Sabha constituency	Darjeeling
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Darjeeling
Website	darjeeling.gov.in

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. ^{[note 1]}

Geography

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Places and tea estates in the north-western portion of Darjeeling Sadar subdivision (including Darjeeling Pulbazar CD block) in Darjeeling district
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, H: hill centre, NP: national park/ wildlife sanctuary, TE: tea estate, TA: tourist attraction
Abbreviations used in names – TG for Tea Garden (town/village), TE for Tea Estate
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Singla Tea Garden is located at 27°07′10″N88°17′59″E / 27.1194°N 88.2997°E / 27.1194; 88.2997 .

Area overview

The map alongside shows the northern portion of the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region. Kangchenjunga, which rises with an elevation of 8,586 metres (28,169 ft) is located further north of the area shown. ^[1] Sandakphu, rising to a height of 3,665 metres (12,024 ft), 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

1. This article is about a village in the Rangeet valley 16 km from Darjeeling and is not to be confused with a neighbourhood of the same name in the outskirts of Darjeeling.

References

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