Telipara Tea Garden
Census Town
Telipara Tea Garden is located in West Bengal
Telipara Tea Garden
Telipara Tea Garden
Location in West Bengal, India
Telipara Tea Garden is located in India
Telipara Tea Garden
Telipara Tea Garden
Telipara Tea Garden (India)
Coordinates: 26°43′51″N 89°03′06″E / 26.7307°N 89.0518°E / 26.7307; 89.0518
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictJalpaiguri
Area
 • Total15.5407 km2 (6.0003 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total11,535
 • Density740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
735212
Telephone/STD code03563
Vehicle registrationWB
Lok Sabha constituencyJalpaiguri
Vidhan Sabha constituencyMadarihat
Websitejalpaiguri.gov.in

Telipara Tea Garden is a census town in the Dhupguri CD block in the Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

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Places and tea estates in Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision (including Rajganj, Jalpaiguri, Maynaguri and Dhupguri CD blocks) in Jalpaiguri district
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, C: cantonment, NP: national park/ wildlife sanctuary, TE: tea estate
Abbreviations used in names – TG for Tea Garden (town/village), TE for Tea Estate, JRS: junction railway station
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Telipara Tea Garden is located at 26°43′51″N 89°03′06″E / 26.7307°N 89.0518°E / 26.7307; 89.0518.

Area overview

The map alongside shows the alluvial floodplains south of the outer foothills of the Himalayas. The area is mostly flat, except for low hills in the northern portions.[1][2] It is a primarily rural area with 62.01% of the population living in rural areas and a moderate 37.99% living in the urban areas.[3][4] Tea gardens in the Dooars and Terai regions produce 226 million kg or over a quarter of India's total tea crop.[5][6] Some tea gardens were identified in the 2011 census as census towns or villages.[7] 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, Telipara Tea Garden had a total population of 11,535 of which 5,708 (49%) were males and 5,827 (51%) were females. There were 1,398 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Telipara Tea Garden was 6,814 (67.22% of the population over 6 years).[8]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Jalpaiguri, Telipara Tea Garden covered an area of 15.5407 km2. Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved overhead tanks, uncovered wells. It had 986 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 family welfare centre, 10 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 7 primary schools, 2 middle schools, 2 secondary schools, 1 senior secondary school, the nearest general degree college at Dhupguri 22 km away. An important commodity it produced was tea. It had branch of 1 nationalised bank.[9]

Education

Banarhat Kartik Oraon Hindi Government College was established at Banarhat in 2014. Affiliated with the University of North Bengal, it is a Hindi-medium institution offering courses in arts and science.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Debnath, S. (2010). The Dooars in Historical Transition (PDF). Shiv Mandir: N. L. Publishers.
  2. ↑ Dinerstein, E., Loucks, C. (2001). "Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
  3. ↑ "Jalpaiguri". District Profile. District administration. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Jalpaiguri". Tables 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "Tea Growing Regions". Dooars and Terai. Indian Tea Association. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "Dooars-Terai". Tea Board India. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  9. ↑ "District Census Handbook Jalpaiguri, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 451-453: Statement I: Status and Growth History, Pages 454-455: Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Pages 456-457: Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Pages 458-459: Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 460—463: Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Pages 464: Statement VI:Industry and Banking. Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  10. ↑ "Banarhat Kartik Oraon Hindi Government College". BKOHGC. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
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