Darjeeling District

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Category Administrative Zone

INTRODUCTION

Darjeeling, the northernmost district of the Jalpaiguri Division, roughly resembles an inverted wedge with its base resting on Sikkim, its sides touching Nepal, Bhutan, Bhutan and the Jalpaiguri District of West Bengal.


GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION

Location 27 Deg. 13 Min. N to 26 Deg. 27 Min. N. Lat
88 Deg. 53 Min. E to 87 Deg. 59 Min. E Long
Area 3,149 Square Kilometres
Sub-Divisions 1. Darjeeling (Sadar)
2. Kalimpong
3. Kurseong
4. Siliguri

BLOCKS

Sl. No. Name of the Block No. of Gram Panchayats
1. Darjeeling - Pulbazaar 23
2. Rangli-Rangliot 11
3. Jorebungalow - Sukhiapokhri 16
4. Kurseong 14
5. Mirik 06
6. Kalimpong - 1 18
7. Kalimpong - 2 13
8. Gorubathan 11
9. Matigara 05
10. Naxalbari 06
11. Kharibari 04
12. Phansidewa 07

POLICE STATIONS

  1. Sadar
  2. Jorebungalow
  3. Pulbazar
  4. Lodhoma
  5. Sukhiapokhri
  6. Rangli-Rongliot
  7. Mirik
  8. Kurseong
  9. Kalimpong
  10. Gorubathan
  11. Jaldhaka
  12. Siliguri
  13. Matigara
  14. Bagdogra
  15. Naxalbari
  16. Phansidewa
  17. Khoribari

POPULATION

2001 Census
Male Female Total
8,26,334 7,79,566 16, 05,900

DENSITY: 510 persons per square kilometer

SEX RATIO: 1:0.94

BIRTH RATE: 2.69 % per Annum (18.52 per 1000)

DEATH RATE: 2.40 % per Annum

INFANT MORTALITY RATE: 67 PER 1000

SCHEDULED CASTE: 2,09,876 - As per 1991 Census

SCHEDULED TRIBE: 1,79,153 - As per 1991 Census


NO. OF VILLAGES/TOWNS

Corporation 01
Municipalities 04
Gram Panchayats 134

LAND, FARMING AND LIVESTOCK

IRRIGATED AREA: 2.8 thousand Hectares

LAND USE PATTERN

Total Area 325.470 Th. Hects
Land under Forest 33.957
Current Fallow Land 10.057
Other Fallow Land 5.384
Net Cropped Area 131.063

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE

Food-grains Production Area (.000 Hect.) Production (.000 Tonnes
Rice 47.8 72.3
Aus 13.0 15.7
Aman 34.5 56. 6
Boro - -
Wheat 3.6 8.2
Gram - -

LIVESTOCK

Sl. No. Type of animal Number
1. Cattle 2,51,182
2. Buffaloes 7,557
3. Sheep 4,029
4. Goats 2,08,036
5. Pigs 52,840
6. Others 72,966
7. Poultry 7,37,954
13,34,564

INFRASTRUCTURE INDICATORS

A. MEDICAL:

No. of Hospitals : 36
No. of Hospitals Beds: 1686
No. of Dispensaries:

  • Allopathic: 01
  • Homeopathic: 27
  • Ayurvedi: 03

No. of Sub-Centres:

  • Required : 236
  • In Position: 190

No. of Primary Health Centres:

  • Required : 22
  • In postition: 19
  • Without doctors: 05

No. of Community Health Centres:

  • Required: 10
  • In position: 09

No. of Health Centres with Specialists: Nil

No. and percentage of deliveries by Trained Birth Attendants: 5835 [24.64%]

B. EDUCATION:

Gross Enrolment Ratio (Male/Female/Total):

  • Male: 56,455
  • Female: 39,329
  • Total: 95,784

No. of Primary Schools: 624
No. of Middle/High/Higher Secondary Schools: 110
No. of Technical Institutes/Colleges/Universities: 04

Drop out rate:

  • Primary Schools: 9578
  • Middle/High/Higher Secondary School: 14267

No. of trained teachers:

  • Primary School: 3582
  • Middle / Junior Higher Secondary School: 425
  • Secondary School: 976

Higher Secondary School: 279
Technical School/College : 91
Teacher / Pupil Ratio : 1:16
Library: 128

C. COMMUNICATION:

No. of Public Call Offices: 30
No. of Post Office: 213

D. POWER:

No. of electrified Villages: 499
Per Capita Electricity Consumption: 36.56 KWH

E.TRANSPORT:

Roads:

  • Surfaced: 1959 Kilometers
  • Unsurfaced: 1149 Kilometers

ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS

Geographical Area: 1,36,844.644 Hectares
Protected Forest: 241 Hectares
Unclassed State Forest : 26 Hectares


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