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Coordinates:27°02′N88°10′E / 27.03°N 88.16°E /27.03; 88.16

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Subdivision in West Bengal, India

Darjeeling Sadar subdivision
Subdivision

Coordinates:27°02′N88°10′E / 27.03°N 88.16°E /27.03; 88.16
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Darjeeling
Headquarters	Darjeeling
Languages
• Official	Bengali,Nepali^[1]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Darjeeling Sadar subdivision is a subdivision of theDarjeeling district in the state ofWest Bengal,India.

Subdivisions

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Darjeeling district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:^[2]^[3]

Subdivision	Headquarters	Area km²	Population (2011)	Rural Population % (2011)	Urban Population % (2011)
Darjeeling Sadar	Darjeeling	921.68	429,391	61.00	39.00
Kurseong	Kurseong	377.35	136,793	58.41	41.59
Mirik	Mirik	125.68	57,887	80.11	19.89
Siliguri	Siliguri	802.01	971,120	55.11	44.89
Darjeeling district	Darjeeling	2,226.72	1,595,191	57.89	42.11

8km
5miles

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Rammam
River

River

[

Rangeet

Singalila Ridge

Senchal
Wildlife Sanctuary

Rock Garden

Tiger Hill

Phoobsering TE

North Tukvar TE

Singalila
National
Park

Phalut

Sandakphu

Ghum

Tonglu

Manebhanjyang

Orange Valley TG

Rishihat TG

Soom TG

Singla TG

Tukvar TG

Rimbick

Puttabong TE

Lodhoma

Bijanbari

Darjeeling

Badamtam TE

Singtam TG

Ging TG

Chongtong TG

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

8km
5miles

River

Mechi

Balason River

Thurbo TE

Pussimbing TE

Phuguri TE

Okayti TE

Gopaldhara TE

Avongrove TE

Soureni

Singbulli TG

Panighatta

Nagri Farm TG

Tumsong TG

Sungma TG

Poobong TG

Pokhriabong

Jorebungalow

Dhajea TG

Chamong TG

Mirik

Sukhiapokhri

Sonada

Mangarjung TG

Rongmook Ceder TG

Places and tea estates in the southern portion of Darjeeling Sadar subdivision (including Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri CD block), and Mirik Subdivision in Darjeeling district
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, NP: national park/ wildlife sanctuary, TE: tea estate
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

8km
5miles

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Balason River

Mahananda
River

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Teesta River

Mahananda
Wildlife
Sanctuary

Margaret's Hope TE

Makaibari TE

Jungpana TE

Goomtee TE

Castleton TE

Balasun TE

Lopchu TE

Glenburn TE

Kurseong

Cart Road

Ambootia

Sevoke

Sittong

Simulbari TG

Giddapahar

Tindharia

Sukna

Rohini TG

Monteviot TG

Mangpu

Longview TG

Teesta Valley TG

Peshok TG

Takdah

Rangli Rangliot

Places and tea estates in the north-eastern portion of Darjeeling Sadar subdivision (including Rangli Rangliot CD block) and Kurseong subdivision 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

Police stations

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Police stations in the Darjeeling Sadar subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:^[4]^[5]^[2]

Police Station	Area covered km²	International border	Inter-state border km	Municipal Town	CD block
Darjeeling Sadar	n/a	-	-	Darjeeling	-
Pulbazar	n/a	*	**	-	Darjeeling Pulbazar
Lodhoma	n/a	*	**	-	Darjeeling Pulbazar
Jorebungalow	n/a	*	**	-	Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri
Sukhiapokhri	n/a	*	**	-	Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri
Rangli Rangliot	n/a	-	**	-	Rangli Rangliot

.* The total length of border with Nepal (Mechi River) is 101.02 km (62.77 mi)

.**The total length of border with Sikkim (Rangit, Teesta and Rangpo Rivers) is 54.33 km (33.76 mi)

Gram Panchayats

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Gram panchayats in Darjeeling Sadar subdivision are :^[6]

Darjeeling Pulbazar block has 23 gram panchayats, viz. Darjeeling-I, Darjeeling-II, Bijanbari-Pulbazar, Goke-I, Goke-II, Kaijalia, Nayanor, Singtam Soom, Lodhoma-I, Lodhoma-II, Relling, Chungtong, Rimbik, Rishirhat-Bloomfield, Rangit-I, Rangit-II, Lebong Valley-I, Lebong Valley-II, Dabaipani, Badamtam, Sirikhola-Daragaon, Jhepi and Mazuwa.^[7]
Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri block has 16 gram panchayats, viz. Lower Sonada-I, Lower Sonada-II, Upper Sonada, Rangbul, Lingia Maraybong, Dhootria Kalej Valley, Munda Kothi, Rangbhang Gopaldhara,Pokhriabong-I, Pokhriabong-II, Pokhriabong-III, Permaguri Tamsang, Gorabari Margaret's Hope, Plungdung, Ghum Khasmahal, and Sukhia-Simana.^[7]
Rangli Rangliot block consists of rural areas only with 11 gram panchayats, viz. Rangli, Takdah, Labdah, Maneydara, Tackling-I, Tackling-II, Lamahatta, Pubang-Rampuria, Singrimtam, Ressep and Rongchong.^[7]

Blocks

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Community development blocks in Darjeeling Sadar subdivision are:^[3]^[8]^[9]

CD block	Headquarters	Area km²	Pop- ulation (2011)	SC %	ST %	Literacy Rate %	CT#
Darjeeling Pulbazar	Bijanbari	416.00	126,935	4.62	28.80	80.78	4
Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri	Sukhiapokhri	222.12	113,516	5.65	30.03	82.54	4
Rangli Rangliot	Takdah	272.99	70.125	5.55	33.07	80.50	-

Education

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Educational institutions

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The following institutions are located in Darjeeling Sadar subdivision:

St Joseph's College, Darjeeling, aJesuit institution, established in 1927 atDarjeeling.^[10]
Southfield College, was founded as Loreto College in 1961, at Darjeeling.^[11]
Darjeeling Government College was established in 1948 at Darjeeling.^[12]
Salesian College was established atSonada in 1933.^[13]
Sonada Degree College was established at Sonada in 1985.^[14]
Bijanbari Degree College was established in 1995 atBijanbari.^[15]
Ghoom Jorebunglow College was established in 2004 atGhum.^[16]^[17]
Darjeeling Hill Institute of Technology and Management was established in August 2025 atTakdah.

Overview

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Data in the table below presents a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Darjeeling district, with data for the year 2012–13.^[18]

Subdivision	Primary School		Middle School		High School		Higher Secondary School		General College, Univ		Technical / Professional Instt		Non-formal Education
Subdivision	Institution	Student	Institution	Student	Institution	Student	Institution	Student	Institution	Student	Institution	Student	Institution	Student
Darjeeling Sadar	579	37,345	28	8,019	37	22,579	23	16,492	7	9,510	6	1,095	1,142	28,425
Kurseong	218	13,031	3	721	28	10,596	9	7,783	1	2,034	4	866	367	14,261
Mirik	78	7,211	3	919	6	2,131	2	2,127	1	715	-	-	309	20,265
Siliguri	676	79,713	30	8,585	46	23,903	67	100,845	10	13,398	13	3,161	1,793	96,766
Darjeeling district	1,551	137,300	64	18,244	117	59,290	101	127,247	19	25,657	23	5,122	3,611	159,717

Note: Primary schools include junior basic schools; middle schools, high schools and higher secondary schools include madrasahs; technical schools include junior technical schools, junior government polytechnics, industrial technical institutes, industrial training centres, nursing training institutes etc.; technical and professional colleges include engineering colleges, medical colleges, para-medical institutes, management colleges, teachers training and nursing training colleges, law colleges, art colleges, music colleges etc. Special and non-formal education centres include sishu siksha kendras, madhyamik siksha kendras, centres of Rabindra mukta vidyalaya, recognised Sanskrit tols, institutions for the blind and other handicapped persons, Anganwadi centres, reformatory schools etc.^[18]

Healthcare

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The table below (all data in numbers) presents an overview of the medical facilities available and patients treated in the hospitals, health centres and sub-centres in 2013 in Darjeeling district, with data for the year 2012–13.:^[19]

Subdivision	Health & Family Welfare Deptt, WB				Other State Govt Deptts	Local bodies	Central Govt Deptts / PSUs	NGO / Private Nursing Homes	Total	Total Number of Beds	Total Number of Doctors*	Indoor Patients	Outdoor Patients
Subdivision	Hospitals	Rural Hospitals	Block Primary Health Centres	Primary Health Centres	Other State Govt Deptts	Local bodies	Central Govt Deptts / PSUs	NGO / Private Nursing Homes	Total	Total Number of Beds	Total Number of Doctors*	Indoor Patients	Outdoor Patients
Darjeeling Sadar	3	2	1	6	1	-	-	3	16	729	32	22,584	149,465
Kurseong	4	1	-	3	-	-	1	-	9	554	22	9,097	132,488
Mirik	-	1	0	3	-	-	-	-	4	42	44	2,354	57,243
Siliguri	3	3	1	4	1	-	4	47	63	1,146	168	133,086	1,738,671
Darjeeling district	10	7	2	16	2	-	5	50	92	2,471	266	167,121	1,738.671

.* Excluding nursing homes.

Medical facilities

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Medical facilities in Darjeeling Sadar subdivision are as follows:

Hospitals: (Name, location, beds)^[20]

Darjeeling District Hospital,Darjeeling M, 500 beds
Darjeeling Jail Hospital, Darjeeling, 12 beds
Darjeeling Maternity Hospital, Darjeeling, 50 beds
Medicinal Plantation Hospital, Mangpoo, 16 beds

Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds)^[21]

Bijanbari Rural Hospital, Darjeeling Pulbazar CD block,Bijanbari, 30 beds
Takdah Rural Hospital, Rangli Rangliot CD block,Takdah, 30 beds

Block Primary Health Centres: (Name, CD block, location, beds)^[22]

Sukhiapokhri Block Primary Health Centre, Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri CD block,Sukhiapokhri, 25 beds

Primary Health Centres: (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds)^[23]

Darjeeling Pulbazar CD block:Lodhoma (10)
Rangli Rangliot CD block: Singringtom (10), Takling (4)
Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri CD block:Ghum (6), Pokhriabong (2)

Legislative segments

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As per order of theDelimitation Commission in respect of thedelimitation of constituencies in West Bengal, the area under Darjeeling municipality, Darjeeling Pulbazar block and elevengram panchayats under Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri block, viz. Dhootria Kalej Valley, Ghum Khasmahal, Sukhia–Simana, Rangbhang Gopaldhara, Pokhriabong–I, Pokhriabong–II, Pokhriabong–III, Lingia Maraybong, Permaguri Tamsang, Plungdung and Rangbul constitutes theDarjeeling assembly constituency of West Bengal. The other five gram panchayats of Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri block, viz. Lower Sonada–I, Upper Sonada, Lower Sonada–II, Munda Kothi and Gorabari Margaret's Hope are part ofKurseong assembly constituency, along with the area under Rangli Rangliot block. Both assembly constituencies will be part ofDarjeeling Lok Sabha constituency.^[24]

References

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^^a ^b"Darjeeling".District Profile - General Information. District administration. Retrieved25 February 2020.
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^"District Statistical Handbook 2013 Darjeeling".Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived fromthe original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved22 February 2020.
^"District Profile - Darjeeling". District administration. Archived fromthe original on 17 August 2015. Retrieved22 February 2020.
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^"CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)".2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved12 February 2020.
^"District Census Handbook: Darjiling"(PDF).Map of District Darjiling with CD block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved12 February 2020.
^"St. Joseph's College, Darjeeling". SJC. Retrieved27 February 2020.
^"Southfield College,Darjeeling". SCD. Retrieved27 February 2020.
^"Darjeeling Government College". DGC. Retrieved27 February 2020.
^"Salesian College, Sonada". Careers 360. Retrieved27 February 2020.
^"Sonada Degree College, Sonada". Careers 360. Retrieved27 February 2020.
^"Bijanbari Degree College". BDC. Retrieved27 February 2020.
^"Ghoom Jorebunglow College". GJC. Retrieved27 February 2020.
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Cities, towns and locations inDarjeeling District

Cities,municipal
andcensus towns

Darjeeling Sadar subdivision	Badamtam Tea Garden Chongtong Tea Garden Darjeeling Ging Tea Garden Mangarjung Tea Garden (Nagri) Rongmook Ceder Tea Garden Singtam Tea Garden Sonada Sukhiapokhri
Kurseong subdivision	Cart Road Kurseong
Mirik subdivision	Mirik
Siliguri subdivision	Bara Mohansingh Bairatisal Bhimram Dakshin Bagdogra Dumriguri Geni Jitu Kalkut Kharibari Lalman Mathapari Shyamdhan Siliguri Tari Uttar Bagdogra

Locations
other than cities and towns

Darjeeling Sadar subdivision	Bijanbari Chamong Tea Garden Dhajea Tea Garden Ghum Jorebungalow Lebong & Mineral Spring Tea Garden Lodhoma Manebhanjyang Mariabong Tea Garden Nagri Farm Tea Garden Orange Valley Tea Garden Peshok Tea Garden Pokhriabong Poobong Tea Garden Pattabong Tea Garden Rangli Rangliot Rimbick Rishihat Tea Garden Sandakphu Singla Tea Garden Soom Tea Garden Sungma Tea Garden Takdah Teesta Valley Tea Garden Tonglu Tumsong Tea Garden Tukvar Tea Garden
Kurseong subdivision	Ambootia Giddapahar Gayabari Longview Tea Garden Mangpu Monteviot Tea Garden Rohini Tea Garden Simulbari Tea Garden Sittong Sukna Tindharia
Mirik subdivision	Panighatta Singbulli Tea Garden Soureni
Siliguri subdivision	Bagdogra Batasi Bengdubi Matigarahat Mohorgon Tea Garden Naxalbari Panitanki Phansidewa

Tea estates