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Jorebungalow | |
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Village | |
  Jorebungalow Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Jorebungalow Jorebungalow (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:27°00′44″N88°15′31″E / 27.0122°N 88.2585°E /27.0122; 88.2585 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Drjeeling |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 703 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 734201 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Darjeeling |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Darjeeling |
| Website | darjeeling |
Jorebungalow (also speltJorebunglow) is a village in theJorebunglow SukhiapokhriCD block in theDarjeeling Sadar subdivision of theDarjeeling district in theIndian state ofWest Bengal.
Jorebungalow is located at27°00′44″N88°15′31″E / 27.0122°N 88.2585°E /27.0122; 88.2585.
The map alongside shows a part of the southern portion of theDarjeeling Himalayan hill region in the Darjeeling district. In theDarjeeling Sadar subdivision 61.00% of the total population lives in the rural areas and 39.00% of the population lives in the urban areas. In theMirik subdivision 80.11% of the total population lives in rural areas and 19.89% lives in urban areas.[1][2] There are 78 tea gardens/ estates (the figure varies slightly according to different sources), in the district, producing and largely exportingDarjeeling tea. It engages a large proportion of the population directly/ indirectly.[3] Some tea gardens were identified in the 2011 census ascensus towns or villages.[4] 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.
Jorebungalow police station has jurisdiction over theJorebunglow Sukhiapokhri CD block.[5][6]
According to the2011 Census of India, Jorebungalow had a total population of 2,854 of which 1,368 (48%) were males and 1,486 (52%) were females. There were 267 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Jorebungalow was 2,332 (8171% of the population over 6 years).[7]
This tiny hamlet was one of the most important trading points during the British rule. For most of the tea gardens in the neighbouring areas like Glenbourne, Teesta Valley, etc., Jorebungalow was the storage point for tea leaves to be transported toCalcutta and beyond and to bring back rations and items of daily needs.
