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{{Infobox settlement | {{Infobox settlement | ||
| name = Sittong | | name = Sittong | ||
| native_name = <!-- Please do not add any Indic script in this infobox, per | | native_name = <!-- Please do not add any Indic script in this infobox, per Bharatpedia:INDISCRIPT policy --> | ||
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| other_name = Sittong Khas Mahal | | other_name = Sittong Khas Mahal | ||
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India | | pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India | ||
| coordinates = {{coord|26.937|N|88.367|E||display=inline,title}} | | coordinates = {{coord|26.937|N|88.367|E||display=inline,title}} | ||
| subdivision_type = Country | | subdivision_type = Country | ||
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | ||
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]] | | subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]] | ||
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===Location=== | ===Location=== | ||
Sittong is located at {{coords|26.93662|N|88.36736|E||display=inline}}. | Sittong is located at {{coords|26.93662|N|88.36736|E||display=inline}}. | ||
Sittong is a village in the heart of Darjeeling's orange growing area. It is in the Riyang river valley. [[Mangpu]] is 20 km and [[Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary]] is 13 km.<ref>{{cite web | URL = http://weekenddestinations.info/2012/location/north-bengal/sitong-kurseong-55-kms-from-siliguri/ | title = Sittong, Kurseong – 55 km from Siliguri| publisher = Weekend Destinations.Info|accessdate = 20 March 2020}}</ref> | Sittong is a village in the heart of Darjeeling's orange growing area. It is in the Riyang river valley. [[Mangpu]] is 20 km and [[Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary]] is 13 km.<ref>{{cite web | URL = http://weekenddestinations.info/2012/location/north-bengal/sitong-kurseong-55-kms-from-siliguri/ | title = Sittong, Kurseong – 55 km from Siliguri| publisher = Weekend Destinations.Info|accessdate = 20 March 2020}}</ref> | ||
===Area overview=== | ===Area overview=== | ||
Latest revision as of 23:08, 10 June 2023
Sittong
Sittong Khas Mahal | |
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Village | |
Location in West Bengal, India   Sittong Sittong (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°56′13″N 88°22′01″E / 26.937°N 88.367°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Darjeeling |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,098 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Darjeeling |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kurseong |
| Website | darjeeling |
Sittong (Valley) is a village in the Kurseong CD block in the Kurseong subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography[edit | edit source]
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Location[edit | edit source]
Sittong is located at 26°56′12″N 88°22′02″E / 26.93662°N 88.36736°E. Sittong is a village in the heart of Darjeeling's orange growing area. It is in the Riyang river valley. Mangpu is 20 km and Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary is 13 km.[1]
Area overview[edit | edit source]
The map alongside shows the eastern portion of the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region and a small portion of the terai region in its eastern and southern fringes, all of it in the Darjeeling district. In the Darjeeling 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 the Kurseong subdivision 58.41% of the total population lives in the rural areas and 41.59% lives in the urban areas.[2][3] There are 78 tea gardens/ estates (the figure varies slightly according to different sources), in the district, producing and largely exporting Darjeeling tea. It engages a large proportion of the population directly/ indirectly.[4] Some tea gardens were identified in the 2011 census as census towns or villages.[5] 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[edit | edit source]
According to the 2011 Census of India, Sittong Khasmahal had a total population of 3.098 of which 1,626 (52%) were males and 1,472 (48%) were females. There are 317 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Sittong Khas Mahal was 2,259 (72.92% of the population over 6 years).[6]
Tourism[edit | edit source]
Sittong is a very popular tourist destination, particularly in the late winter/early summer when it is called orange village because it's the season in which oranges grow there.[7][8]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Sittong, Kurseong – 55 km from Siliguri". Weekend Destinations.Info. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ↑ "Darjeeling". District Profile - General Information. District administration. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2013 Darjeeling". Tables 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ↑ "Darjeeling Tea". District administration. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ↑ "Welcome to Sittong Tourist Festival". STF. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ↑ "Book A Taxi from New Jalpaiguri (NJP) to Sittong". Himalayan Wheels. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
