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Gajoldoba
Gojaldoba
Village
Location in West Bengal, India
Gajoldoba is located in India
Gajoldoba
Gajoldoba
Gajoldoba (India)
Coordinates: 26°45′05″N 88°35′08″E / 26.7515°N 88.5856°E / 26.7515; 88.5856
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictJalpaiguri
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,644
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
735133
Telephone/STD code03562
Vehicle registrationWB
Lok Sabha constituencyJalpaiguri
Vidhan Sabha constituencyRajganj
Websitejalpaiguri.gov.in

Gajoldoba or Gojaldoba is a village at the Rajganj CD block of the Jalpaiguri district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography[edit | edit source]

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Location[edit | edit source]

Gajoldoba is located at 26°45′05″N 88°35′08″E / 26.7515°N 88.5856°E / 26.7515; 88.5856.

Area overview[edit | edit source]

Gorumara National Park has overtaken traditionally popular Jaldapara National Park in footfall and Malbazar has emerged as one of the most important towns in the Dooars. Malbazar subdivision is presented in the map alongside. It is a predominantly rural area with 88.62% of the population living in rural areas and 11.32% living in the urban areas.[1][2] Tea gardens in the Dooars and Terai regions produce 226 million kg or over a quarter of India's total tea crop.[3][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]

As per the 2011 Census of India, Gojaldoba Tea Garden had a total population of 5,184. There were 2,680 (52%) males and 2,054 (48%) females. There were 687 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Gojaldoba Tea Garden was 3,166 (70.40% of the population over 6 years).[6]

Tourism[edit | edit source]

Gajoldoba Barrage on Teesta river

In 1985, The Teesta Barrage was built here by Jessop for irrigation purposes, with its reservoir becoming both a popular tourist attraction and a bird watching centre.

The Baikunthapur Forest, surrounding the reservoir, is said to have been chosen by Lord Krishna and his principal wife and queen Rukmani as their hiding place.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Jalpaiguri". District Profile. District administration. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  2. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Jalpaiguri". Tables 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  3. "Tea Growing Regions". Dooars and Terai. Indian Tea Association. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  4. "Dooars-Terai". Tea Board India. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  5. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  6. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 8 July 2020.