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Panighatta
Panighatta
Chenga Panighata | |
|---|---|
Tea Estate Village | |
| Panighata | |
  Panighatta Location in West Bengal  Panighatta Panighatta (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°47′00″N 88°14′25″E / 26.7833333°N 88.240343°ECoordinates: 26°47′00″N 88°14′25″E / 26.7833333°N 88.240343°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Darjeeling |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Darjeeling |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kurseong |
| Administrative Body | Gorkhaland Territorial Administration |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 5,235 |
| PIN | 734423 |
| Telephone/STD code | 0353 |
| Website | darjeeling |
Panighatta, or Panighata (English translation: Water mill), is a Tea Estate village on the banks of Balason River and the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains. Panighatta falls under the Mirik sub-division of Darjeeling district and is situated about 26 kilometers from Mirik and 32 km from Siliguri in the state of West Bengal in India.[1]
Geography[edit]
| 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 |
Location[edit]
Panighata is located at 26°47′00″N 88°14′25″E / 26.783333°N 88.240343°E.
The total geographical area of Panighata village is 9 km2 (3.5 sq mi) and is the fourth-biggest village by area in the sub-division.
Area overview[edit]
The map alongside shows a part of the southern portion of the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region 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 Mirik subdivision 80.11% of the total population lives in the rural areas and 19.89% 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]
According to the 2011 Census of India, Panighata had a total population of 5,235 of which 2,595 (50%) were males and 2,640 (50%) were females. There were 438 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Panighata was 3,588 (68.54% of the population over 6 years).[6]
Languages spoken[edit]
Tea[edit]
Panighatta Tea Estate employs about 750 permanent and 400 casual staff. The estate is spread over 900 acres and produces about 5.5 lakh kg tea annually.[7]
Transport[edit]
| Service | Name | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Railway Station | Siliguri Junction | Siliguri | 28 km |
| New Jalpaiguri Junction (NJP) | New Jalpaiguri | 32 km | |
| Airport | Bagdogra Airport | Bagdogra | 19 km |
| Bus Terminal | Tenzing Norgay Bus Terminus | Siliguri | 28 km |
Notable persons[edit]
Education[edit]
Loreto School Panighatta is an English-medium coeducational institution established in 1995. It has facilities for teaching from nursery to class X. It is affiliated with the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education.[8]
Rainbow High School is an English-medium coeducational institution established in 1980. It has facilities for teaching from class Nursery to class X. It has 20 computers, a library with 1,000 books and a playground.[9]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Stirrings of defiance in hills". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ↑ "Darjeeling". District Profile - General Information. District administration. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2013 Darjeeling". Tables 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. 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 3 March 2020.
- ↑ "Panighata tea estate announced suspension of work". Mungpoo News. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ↑ "Loreto School Panighatta". LSP. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ↑ "Rainbow High School". ICBSE. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
