Darjeeling district, Administrative district in West Bengal, India
Darjeeling district extends across hills and plains in West Bengal, featuring numerous tea plantations and views of the eastern Himalayan mountain range.
The British East India Company acquired the territory from Sikkim in 1835, establishing tea plantations and transforming the region into a significant agricultural center.
The district brings together Nepali, Lepcha, and Bhutia communities, each contributing their languages, traditions, and culinary practices to the local identity.
The district connects to major transportation networks through the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, local shared jeeps, and regular bus services from Siliguri transportation hub.
The district produces tea at elevations between 600 and 2000 meters, where specific soil composition and climate create distinguished tea varieties.
Location: Jalpaiguri division
Capital city: Darjeeling
Shares border with: Gyalshing district, Kishanganj district, Uttar Dinajpur district, Kalimpong district, Jalpaiguri district, Ilam District, Jhapa District, Panchthar District, Namchi district, Panchagarh District
Website: http://darjeeling.gov.in
GPS coordinates: 27.03750,88.26306
Latest update: June 8, 2025 01:42
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
931 m
New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station
43.4 km
Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park
2.5 km
Coronation Bridge
25.7 km
Yiga Choeling Monastery
3.1 km
Peace Pagoda, Darjeeling
1.2 km
Darjeeling Ropeway
3.9 km
Tashiding Monastery
20.4 km
Lloyd's Botanical Garden
791 m
Varsey Rhododendron Sanctuary
22.6 km
Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary
4.9 km
Raj Bhavan, Darjeeling
1.6 km
Falut
31 km
Phodong Monastery
20.4 km
Tashi Gomang Shedra Buddhist Monastery
35.1 km
Gopaldhara Tea Estate
16.2 km
Zang Dhok Palri Phodang
19.6 km
Karma Dorje Chyoling monastery
1.6 km
Uttar Kanya
43.3 km
Arya Tea Estate
2.5 km
Roy Villa
2.2 km
Gaden Tharpa Choling Monastery
22.2 km
Tendong Gumpa
23.6 km
St. Andrew's Church
1.2 km
Puttabong Tea Estate
3.3 km
Mechi Bridge
27.1 km
Rabindra Museum
13.1 km
Pokhriabong Lepcha Monastery
12.7 kmReviews
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