Gandrapara and Lakhipara Tea Estates
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| Gandrapara and Lakhipara Tea Estates | |
|---|---|
| Location | Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, India |
| Nearest city | Banarhat |
| Owned by | Goodricke |
| Open | late 1800s/ early 1900s |
Gandrapara Tea Estate and Lakhipara Tea Estate are tea gardens, located near each other in the Dhupguri CD block in the Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Both the tea estates are located in the north-central portion of the Dooars.
Location
9.9miles
River
Wildlife
Sanctuary
National
Park
checkpoint
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, C: cantonment, NP: national park/ wildlife sanctuary, TE: tea estate
Abbreviations used in names – TG for Tea Garden (town/village), TE for Tea Estate, JRS: junction railway station
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Gandrapara Tea Estate is located at 26°48′08″N 89°00′13″E / 26.80214°N 89.0036°E.
Gandrapara Tea Estate is located the hilly northern part of the district close to the Bhutan border.[1]
Lakhipara Tea Estate is located at 26°49′34″N 89°00′53″E / 26.82614°N 89.0148°E
Lakhipara Tea Estate is located in the misty hills close to the Bhutan border.[2]
Area overview
The map alongside shows the alluvial floodplains south of the outer foothills of the Himalayas. The area is mostly flat, except for low hills in the northern portions.[3][4] It is a primarily rural area with 62.01% of the population living in rural areas and a moderate 37.99% living in the urban areas.[5][6] Tea gardens in the Dooars and Terai regions produce 226 million kg or over a quarter of India's total tea crop.[7][8] Some tea gardens were identified in the 2011 census as census towns or villages.[9] 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.
