Singtam Tea Garden
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Singtam Tea Garden | |
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Census Town | |
  Singtam Tea Garden Location in West Bengal, India  Singtam Tea Garden Singtam Tea Garden (India) | |
| Coordinates: 27°03′19″N 88°13′44″E / 27.0552°N 88.2288°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Darjeeling |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.9975 km2 (2.3156 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,792 |
| • Density | 970/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 734102 |
| Telephone/STD code | 0354 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Darjeeling |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Darjeeling |
| Website | darjeeling |
Singtam Tea Garden (also spelled Singtom) is a census town in the Darjeeling Pulbazar CD block in the Darjeeling Sadar subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Location
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Wildlife Sanctuary
National
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CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, H: hill centre, NP: national park/ wildlife sanctuary, TE: tea estate, TA: tourist attraction
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
Singtam Tea Garden is located at 27°03′19″N 88°13′44″E / 27.0552°N 88.2288°E.
Area overview
The map alongside shows the northern portion of the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region. Kangchenjunga, which rises with an elevation of 8,586 metres (28,169 ft) is located further north of the area shown.[1] Sandakphu, rising to a height of 3,665 metres (12,024 ft), on the Singalila Ridge, is the highest point in West Bengal.[2] In Darjeeling Sadar subdivision 61% of the total population lives in the rural areas and 39% of the population lives in the urban areas.[3][4] There are 78 tea gardens/ estates (the figure varies slightly according to different sources), producing and largely exporting Darjeeling tea in the district. It engages a large proportion of the population directly/ indirectly.[5] Some tea gardens were identified in the 2011 census as census towns or villages.[6] 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
According to the 2011 Census of India, Singtam Tea Garden had a total population of 5,792 of which 2,850 (49%) were males and 2,942 (51%) were females. There were 416 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Singtam Tea Garden was 4,649 (80.27% of the population over 6 years).[7]
Infrastructure
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Darjiling, Singtam Tea Garden covered an area of 5.9975 km2. Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved overhead tank and tap water from untreated sources. It had 1,182 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 dispensary/ health centre. Among the educational facilities it had were 5 primary schools, 1 middle school, the nearest secondary and senior secondary school at Darjeeling 10 km away. It had 4 non-formal education centres (Sarba Siksha Abhiyan). Among the social, cultural and recreational facilities, it had 1 auditorium/ community hall. An important commodity it manufactured was tea.[8]
