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Simulbari Tea Garden
Village
Simulbari Tea GardenLocation in West Bengal, IndiaShow map of West BengalSimulbari Tea GardenSimulbari Tea Garden (India)Show map of India
Coordinates: 26°47′47″N 88°18′30″E / 26.796478°N 88.308452°E / 26.796478; 88.308452
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Darjeeling
Population
• Total	4,160
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Lok Sabha constituency	Darjeeling
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Kurseong
Website	darjeeling.gov.in

Simulbari Tea Garden is a village in the Kurseong CD block in the Kurseong subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

Location

Simulbari Tea Garden is located at 26°47′47″N 88°18′30″E / 26.796478°N 88.308452°E / 26.796478; 88.308452.

Area overview

The map alongside shows the eastern portion of the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region and a small portion of the terai region in its eastern and southern fringes, all of it 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 Kurseong subdivision 58.41% of the total population lives in the rural areas and 41.59% lives in the urban areas. 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. Some tea gardens were identified in the 2011 census as census towns or villages. 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 on the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Simulbari Tea Garden had a total population of 4,160 of which 2,079 (50%) were males and 2,081 (50%) were females. There were 499 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Simulbari Tea Garden was 2,039 (49.01% of the population over 6 years).

Economy

Simulbari Tea Garden, located in the terai region, was locked out in February 2019.

References

1. "Darjeeling". District Profile - General Information. District administration. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
2. "District Statistical Handbook 2013 Darjeeling". Tables 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
3. "Darjeeling Tea". District administration. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
4. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
5. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
6. "Siliguri Tea Garden Lockout Leaves 1200 Jobless". Newsmen, 25 February 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2020.

External links

• Kurseong travel guide from Wikivoyage

v t e Cities, towns and locations in Darjeeling District
Cities, municipal and census towns	Darjeeling Sadar subdivision Badamtam Tea Garden Chongtong Tea Garden Darjeeling Ging Tea Garden Mangarjung Tea Garden (Nagri) Rongmook Ceder Tea Garden Singtam Tea Garden Sonada Sukhiapokhri Kurseong subdivision Cart Road Kurseong Mirik subdivision Mirik Siliguri subdivision Bara Mohansingh Bairatisal Bhimram Dakshin Bagdogra Dumriguri Geni Jitu Kalkut Kharibari Lalman Mathapari Shyamdhan Siliguri Tari Uttar Bagdogra
Locations other than cities and towns	Darjeeling Sadar subdivision Bijanbari Chamong Tea Garden Dhajea Tea Garden Ghum Jorebungalow Lebong & Mineral Spring Tea Garden Lodhoma Manebhanjyang Mariabong Tea Garden Nagri Farm Tea Garden Orange Valley Tea Garden Peshok Tea Garden Pokhriabong Poobong Tea Garden Pattabong Tea Garden Rangli Rangliot Rimbick Rishihat Tea Garden Sandakphu Singla Tea Garden Soom Tea Garden Sungma Tea Garden Takdah Teesta Valley Tea Garden Tonglu Tumsong Tea Garden Tukvar Tea Garden Kurseong subdivision Ambootia Giddapahar Gayabari Longview Tea Garden Mangpu Monteviot Tea Garden Rohini Tea Garden Simulbari Tea Garden Sittong Sukna Tindharia Mirik subdivision Panighatta Singbulli Tea Garden Soureni Siliguri subdivision Bagdogra Batasi Bengdubi Matigarahat Mohorgon Tea Garden Naxalbari Panitanki Phansidewa
Tea estates	Arya Tea Estate Avongrove Tea Estate Badamtam Tea Estate Balasun Tea Estate Castleton Tea Estate Glenburn Tea Estate Gopaldhara Tea Estate Goomtee Tea Estate Happy Valley Tea Estate Jungpana Tea Estate Lopchu Tea Estate Makaibari Tea Estate Margaret's Hope Tea Estate North Tukvar Tea Estate Okayti Tea Estate Phoobsering Tea Estate Phuguri Tea Estate Pussimbing Tea Estate Puttabong Tea Estate Thurbo Tea Estate
See also	Darjeeling related topics Bagdogra Airport People from Darjeeling district Villages in Darjeeling district
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