Bijanbari

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title: "Bijanbari" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-darjeeling-district"] topic_path: "general/villages-in-darjeeling-district" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bijanbari" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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nameBijanbari
settlement_typeTown
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pushpin_map_captionLocation in West Bengal, India
coordinates
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subdivision_nameIndia
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1West Bengal
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Darjeeling
established_title
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elevation_m760
population_as_of2001
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demographics_type1Languages
demographics1_title1Official
demographics1_info1Nepali, English
timezone1IST
utc_offset1+5:30
postal_code_type
blank1_name_sec1Lok Sabha constituency
blank1_info_sec1Darjeeling
blank2_name_sec1Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Geography

| width=350| height=250| zoom=10 | coord=| float=left|caption=Places and tea estates in the north-western portion of Darjeeling Sadar subdivision (including Darjeeling Pulbazar CD block) in Darjeeling district 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

|mark-coord1=| label-pos1=left|label1= Chongtong TG| numbered1=CT| mark-title1= Chongtong Tea Garden (CT)|label-color1= #800000 |label-size1=11| mark-size1=12|shape1=l-circle|shape-color1= #A40000|shape-outline1=white|label-offset-x1=2 |mark-coord2=| label-pos2=left|label2=Ging TG| numbered2=CT| mark-title2= Ging Tea Garden (CT) |mark-coord3=| label-pos3=left|label3=Singtam TG| numbered3=CT| mark-title3= Singtam Tea Garden (CT) |mark-coord4=| label-pos4= right|label4=Badamtam TE| numbered4=TE| mark-title4= Badamtam Tea Estate (TE)| shape-color4=#87A96B |mark-coord5=| label-pos5=right |label5=Darjeeling| numbered5=M| mark-title5= Darjeeling (M)| shape-color5=#800000 |mark-coord6=| label-pos6=left|label6=Bijanbari| numbered6=R| mark-title6= Bijanbari (R)|shape-color6=black| label-size6=13|label-color6=black |mark-coord7=| label-pos7=bottom|label7=Lodhoma| numbered7=R| mark-title7= Lodhoma (R)| shape-color7=#C42222 |mark-coord8=| label-pos8= right |label8= Puttabong TE | numbered8=TE| mark-title8= Puttabong Tea Estate (TE)| shape-color8=#87A96B |mark-coord9=| label-pos9=left|label9=Rimbick| numbered9=R| mark-title9= Rimbick (R)| shape-color9=#C42222 |mark-coord10=| label-pos10=right|label10=Tukvar TG| numbered10=R| mark-title10= Tukvar Tea Garden (R)| shape-color10=#C42222 |mark-coord11=| label-pos11=left|label11=Singla TG| numbered11=R| mark-title11= Singla Tea Garden (R)| shape-color11=#C42222 |mark-coord12=| label-pos12=left|label12=Soom TG| numbered12=R| mark-title12= Soom Tea Garden (R)| shape-color12=#C42222 |mark-coord13=| label-pos13=left|label13=Rishihat TG| numbered13=R| mark-title13= Rishihat Tea Garden (R)| shape-color13=#C42222 |mark-coord14=| label-pos14=left|label14=Orange Valley TG| numbered14=R| mark-title14= Orange Valley Tea Garden (R)| shape-color14=#C42222 |mark-coord15=| label-pos15=bottom|label15=Manebhanjyang| numbered15=R| mark-title15= Manebhanjyang, Darjeeling (R)| shape-color15=#C42222 |mark-coord16=| label-pos16=top|label16=Tonglu| numbered16=R| mark-title16= Tonglu, West Bengal (R)| shape-color16=#C42222 |mark-coord17=| label-pos17=right|label17=Ghum| numbered17=N| mark-title17= Ghum, West Bengal (N)| shape-color17=#E97451 |mark-coord18=| label-pos18=right|label18=Sandakphu| numbered18=H| mark-title18= Sandakphu (H)| shape-color18=#87410E |mark-coord19=| label-pos19=right|label19=Phalut| numbered19=H| mark-title19= Phalut (H)| shape-color19=#87410E |mark-coord20=| label-pos20=bottom|label20=Singalila |labela20= National|labelb20= Park| numbered20=NP| mark-title20= Singalila National Park (NP)| shape-color20=#228B22 |mark-coord21=| label-pos21=left|label21=North Tukvar TE| numbered21=TE| mark-title21= North Tukvar Tea Estate (TE)| shape-color21=#87A96B |mark-coord22=| label-pos22=right|label22=Phoobsering TE| numbered22=TE| mark-title22= Phoobsering Tea Estate (TE)| shape-color22=#87A96B |mark-coord23=| label-pos23=right|label23=Tiger Hill| numbered23=H| mark-title23= Tiger Hill, Darjeeling (H)| shape-color23=#87410E |mark-coord24=| label-pos24=left|label24=Rock Garden| numbered24=TA| mark-title24= Rock Garden, Darjeeling (TA)| shape-color24=#228B22 |mark-coord25=| label-pos25=bottom|label25=Senchal |labela25= Wildlife Sanctuary| numbered25=NP| mark-title25= Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary (NP)| shape-color25=#228B22 |mark-coord26=|label26=Singalila Ridge| label-angle26=-70| label-pos26=top| label-size26=10| mark-size26=0| mark-title26 =none |mark-coord27=|label27=Rangeet| label-color27 = #77A1CB| label-angle27=70| label-pos27=top| label-size27=10| mark-size27=0| mark-title27 =none |mark-coord28=|label28= River| label-color28 = #77A1CB| label-angle28=7| label-pos28=top| label-size28=10| mark-size28=0| mark-title28 =none |mark-coord29=|label29= Rammam|labela29=River| label-color29 = #77A1CB| label-angle29=15| label-pos29=top| label-size29=10| mark-size29=0| mark-title329 =none |arc-coordA=|arc-textA= SIKKIM| arc-text-colorA=hard grey| arc-angleA=-161| arc-gapA=-4| arc-radiusA=0.7 |arc-coordB=|arc-textB= NEPAL| arc-text-colorB=hard grey| arc-angleB=40| arc-gapB=3.5| arc-radiusB=0.4

Location

Bijanbari is located at

Bijanbari lies in a valley at an altitude of 760 m above sea level. The Little Rangeet River (Chota Rangeet) flows near the town. In 2011, a bridge over the river collapsed. 33 people died and several were injured.

Area overview

The map alongside shows the northern portion of the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region. Kangchenjunga, which rises with an elevation of 8586 m is located further north of the area shown. Sandakphu, rising to a height of 3665 m, on the Singalila Ridge, is the highest point in West Bengal. In Darjeeling Sadar subdivision 61% of the total population lives in the rural areas and 39% of the population lives in the urban areas. 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. 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 in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Civic administration

Police station

Pulbazar police station is shown as being located in Bijanbari mouza in the map of Darjeeling Pulbazar CD block on page 121 of District Census Handbook, Darjeeling.

Pullbazar police station has jurisdiction over the Darjeeling Pulbazar CD block.

CD block HQ

The headquarters of the Darjeeling Pulbazar CD block is at Bijanbari.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Bijanbari had a total population of 5,338 of which 2,685 (50%) were males and 2,653 (50%) were females. There were 514 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Bijanbari was 4,156 (77.86% of the population over 6 years).

Agriculture

Agriculture is the main industry in Bijanbari and the surrounding areas. The valley produces potatoes, cardamom, rice, maize, millets, peas, beans, squash, cauliflower, cabbages, tomatoes and oranges.

Education

Bijanbari Degree College was established in 1995. Affiliated with the University of North Bengal, it offers honours courses in Nepali, English, political science and history and a general course in arts.

Bijanbari has three private schools and a government-run school up to the 12th standard (Vidyasagar Higher Secondary School).

Healthcare

Bijanbari Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Darjeeling Pulbazar CD block It is degraded due to negligenceof party in power healtcare which is must for any region here it doesn'thave doctors .

References

References

  1. Gurung, H.. (1994). "Nepal Himalaya Inventory". Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation.
  2. "Sandakphu-Phalut Trek". Himalayan High.
  3. "Darjeeling". District administration.
  4. "District Statistical Handbook 2013 Darjeeling". Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal.
  5. "Darjeeling Tea". District administration.
  6. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.
  7. "District Census Handbook, Darjeeling, Series 20, Part XII A, 2011 Census of India". Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal.
  8. "District Statistical Handbook 2013 Darjeeling". Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal.
  9. "District Profile - Darjeeling". District administration.
  10. "District Census Handbook: Darjiling". Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011.
  11. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.
  12. "Bijanbari Degree College". BDC.
  13. "Health & Family Welfare Department". Government of West Bengal.

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