Takdah

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nameTakdah
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pushpin_map_captionLocation in West Bengal, India
coordinates
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subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1West Bengal
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Darjeeling
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demographics_type1Languages
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demographics1_info1Nepali, English
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| name = Takdah | settlement_type = Hill Town | pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country India | subdivision_name = India | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = West Bengal | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Darjeeling | established_title = | unit_pref = Metric | population_density_km2 = auto | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Nepali, English | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 734222 | blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city | blank1_info_sec1 = Darjeeling Takdah Cantonment is a neighbourhood in the Rangli Rangliot CD block in the Darjeeling Sadar subdivision of the Darjeeling district, West Bengal, India. It is one of the upcoming tourist centres of the Darjeeling hills. Takdah literary means "always covered" in one of the local folklores, as it is often covered in fog. Roads that connect Takdah are in very bad condition.

History

Takdah Cantonment, as the name signifies, was a British cantonment before the independence of India. It was the destination for many British officers of high rank from all over India. After independence, like many other towns and villages, Takdah was abandoned by the new order. It was only recently that people really started to settle down in the area. Though the Britishers are long gone, we can still find the beautiful structures erected during the British era. The marvel of Takdah lies in the old, abandoned club house which is just a km away from the town. In comparison to its surrounding, the town is on a higher altitude giving way to cedar trees and is much colder than the towns surrounding it.

Present

Takdah Cantonment has an orchid center where a variety of rare Himalayan orchids are cultivated. This center has been the favourite of tourists visiting Takdah. The nearest tea gardens are Rungli, Giele and Teesta Valley tea gardens. The main junction of Takdah is called Dara Dokan. A weekly market, held every Thursday, is a sight worth watching as people from all the nearby villages come to shop their weekly needs. The town of Darjeeling is 30 km away and Takdah is well connected with Darjeeling with buses and jeeps plying constantly. Number of good educational institution are set up in Takdah bazar there is one co-residential English medium school campus which follows ICSE syllabus provides good source of knowledge and education to people residing out there.

Geography

| width=350| height=370| zoom=10 | coord=| float=left|caption=Places and tea estates in the north-eastern portion of Darjeeling Sadar subdivision (including Rangli Rangliot CD block) and Kurseong subdivision 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=right|label1= Rangli Rangliot| numbered1=R| mark-title1= Rangli Rangliot (CT)|label-color1= #800000 |label-size1=11| mark-size1=12|shape1=l-circle|shape-color1= #C42222|shape-outline1=white|label-offset-x1=2 |mark-coord2=| label-pos2=right|label2=Takdah| numbered2=R| mark-title2= Takdah (R)|shape-color2=black| label-size2=13|label-color2=black |mark-coord3=| label-pos3=right|label3=Peshok TG| numbered3=R| mark-title3= Peshok Tea Garden (R) |mark-coord4=| label-pos4=right|label4=Teesta Valley TG| numbered4=R| mark-title4= Teesta Valley Tea Garden (R) |mark-coord5=| label-pos5=right|label5=Longview TG| numbered5=R| mark-title5= Longview Tea Garden (R) |mark-coord6=| labelpos6=right| label6=Mangpu| numbered6=R| mark-title6= Mangpu (R)| |mark-coord7=| label-pos7=left|label7=Monteviot TG| numbered7=R| mark-title7= Monteviot Tea Garden (R) |mark-coord8=| label-pos8=left|label8=Rohini TG| numbered8=R| mark-title8= Rohini Tea Garden (R) |mark-coord9=| label-pos9=left|label9=Sukna| numbered9=R| mark-title9= Sukna, Darjeeling (R) |mark-coord10=| label-pos10=right|label10=Tindharia| numbered10=R| mark-title10= Tindharia (R) |mark-coord11=| label-pos11=right|label11=Giddapahar| numbered11=R| mark-title11= Giddapahar (R) |mark-coord12=| label-pos12=left|label12=Simulbari TG| numbered12=R| mark-title12= Simulbari Tea Garden (R) |mark-coord13=| label-pos13=right|label13=Sittong| numbered13=R| mark-title13= Sittong (R) |mark-coord14=| label-pos14=right|label14=Sevoke| numbered14=R| mark-title14= Sevoke (R) |mark-coord15=| label-pos15=left|label15=Ambootia| numbered15=R| mark-title15= Ambootia (R)| shape-color15=#C42222 |mark-coord16=| label-pos16=right|label16=Cart Road| numbered16=CT| mark-title16= Cart Road (CT) | shape-color16=#800000 |mark-coord17=| label-pos17=left |label17=Kurseong| numbered17=M| mark-title17= Kurseong (M)| shape-color17=#800000 |mark-coord18=| label-pos18=left|label18=Glenburn TE| numbered18=TE| mark-title18= Glenburn Tea Estate (TE)| shape-color18=#87A96B |mark-coord19=| label-pos19=left|label19=Lopchu TE| numbered19=TE| mark-title19= Lopchu Tea Estate (TE)| shape-color19=#87A96B |mark-coord20=| label-pos20=left|label20=Balasun TE| numbered20=TE| mark-title20= Balasun Tea Estate (TE)| shape-color20=#87A96B |mark-coord21=| label-pos21=right|label21=Castleton TE| numbered21=TE| mark-title21= Castleton Tea Estate (TE)| shape-color21=#87A96B |mark-coord22=| label-pos22=right|label22=Goomtee TE| numbered22=TE| mark-title22= Goomtee Tea Estate (TE)| shape-color22=#87A96B |mark-coord23=| label-pos23=right|label23=Jungpana TE| numbered23=TE| mark-title23= Jungpana Tea Estate (TE)| shape-color23=#87A96B |mark-coord24=| label-pos24=left|label24=Makaibari TE| numbered24=TE| mark-title24= Makaibari Tea Estate (TE)| shape-color24=#87A96B |mark-coord25=| label-pos25=right|label25=Margaret’s Hope TE| numbered25=TE| mark-title25= Margaret's Hope Tea Estate (TE)| shape-color25=#87A96B |mark-coord26=| label-pos26=bottom|label26=Mahananda |labela26= Wildlife| labelb26= Sanctuary| numbered26=NP| mark-title26= Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary (NP)| shape-color26=#228B22 |mark-coord27=|label27=Teesta River| label-color27 = #77A1CB| label-angle27=45| label-pos27=top| label-size27=10| mark-size27=0| mark-title27=none |mark-coord28=|label28=Mahananda|labela28= River| label-color28 = #77A1CB| label-angle28=45| label-pos28=top| label-size28=10| mark-size28=0| mark-title28 =none |mark-coord29=|label29= Balason River| label-color29 = #77A1CB| label-angle29=35| label-pos29=top| label-size29=10| mark-size29=0| mark-title29 =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=60| arc-gapB=3.5| arc-radiusB=0.4 }}

Location

Takdah is shown as being located in Manedara mouza in the map of Rangli Rangliot CD block on page 145 of District Census Handbook, Darjeeling.

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 in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Civic administration

CD block HQ

Headquarters of Rangli Rangliot CD block is at Takdah.

Demographics

Education

Griffith’s Higher Secondary School is an English-medium coeducational institution established in 1936. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.

Healthcare

Takdah Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Takdah, is the major government medical facility in the Rangli Rangliot CD block.

References

References

  1. "District Census Handbook, Darjeeling, Series 20, Part XII A, 2011 Census of India". Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal.
  2. "Darjeeling". District administration.
  3. "District Statistical Handbook 2013 Darjeeling". Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal.
  4. "Darjeeling Tea". District administration.
  5. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.
  6. "District Census Handbook: Darjiling". Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011.
  7. "Griffith's Higher Secondary School". ICBSE.
  8. (28 August 2025). "Darjeeling hills get first engineering college, 78 years after Independence". Telegraph India.
  9. "Health & Family Welfare Department". Government of West Bengal.
  10. "Health & Family Welfare Department". Government of West Bengal.

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