Darjeeling
Darjeeling is a district in West Bengal state of India.
Schools
Darjeeling has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Delhi Public School
- Techno India Group Public School (Siliguri)
- Margaret(S.N) English School
- Sri Narasingha Vidyapith (High School)
- Dr. Rajendra Pd G.H.School
Hospitals
Darjeeling has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Adarsha Nursing Home
- Kalimpong Clinic
- Shanti Swasthalaya and Anusandhankendra Pvt. Ltd.
- Ghoom Sub-Center
- Chiboo Sub-Center
Banks
Darjeeling has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.
- Bank of Baroda Darjeeling
- Bank of Baroda Kurseong
- Bank of Baroda Darjeeling
- Bandhan Bank Panitanki
- Bandhan Bank Bhaktinagar
Darjeeling District
Darjeeling is one of the 23 districts of West Bengal, spread in an area of 2572.17 square kilometers. It is divided into 9 Subdivisions and 9 blocks. As on 25th April 2024, the current population of Darjeeling district is 15.76 lakhs, which includes urban population of 2.86 lakhs and rural population of 12.9 lakhs. The sex ratio of district is 975 females per 1000 males. There are 3.39 lakhs houses in the district which means every household has around 5 members. There are around 1.62 lakhs teenagers in district. It has literacy rate of 67% which means around 10.5 lakhs persons can read and write. The district has working population of 5.94 lakhs. Total 3.66 lakhs people belonging to scheduled caste and 3.91 lakhs scheduled tribe people live in the district.
Subdivisions in Darjeeling district
Darjeeling district has total 9 Subdivision.
- Darjeeling Pulbazar
- Rangli Rangliot
- Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri
- Mirik
- Kurseong
- Matigara
- Naxalbari
- Phansidewa
- Kharibari
Blocks in Darjeeling district
Darjeeling district has total 9 blocks.
- Darjeeling-Pulbazar
- Jore Bunglow-Sukiapokhri
- Kharibari
- Kurseong
- Matigara
- Mirik
- Naxal Bari
- Phansidewa
- Rangli Rangliot
Darjeeling Zilla Panchayat
Arun Ghosh is the President (Adhyaksha) of Zilla Panchayat Darjeeling, who can be contacted at email address smpsabhadhipati@gmail.com and mobile number 98512xxx95. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is Dichen Ongmoo Bhutia, who can be reached at email address secsmpslg@rediffmail.com and mobile number 94341xxx42. The office address is Siliguri Mahakuma Parishad, Haren Mukherjee Road, Hakimpara, Pincode - 734001. You can reach there by taking a bus till Tenjing Norgay bus stop which is around 5 km away. The office has both internet facility and Wi-Fi facility.There are forty computers, ten laptops, forty printers and ten scanners available for various works.It also has a CSC center. Darjeeling Zilla Panchayat consists of total 4 Panchayat Samiti.