Panighatta, or Panighata (English translation: Water mill), is a Tea Estate village on the banks of Balason River and the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains. Panighatta falls under the Mirik sub-division of Darjeeling district and is situated about 26 kilometers from Mirik and 32 km from Siliguri in the state of West Bengal in India.[1]
Panighatta
Chenga Panighata | |
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Tea Estate Village | |
| Panighata | |
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  Panighatta Location in West Bengal  Panighatta Panighatta (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°47′00″N 88°14′25″E / 26.7833333°N 88.240343°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Darjeeling |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Darjeeling |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kurseong |
| Administrative Body | Gorkhaland Territorial Administration |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 5,235 |
| PIN | 734423 |
| Telephone/STD code | 0353 |
| Website | darjeeling |
Geography
edit5miles
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, NP: national park/ wildlife sanctuary, TE: tea estate
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
Location
editPanighata is located at 26°47′00″N 88°14′25″E / 26.783333°N 88.240343°E.
The total geographical area of Panighata village is 9 km2 (3.5 sq mi) and is the fourth-biggest village by area in the sub-division.
Area overview
editThe map alongside shows a part of the southern portion of the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region 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 Mirik subdivision 80.11% of the total population lives in the rural areas and 19.89% lives in the urban areas.[2][3] 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.[4] Some tea gardens were identified in the 2011 census as census towns or villages.[5] 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
editAccording to the 2011 Census of India, Panighata had a total population of 5,235 of which 2,595 (50%) were males and 2,640 (50%) were females. There were 438 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Panighata was 3,588 (68.54% of the population over 6 years).[6]
Languages spoken
editTea
editPanighatta Tea Estate employs about 750 permanent and 400 casual staff. The estate is spread over 900 acres and produces about 5.5 lakh kg tea annually.[7]
Transport
edit| Service | Name | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Railway Station | Siliguri Junction | Siliguri | 28 km |
| New Jalpaiguri Junction (NJP) | New Jalpaiguri | 32 km | |
| Airport | Bagdogra Airport | Bagdogra | 19 km |
| Bus Terminal | Tenzing Norgay Bus Terminus | Siliguri | 28 km |
Notable persons
editEducation
editLoreto School Panighatta is an English-medium coeducational institution established in 1995. It has facilities for teaching from nursery to class X. It is affiliated with the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education.[8]
Rainbow High School is an English-medium coeducational institution established in 1980. It has facilities for teaching from class Nursery to class X. It has 20 computers, a library with 1,000 books and a playground.[9]
External links
editMedia related to Panighatta at Wikimedia Commons
References
edit- ^ "Stirrings of defiance in hills". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ "Darjeeling". District Profile - General Information. District administration. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2013 Darjeeling". Tables 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Darjeeling Tea". District administration. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "Panighata tea estate announced suspension of work". Mungpoo News. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ "Loreto School Panighatta". LSP. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Rainbow High School". ICBSE. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
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