Dam Dim

Dam Dim (also referred to as Damdimhat) is a village in the Mal CD blocks in the Malbazar subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, India. It is famous for tea gardens and moist deciduous forests. Dam Dim is specially renowned for drama. Dam Dim has its own drama group, Damdim Yuba Natya Sangstha.

Dam Dim

Damdimhat
Village
Dam Dim
Location in West Bengal, India
Dam Dim
Dam Dim (India)
Coordinates: 26.8656°N 88.6698°E / 26.8656; 88.6698
Country India 26.8656,88.6698
StateWest Bengal
DistrictJalpaiguri
Elevation
141 m (463 ft)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
735209
Telephone code03562
Vehicle registrationWB
Coastline0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest citySiliguri
Lok Sabha constituencyJalpaiguri
Avg. summer temperature32 °C (90 °F)
Avg. winter temperature22 °C (72 °F)
Websitewb.gov.in

Geography
Places and tea estates in Malbabazar subdivision (including Mal, Nagrakata and Matiali CD blocks) in Jalpaiguri district
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, NP: national park/ wildlife sanctuary, TE: tea estate
Abbreviations used in names – TG for Tea Garden (town/village), TE for Tea Estate, JRS: junction railway station
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Dam Dim is located at 26.8656°N 88.6698°E / 26.8656; 88.6698 at an elevation of 141 m above MSL.[1]

Area overview

Gorumara National Park has overtaken traditionally popular Jaldapara National Park in footfall and Malbazar has emerged as one of the most important towns in the Dooars. Malbazar subdivision is presented in the map alongside.[2][3] It is a predominantly rural area with 88.62% of the population living in rural areas and 11.32% living in the urban areas.[4][5] Tea gardens in the Dooars and Terai regions produce 226 million kg or over a quarter of India's total tea crop.[6][7] Some tea gardens were identified in the 2011 census as census towns or villages.[8] 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.

Climate

The major seasons observed in this area are Winter, Spring, Summer and Rainy. The weather of the place remains pleasant throughout the year. Temperature hardly goes beyond 30o Celsius in summers which lasts only for 2 – 3 months. Average rainfall is 400 cm. Winters get quite chilly but temperature never drops below freezing point during nights.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Damdimhat had a total population of 3,190. There were 1,625 (51%) males and 1,565 (49%) females. There were 343 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Damdimhat was 2,408 (84.58% of the population over 6 years).[9]

Transport

There is a station at Dam Dim on the New Jalpaiguri-Alipurduar-Samuktala Road line.

References
  1. Map and weather of Dam Dim
  2. "Malbazar". North Bengal Tourism. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  3. "Dooars Tour". North Bengal Tourism. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  4. "Jalpaiguri". District Profile. District administration. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  5. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Jalpaiguri". Tables 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  6. "Tea Growing Regions". Dooars and Terai. Indian Tea Association. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  7. "Dooars-Terai". Tea Board India. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  8. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  9. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 6 July 2020.


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