Panighatta

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
Tea Estate Village
Panighata
Panighatta
Location in West Bengal
Panighatta
Panighatta (India)
Coordinates: 26.7833333°N 88.240343°E / 26.7833333; 88.240343
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictDarjeeling
Lok Sabha constituencyDarjeeling
Vidhan Sabha constituencyKurseong
Administrative BodyGorkhaland Territorial Administration
Population
 (2011)
 • Total5,235
PIN
734423
Telephone/STD code0353
Websitedarjeeling.gov.in

Geography
Places and tea estates in the southern portion of Darjeeling Sadar subdivision (including Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri CD block), and Mirik Subdivision in Darjeeling district
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

Panighata is located at 26.783333°N 88.240343°E / 26.783333; 88.240343.

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

The 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

According 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

Nepali and Hindi.

Tea

Panighatta 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
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

Rangu Souriya

Education

Loreto 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]

References
  1. "Stirrings of defiance in hills". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  2. "Darjeeling". District Profile - General Information. District administration. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  3. "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.
  4. "Darjeeling Tea". District administration. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  5. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  6. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  7. "Panighata tea estate announced suspension of work". Mungpoo News. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  8. "Loreto School Panighatta". LSP. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  9. "Rainbow High School". ICBSE. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
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