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State West Bengal
City Darjeeling
Airports Bagdogra
Railway Junctions New  Jalpaiguri
Local Languages Bangali,Hindi
Dargeeling-Travel Essential
MISCELLANEOUS FACILITIES

SOME FACTS :

Area:11.44 sq. Kms.

Altitude:2134 meters

Population: 100000

Temperature:

Summer Mean Max 14.89 C  Mean Min 8.59 C

Winter  Mean Max 6.11 C Mean Min 1.5 C

Rainfall 320 cms(annually)

Language Spoken English,Gorkha,Bengali,Hindi

Clothing Summer:Light Woolen

Winter:Heavy Woolens   

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WHERE TO SHOP

  • Chowk Bazar
  • Chowrasta
  • Laden La Road
  • Nehru Road
  • Supermarket, Motor Stand

WHERE TO EAT

  • Amigos, Chowrasta
  • Dekevas, Gandhi Road
  • Glenarys’, Nehru Road
  • Hasty Tasty, Nehru Road
  • Keventers, Nehru Road
  • Lunar, Gandhi Road
  • Seven Seventeen, H. D. Lama Road
  • Shangrila, Nehru Road
  • Shimla, N. C. Goenka Road
  • The Park, Laden La Road
  • Valentino, Rockville

Auditorium:

  • TelDarjeeling Gorkha Rangmanch

 Churches :

  • St. Andrew’s Church near Loreto College
  • St. Columba’s Church above Railway Station
  • Church of the Immaculate Conception
  • Our Lady of the Snows Singamari

Cinema :

  • Capital Theatre
  • Rink Cinema

 

 Hospitals :

  • D&DMA Nursing Home 54328
  • Saheed Durga Malla (Eden) Hospital
  • Sadar Hospital 54218

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Temples :

  • Dhirdham Temple, near Railway Station
  • Mahakal Temple, Observatory Hill
  • Senchal Devisthan, Tiger Hill

Mosques :

  • Bara Masjid, Dr. Zakir Hussain Busty
  • Chota Masjid, Anjuman Islamia

EXCURSION & PICNIC SPOTS

RIANG : Situated amidst iddylic surroundings it is approximately 2 hours drive from Darjeeling.

 TRIBENI : 35 km. away from Darjeeling it is a magnificent picnic spot situated at the conflence of the Teesta and the Rangeet.

 JOREPOKHARI : 18 km from Darjeeling it is surrounded by the evergreen forest.

 ROCK GARDEN, BARBOTAY : Approximatelt 15 km from Darjeeling, the Rock-garden is a very special attraction. The Chunu falls cascading over the boulders provides a breath takingview.

 

 CONDUCTED TOURS

DGHC Tourism, Darjeeling organises the following conducted tours during tourist season :

1. TIGER HILL TOUR

2.LOCAL SIGHT SEEING TOUR

  • Himalayan Mountaineering Institute
  • Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoo. Park
  • Tibetan Refugee Self-Help Centre
  • Darjeeling Rangeet Valley
  • Passenger Ropeway(to see from road-side)

  • Tenzing and Gombu Rock
  • Happy Valley Tea Estate

Banks :

  • ANC Grindlays Bank 52181
  • Allahabad Bank 56392
  • Bank of Baroda 52874
  • Central Bank of India 52224
  • Indian Bank 56371
  • State Bank of India 56318
  • Union Bank 54227
  • United Bank of India 56295
  • UCO Bank 52431
  • Vijaya Bank 54177

 
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