26-581: Kurseong ( Nepali pronunciation: [ˈkʰʌrsaŋ] , Bengali pronunciation: [ˈkaɾʃi̯aŋ] ) is a town and a municipality in Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal . It is the headquarters of the Kurseong subdivision. Located at an altitude of 1,482.55 metres (4,864.0 ft), Kurseong is 32 kilometres (20 mi) from Darjeeling and has a pleasant climate throughout
52-678: A population of 94,347. Languages spoken in Kurseong (2011) All India Radio has a local station in Kurseong which broadcasts various programs of mass interest. It was established in the year 1962. Darjeeling district Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.150 via cp1114 cp1114, Varnish XID 920836415 Upstream caches: cp1114 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 08:00:09 GMT Darjeeling Sadar subdivision Darjeeling Sadar subdivision
78-492: A province of British India, Kurseong was allowed to elect its own member to be the chairman, but the Raj continued to send ward commissioners until India gained independence. Nevertheless, between 1939 and 1942, Kurseong grew rapidly. As of today Kurseong has 20 commissioners. Kurseong is located at 26°52′40″N 88°16′38″E / 26.87778°N 88.27722°E / 26.87778; 88.27722 . The map alongside shows
104-467: A railway station where Toy Train runs to New Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling. Kurseong Station is a part of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway and comes under Katihar Division of Northeast Frontier Railway. There are three roads between Kurseong and Siliguri: National Highway, Pankhabari Road and Rohini Road. In 2011, the population of Kurseong Municipality was 42,446. The rural area in Kurseong Block had
130-1227: Is 54.33 km (33.76 mi) Gram panchayats in Darjeeling Sadar subdivision are : Community development blocks in Darjeeling Sadar subdivision are: The following institutions are located in Darjeeling Sadar subdivision: Data in the table below presents a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Darjeeling district, with data for the year 2012–13. Note: Primary schools include junior basic schools; middle schools, high schools and higher secondary schools include madrasahs; technical schools include junior technical schools, junior government polytechnics, industrial technical institutes, industrial training centres, nursing training institutes etc.; technical and professional colleges include engineering colleges, medical colleges, para-medical institutes, management colleges, teachers training and nursing training colleges, law colleges, art colleges, music colleges etc. Special and non-formal education centres include sishu siksha kendras, madhyamik siksha kendras, centres of Rabindra mukta vidyalaya, recognised Sanskrit tols, institutions for
156-413: Is a West Bengal Forest School near Deer Park and Victoria Boys School, Dowhill which also provides training for foresters as well. About 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north on the way to Darjeeling at Tung, there is an Industrial Training Institute (ITI) which offers various vocational course in plumbing, motor mechanics, and book binding. ICSE & ISC STREAM CBSE Stream WBBSE Stream Kurseong
182-441: Is a subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal , India . Darjeeling district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions: Police stations in the Darjeeling Sadar subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction: .* The total length of border with Nepal (Mechi River) is 101.02 km (62.77 mi) .**The total length of border with Sikkim (Rangit, Teesta and Rangpo Rivers)
208-744: Is considered as midpoint between Siliguri and Darjeeling. The nearest airport is the Bagdogra Airport and nearest major railway hub is New Jalpaiguri railway station . Kurseong is well connected to Siliguri , Darjeeling and Mirik . Several prepaid vehicles run from Kurseong to Darjeeling, Siliguri and Mirik. But Kurseong does not have a strong transport connection to Kalimpong and Gangtok . Only two vehicles to Gangtok and one vehicle to Kalimpong run from Kurseong every day. Taxis also run to Pankhabari, Ambootia , Mahanadi, Tindharia, Latpanchor. North Bengal state buses also run from Darjeeling to Siliguri and NJP Station via Kurseong. Kurseong also has
234-503: Is over 125 years old (one of the oldest in the country), is the main civic administration body for the town of Kurseong. It is located at 13 Dowhill Road. The Municipality is divided into 20 wards [originally 12 wards] and each of the wards has its own ward commissioner. The current Chairman of the Municipal Committee is Mr. Birga Gurung @Brigen Gurung, presiding office since 10 June 2021. The previous chairman, until 2008,
260-520: The Chogyal of Sikkim, Tshudpud Namgyal , provided them a strip of hill territory in Kurseong for an annual fee. As one of the hill stations on the road to Darjeeling, Kurseong began to develop. Kurseong is home to one of the oldest municipalities in the state of West Bengal. Established as an independent Municipality in 1879, it did not become a Sub-Division until 1890, when the District of Darjeeling
286-587: The Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in West Bengal, the area under Darjeeling municipality, Darjeeling Pulbazar block and eleven gram panchayats under Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri block, viz. Dhootria Kalej Valley, Ghum Khasmahal, Sukhia–Simana, Rangbhang Gopaldhara, Pokhriabong–I, Pokhriabong–II, Pokhriabong–III, Lingia Maraybong, Permaguri Tamsang, Plungdung and Rangbul constitutes
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#1732780809382312-468: The Lepcha language word for "small orchid", kurson-rip because of the little white orchids ( Coelogyne cristata ) dotting the valleys, or perhaps the term for a stick made out of a local cane .( O'Malley 1999 , p. 216) The original inhabitants were the Lepcha people , who named their home "Kurseong", because every spring it was alive and bright with Kurson-Rip orchids. In the remote past, Kurseong
338-1037: The Nepali Medium Schools are affiliated to the State Education Board i.e. West Bengal Board of Secondary Education , Calcutta. Only one school Godwin Modern School is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education , Delhi in Kurseong Town. Kurseong has one college Kurseong College which is affiliated to the University of North Bengal . It provides undergraduate studies - Bachelor of Arts (General and Honours), Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Commerce (General). Darjeeling Polytechnic College offers courses in Civil, Computer and Electrical. From 1889-1971 there
364-679: The blind and other handicapped persons, Anganwadi centres, reformatory schools etc. The table below (all data in numbers) presents an overview of the medical facilities available and patients treated in the hospitals, health centres and sub-centres in 2013 in Darjeeling district, with data for the year 2012–13.: .* Excluding nursing homes. Medical facilities in Darjeeling Sadar subdivision are as follows: Hospitals : (Name, location, beds) Rural Hospitals : (Name, CD block, location, beds) Block Primary Health Centres : (Name, CD block, location, beds) Primary Health Centres : (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds) As per order of
390-566: The eastern portion of the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region and a small portion of the terai region in its eastern and southern fringes, all of it 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 Kurseong subdivision 58.41% of the total population lives in the rural areas and 41.59% lives in
416-417: The notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map. Kurseong is surrounded by a myriad of tea gardens. These include Castleton , Makaibari , Ambootia , although Castleton and Ambootia do not give tours. The tracks of the 'Darjeeling Toy Train' run the length of the town, and the station is the nucleus of the town. Kurseong Municipality, which
442-674: The plains of Bengal difficult, even on warm sunny days because of the mountains. Although a road was built from Kurseong to Darjeeling from Titalia in the 1770s and 1780s, its irregular maintenance soon made the new route, the Military Road , almost useless. The next route, Hill Cart Road (now Tenzing Norgay Road), opened in 1861 and fared better. Nevertheless, in 1835 the British decided that Darjeeling would make an excellent sanitorium and summer residence for their military and civilian officers along with their families. Negotiations with
468-558: The post office. The timings are fairly convenient and there is a minimal fee. Housing a number of schools, Kurseong is popularly nicknamed as "the school town" due to the emergence of many new schools in the town. The schools can be classified into two distinct groups. The English Medium and the Nepali Medium. The English medium schools are mostly affiliated to the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education , Delhi while
494-500: The urban areas. 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. Some tea gardens were identified in the 2011 census as census towns or villages. 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
520-502: The year. Kurseong is 34 kilometres (21 mi) from Siliguri and is connected to the city by road and the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway . The nearest airport is at Bagdogra and the nearest major railway station is New Jalpaiguri , which is about 45 kilometres (28 mi) from the town. The economy is based primarily on education and tourism. The origin of the name is unclear; stories suggest it comes from
546-813: Was Mr. P. C. Agarwal. But in early March 2008 his political party, the Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF), lost the control of the Committee in a no-confidence vote to the other Gorkha political party, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJMM). Since 2007, the GJMM has been campaigning for the creation of a separate state for the Indian Gorkhas , the original goal of the GNLF. Because of the no-confidence vote, Mr. Agarwal
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#1732780809382572-732: Was a part of the Kingdom of Sikkim , even before the British came to India. However, in around 1780 the Kingdom of Nepal conquered and annexed Kurseong and its surrounding areas. Then came the Gurkha War , which the Nepalese lost. The 1817 Treaty of Titalia restored Kurseong to Sikkim. With its mountains providing a cool and dry environment in the summer, Kurseong was a favourite of the British . Nevertheless, they found travelling there from
598-547: Was established in the year 1913, as an initiative of the Indian Gorkhas to develop their culture, language and literature in the small town of Kurseong. It was probably the first Nepali public library project. This small initiative played a vital role in the development of Indian Gorkha culture, language and literature. The library still exists today, and among other things is used as a polling station in local elections. Bloomfield Library: A well stocked library opposite of
624-607: Was even a theological college on St. Mary's hill (2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north on the way to Darjeeling) training the Jesuit seminarians to the Catholic priesthood until it was shifted to Delhi under the new name of Vidyajyoti College of Theology . The old Theologate's building now hosts the Eastern Forest Rangers College, which provides training courses to the would-be Forest Rangers of India. There
650-640: Was forced to resign and the Municipal Committee was suspended. Kurseong has its own Munsif Magistrate Court and has the Police Station and Town Out Post in P B Road. The S.D.O. (Sub Divisional Officer) is the head of the administration for the Town. Hospital and Health Care in Kurseong: Kurseong has a Sub Divisional Hospital and no private nursing homes or clinics unlike Kalimpong and Darjeeling. Gorkha Public Library or Gorkha jana pustakalay
676-817: Was formed. Kurseong and the District were added to the Rajshahi Division (now West Central Bangladesh ) by the British Raj for the Bengal Presidency . In 1908, they were transferred to the Bhagalpur Division in the same Presidency. Before Independence from the British, there were 12 ward commissioners. Four of them were appointed by the British Raj and it also appointed its own man, the Sub-Divisional Officer (S.D.O.), as their chairman. In 1939, when Bengal became
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