38-487: NBU may refer to: Universities North Bengal University , West Bengal, India New Bulgarian University , Sofia, Bulgaria Ningbo University , Zhejiang province, China Nippon Bunri University , Ōita, Japan Northern Borders University , Saudi Arabia Other National Bee Unit , a bee research institute in the UK National Bank of Ukraine ,
76-399: A sex ratio of 970 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 79.56%. After Kalimpong district was separated its population was 1,595,181, of which 671,1771 (42.11%) live in urban areas. The residual district has a sex ratio of 972 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 18.86% and 20.21% of the population respectively. In 2001, the population of
114-489: A five-year B.A. LLB degree. It also offers two-year M.A. , M.Com. , M.B.A. , M.Sc. , M.C.A. and M.Pharm degrees, two-year MPhil degrees and PhD degrees. In 2022, the university was accredited with a CGPA of 2.82 on a seven point scale at "B++" Grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), valid for a period of 5 years. The Akshaya Kumar Maitreya Heritage Museum incorporating
152-517: A length from north to south of 18 miles (29 km) and a breadth from east to west of 16 miles (26 km). As of 2011, it was the second least populous district of West Bengal (out of 19 ), after Dakshin Dinajpur . The etymological term of Darjeeling is denoted "Tajenglung", a Limbu language terminology that means the stones that "talk to each other", according to the historian Sankarhang Subba of Darjeeling. The name Darjeeling acclaimed from
190-455: A long history in the district include the Tamang , Yakkha , Rai , Gurung , Magar , Newar , Thami , Chettri , Bahun , Kami , and Damai . There is also a sizeable population of Tibetans who arrived from Tibet since the 1950s. Over time, the ethnic distinctions between the hill people have blurred and today most identify as Gorkha and speak Nepali only as mother tongue. In the plains,
228-547: A minor fascist party headed by Gary Raikes New Buffalo station , Amtrak station in Michigan New Braunfels Utilities, a utility contractor in the Texas city of New Braunfels. Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title NBU . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
266-570: A separate Kalimpong district . Geographically, the district can be divided into two broad divisions: the hills and the plains. The entire hilly region of the district comes under the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration , a semi-autonomous administrative body under the state government of West Bengal. This body covers the three hill subdivisions of Darjeeling, Kurseong and Mirik and the district of Kalimpong. The foothills of Darjeeling Himalayas, which comes under
304-660: A wildlife sanctuary and converted to a national park in 1992. It has an area of 78.60 km (30.3 sq mi). Darjeeling district has three wildlife sanctuaries : Jorepokhri , Mahananda , and Senchal . Kalonunia rice was awarded the Geographical Indication (GI) status tag from the Geographical Indications Registry under the Union Government of India on 2 January 2024 (valid until 11 March 2034). It
342-949: Is a public state university in the North Bengal region of West Bengal , India . Its main campus is located in Raja Rammohanpur, Siliguri , Darjeeling district , in the Indian state of West Bengal . Its second campus is located in Danguajhar , Jalpaiguri in Jalpaiguri district and the third campus is located in Salt Lake , Kolkata . The university was established in 1962 by the Government of West Bengal. North Bengal University offers degrees in undergraduate, post-graduate, doctoral and post-doctoral programmes. It
380-519: Is a common and widely cultivated crop in disticts of Cooch Behar , Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar along with some parts of Darjeeling & Kalimpong districts of West Bengal. State Agricultural Management & Extension Training Institute (SAMETI) from Narendrapur , proposed the GI registration of Kalonunia rice. After filing the application in March 2021, the rice was granted the GI tag in 2024 by
418-582: Is accredited by NAAC with B++ grade. The University of North Bengal was established by The North Bengal University Act, 1961 passed by the Legislature of West Bengal and the university started functioning in 1962. It was the first university in the North Bengal region. It initially served the predominantly rural areas in the six North Bengal districts of Darjeeling , Jalpaiguri , Cooch Behar , Malda , Uttar Dinajpur and Dakshin Dinajpur , and
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#1732782403569456-926: Is in Danguajhar , Jalpaiguri . The third campus is located in Salt Lake , Kolkata . The university has an annual enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate students and more than 1,500 postgraduate students and scholars. The Vice-chancellor of the University of North Bengal is the chief executive officer of the university. Currently, the post of Vice-Chancellor of the university is vacant. The University of North Bengal has 30 departments organized into two faculty councils. The university offers affiliation to research and academic centres on and off-campus. The university has several affiliated colleges spread over four districts of Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Alipurduar and Jalpaiguri, and one sub-division Islampur of Uttar Dinajpur district. The University of North Bengal offers four-year (B.A./B.Sc./B.Com.) undergraduate degrees and
494-491: Is the northernmost district of the state of West Bengal in eastern India in the foothills of the Himalayas . The district is famous for its hill station and Darjeeling tea . Darjeeling is the district headquarters. Kurseong , Siliguri and Mirik , three major towns in the district, are the subdivisional headquarters of the district. Kalimpong was one of the subdivisions but on 14 February 2017, it officially became
532-513: The Bengalis and Rajbongshis are in majority while there are large numbers of Gorkhas and Adivasis , the latter of which migrated from Chotanagpur and Santhal Parganas during British rule as tea garden workers. Both in the hills and plains are various migrants from other regions including Biharis , Marwaris and Punjabis . Hinduism is the majority religion in both the hills and plains. Buddhism and Kirat Mudhum are almost entirely present in
570-548: The Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency . According to the 2011 census Darjeeling district has a population of 1,846,823, roughly equal to the population of Kosovo . This gives it a ranking of 257th in India (out of a total of 640 ). The district has a population density of 586 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,520/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 14.77%. Darjeeling has
608-740: The Tibetan words Dorje , which is the thunderbolt sceptre of the Hindu deity Indra , and ling , which means "a place" or "land". The ancient inhabitants of Darjeeling are the Lepcha and Limbu . Most of Darjeeling formed a part of dominions of the Chogyal of Sikkim, who had been engaged in an unsuccessful warfare against the Gorkhas of Nepal. From 1780, the Gorkhas made several attempts to capture
646-539: The independence of India . On 14 February 2017, Kalimpong district was carved out of Darjeeling district. During the 1980s, the Gorkha National Liberation Front led an intensive and often violent campaign for the creation of a separate Gorkhaland state within India, across the Nepali -speaking areas in northern West Bengal. The movement reached its peak around 1986–1988 but ended with
684-999: The Mechi and the Teesta rivers to the Chogyal of Sikkim and guaranteed his sovereignty. In 1835, the hill of Darjeeling, including an enclave of 138 square miles (360 km ), was given to the British East India Company by Sikkim. In November 1864, the Treaty of Sinchula was executed in which the Bhutan Dooars with the passes leading into the hills and Kalimpong were ceded to the British by Bhutan . The Darjeeling district can be said to have assumed its present shape and size in 1866 with an area of 1234 sq. miles. Before 1861 and from 1870 to 1874, Darjeeling District
722-596: The Raja Rajaram Museum Collection was established in the University of North Bengal in February 1965. The museum is now a repository for sculpture, coins, paintings and manuscripts among other things related to the history of North Bengal. It is also a regional museum and is one of the few university museums in India. It collects, preserves and studies archaeological relics discovered in the region. Darjeeling district Darjeeling District
760-516: The Siliguri subdivision, is known as the Terai . The district is bounded on the north by Sikkim , on the south by Uttar Dinajpur district of West Bengal, southwest by Kishanganj district of Bihar state, on the southeast by Panchagarh district of Bangladesh , on the east by Kalimpong and Jalpaiguri districts, and on the west by easternmost Province No. 1 of Nepal . Darjeeling district has
798-582: The central bank of Ukraine NetBackup , an enterprise level backup and recovery suite National Bank of Uzbekistan , an alternative name for the National Bank for Foreign Economic Activity of the Republic of Uzbekistan .nbu (Nokia Backup), a file extension for Nokia mobile phone software Národný bezpečnostný úrad , Slovakia's national security authority Národní bezpečnostní úřad , Czechia's national security authority New British Union,
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#1732782403569836-565: The district was 1,609,172. The rural population was 1,088,740 and urban population was 520,432. Total males were 830,644 and females were 778,528. The density of population was 511 per km . The decennial population growth rate (1991–2001) was 23.79%. The hills have a population of 624,061 which is nearly 40% of the population. The original inhabitants of the Darjeeling Hills were the Lepcha and Limbu (the ravine people, as they prefer themselves to be known as). Other communities with
874-520: The district, with Nepali declared as co-official only in Darjeeling and Kurseong subdivisions. Nepali is the dominant language in the hill divisions, spoken by more than 90% of the people in Darjeeling, Kurseong and Mirik subdivisions, although most hill inhabitants are not from Khas communities. Several hundred of the original hill inhabitants still speak their original languages although
912-476: The entire region of Darjeeling. By the beginning of the 19th century, they had overrun Sikkim as far eastward as the Teesta River and had conquered and annexed the entire Terai . In the meantime, the British were engaged in preventing the Gorkhas from over-running the whole of the northern frontier. The Anglo-Gorkha war broke out in 1814, which resulted in the defeat of the Gorkhas and subsequently led to
950-736: The establishment of the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council in 1988. The hill areas of Darjeeling enjoyed some measure of autonomy under the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council . However, the demand for full statehood within India has emerged once again, with the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha as its chief proponent. The Gorkhaland Territorial Administration replaced the DGHC in August 2012 after the GJM signed an agreement with
988-557: The forests are today found at elevations of 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) and above. The area in between 1,000 and 2,000 metres (3,300 and 6,600 ft) is cleared either for tea plantation or cultivation. About 30 per cent of the forest covers found in the lower hills are deciduous. Evergreen forest constitutes only about 6 per cent of the total forest coverage. Shorea robusta remains the most prominent species of tropical moist deciduous forest along with heavy undergrowth. Teesta , Rangeet , Mechi , Balason , Mahananda and Rammam are
1026-410: The government. The Darjeeling hill area is formed of comparatively recent rock structure that has a direct bearing on landslides. Heavy monsoon precipitation contributes to the landslides. Soils of Darjeeling hill areas are extremely varied, depending on elevation, degree of slope, vegetative cover and geolithology. The Himalayas serve as the source of natural resources for the population residing in
1064-451: The hills as well as in the plains. As human population expands in the hills, forests are being depleted for the extension of agricultural lands, introduction of new settlements, roadways, etc. The growing changes coming in the wake of urbanisation and industrialisation leave deep impressions on the hill ecosystem. The economy of Darjeeling hill area depends on tea production, horticulture, agriculture, forestry and tourism. The major portions of
1102-453: The hills. Christianity is primarily in the hills, although there are significant numbers among the tea tribes in the plains. Islam is almost entirely found in the plains. Languages spoken in Darjeeling district (2011) At the time of the 2011 census, 39.88% of the population spoke Nepali , 26.51% Bengali , 10.95% Hindi , 6.17% Rajbongshi , 5.38% Sadri , 2.52% Kurukh , 1.50% Bhojpuri and 1.15% Santali as their first language. 1.04% of
1140-547: The important rivers of the district. Darjeeling District comprises four subdivisions: The district was previously divided into six assembly constituencies . As per the order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in West Bengal, the district had been divided into six assembly constituencies. Kalimpong has become a separate district from 14 February 2017, so
1178-426: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=NBU&oldid=1170992781 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages North Bengal University The University of North Bengal (also North Bengal University , abbreviated as NBU )
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1216-512: The neighbouring state of Sikkim . In 2007, Sikkim University was established and all colleges of Sikkim were affiliated to it. In 2008, the University of Gour Banga was established and almost all the 28 colleges in Maldah , Uttar Dinajpur and Dakshin Dinajpur (with the exception of Raiganj University College ) were affiliated to it. In 2012-13, Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University
1254-411: The number of assembly constituencies in Darjeeling district is now five. Phansidewa constituency is reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates. Matigara-Naxalbari constituency is reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates. Along with one assembly constituency from Kalimpong district and one assembly constituency from Uttar Dinajpur district , the five assembly constituencies of this district form
1292-407: The population recorded their language as 'Others' under Bengali. According to 1951 Census, about 26% of the population in the three hill sub-divisions of Darjeeling district (including Kalimpong) spoke Nepali as mother language. Other languages formerly spoken in the hills included Limbu , Tamang , Magar , Gurung , Rai , Sunuwar , Yakkha and Newar . Bengali is the official language of
1330-550: The signing of the Sugauli Treaty in 1815. According to the treaty, Nepal had to cede all those territories which the Gorkhas had annexed from the Chogyal of Sikkim to the British East India Company (i.e., the area between Mechi River and Teesta River). In 1817, through the Treaty of Titalia , the British East India Company reinstated the Chogyal of Sikkim, restored all the tracts of land between
1368-512: The vast majority now speak only Nepali. The main language of the Siliguri subdivision is Bengali. It is followed by a sizeable number of Kamatpuri or Rajbongshi speakers. Among the Adivasis, Sadri is the main language although some still speak their original languages like Kurukh, Mundari and Santali. Darjeeling district is home to Singalila National Park , which was set up in 1986 as
1406-482: Was a "Non-Regulated Area" (where acts and regulations of the British Raj did not automatically apply in the district in line with rest of the country, unless specifically extended). From 1862 to 1870, it was considered a "Regulated Area". The phrase "Non-Regulated Area" was changed to "Scheduled District" in 1874 and again to "Backward Tracts" in 1919. The status was known as "Partially Excluded Area" from 1935 until
1444-455: Was established with all the colleges of Cooch Behar district and Alipurduar subdivision of Jalpaiguri district affiliated to it. The University of North Bengal presently has jurisdiction over the districts of Darjeeling , Kalimpong , Alipurduar and Jalpaiguri . The main campus is spread over an area of 330 acres (1.3 km ) and lies between Siliguri and Bagdogra Airport in the Terai region of Darjeeling district . The second campus
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