Jaldhaka

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Not to be confused with Jaldhaka River.
Jaldhaka
Town
Jaldhaka is located in West Bengal
Jaldhaka
Jaldhaka
Location in West Bengal, India
Jaldhaka is located in India
Jaldhaka
Jaldhaka
Jaldhaka (India)
Coordinates: 27°02′14″N 88°52′24″E / 27.0372°N 88.8732°E / 27.0372; 88.8732Coordinates: 27°02′14″N 88°52′24″E / 27.0372°N 88.8732°E / 27.0372; 88.8732
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictDarjeeling
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationWB
Lok Sabha constituencyDarjeeling
Vidhan Sabha constituencyKalimpong
Websitekalimpongdistrict.in

Jaldhaka (also referred to as Jhalong) is a small town in the Gorubathan CD block in the Kalimpong Sadar subdivision of the Kalimpong district in the state of West Bengal, India. It lies on the bank of Jaldhaka River.

Geography[edit]

Places in the Kalimpong Sadar subdivision in Kalimpong district
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, M: municipality, F: facility, NP: national park
Abbreviations used in names – TG for Tea Garden (town/village)
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location[edit]

Jaldhaka is located at 27°02′14″N 88°52′24″E / 27.0372°N 88.8732°E / 27.0372; 88.8732.

Jaldhaka is shown as being a part of Paten Godak Khasmahal mouza in the map of Gorubathan CD block on page 197 of District Statistical Handbook, Darjeeling, 2011.[1]

Area overview[edit]

The map alongside shows the Kalimpong Sadar subdivision of Kalimpong district. Physiographically, this area forms the Kalimpong Range, with the average elevation varying from 300 to 3,000 metres (980 to 9,840 ft). This region is characterized by abruptly rising hills and numerous small streams.[2] It is an predominantly rural area with 77.67% of the population living in rural areas and only 22.23% living in the urban areas. While Kalimpong is the only municipality, Dungra is the sole census town in the entire area.[3] The economy is agro-based and there are 6 tea gardens in the Gorubathan CD block.[4] In 2011, Kalimpong subdivision had a literacy rate of 81.85%, comparable with the highest levels of literacy in the districts of the state.[5][6] While the first degree college in the subdivision was established at Kalimpong in 1962[7]the entire subdivision (and now the entire district), other than the head-quarters, had to wait till as late as 2015 (more than half a century) to have their first degree colleges at Pedong and Gorubathan.[8][9]

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.

Police station[edit]

Jaldhaka police station has jurisdiction over Gorubathan and Kalimpong II CD blocks. [10][11][12][13]

Economy[edit]

Jaldhaka Hydroelectric Power Project has a design capacity of 27 MWe. It has five units, the first was commissioned in 1967 and the last in 1983. [14]It is operated by the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company. In the stage I it had 3 x 9 = 27 MW and in stage II it had 2 x4 = 8 MW capacity.[15]

Healthcare[edit]

There is a primary health centre, with 2 beds, at Jaldhaka.[16]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "District Census Handbook Darjiling Series 20, Part XIIA" (PDF). 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "District Census Handbook, Darjeeling, Series 20, Part XII A, 2011 Census of India" (PDF). Page 13: Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2013 Darjeeling". Table 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "About Kalimpong District". Tea Gardens. District administration. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2013 Darjeeling". Table 4.5. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "Provisional Population Totals Paper 1 of 2011 : West Bengal". Statement-4 Ranking of Districts by Literacy Rate in 2001 and 2011. Office of the Registrar General and & Census Commissioner, India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
  7. ↑ "Kalimpong College". College Admission. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  8. ↑ "Government General Degree College at Pedong". GGDC. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  9. ↑ "Government General Degree College, Gorubathan". GGDC. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  10. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2013 Darjeeling". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  11. ↑ "Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal , Table 4". Census of India 2001, Darjeeling district (01). Census Commissioner of India. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  12. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2013 Darjeeling". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  13. ↑ "Search a Police Station". Kalimpong Police. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  14. ↑ "Jaldhaka Hydel Power Project India". Global Energy Observation. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  15. ↑ "Hydel Projects". West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  16. ↑ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
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