Gajoldoba or Gojaldoba is a village at the Rajganj CD block of the Jalpaiguri district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Gajoldoba
গাজলডোবা Gojaldoba | |
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Village | |
  Gajoldoba Location in West Bengal, India  Gajoldoba Gajoldoba (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°45′05″N 88°35′08″E / 26.7515°N 88.5856°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Jalpaiguri |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,644 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 735133 |
| Telephone/STD code | 03562 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jalpaiguri |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Rajganj |
| Website | jalpaiguri |
Geography
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Wildlife
Sanctuary
National
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CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, NP: national park/ wildlife sanctuary, TE: tea estate
Abbreviations used in names – TG for Tea Garden (town/village), TE for Tea Estate, JRS: junction railway station
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
editGajoldoba is located at 26°45′05″N 88°35′08″E / 26.7515°N 88.5856°E.
Area overview
editGorumara National Park has overtaken traditionally popular Jaldapara National Park in footfall and Malbazar has emerged as one of the most important towns in the Dooars. Malbazar subdivision is presented in the map alongside. It is a predominantly rural area with 88.62% of the population living in rural areas and 11.32% living in the urban areas.[1][2] Tea gardens in the Dooars and Terai regions produce 226 million kg or over a quarter of India's total tea crop.[3][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
editAs per the 2011 Census of India, Gojaldoba Tea Garden had a total population of 5,184. There were 2,680 (52%) males and 2,054 (48%) females. There were 687 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Gojaldoba Tea Garden was 3,166 (70.40% of the population over 6 years).[6]
Tourism
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In 1985, The Teesta Barrage was built here by Jessop for irrigation purposes, with its reservoir becoming both a popular tourist attraction and a bird watching centre.
The Baikunthapur Forest, surrounding the reservoir, is said to have been chosen by Lord Krishna and his principal wife and queen Rukmani as their hiding place.
References
edit- ^ "Jalpaiguri". District Profile. District administration. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Jalpaiguri". Tables 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Tea Growing Regions". Dooars and Terai. Indian Tea Association. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Dooars-Terai". Tea Board India. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 8 July 2020.