| General Information |
| District H.Q. |
Darjeeling |
| Area |
3,149 Square Km. |
| Location |
27 Deg. 13 Min. N to 26 Deg. 27 Min. N Latitude |
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88 Deg. 53 Min. E to 87 Deg. 59 Min. E Longitude |
| Altitude(Darjeeling Town) |
6710 Feet. |
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Temperature((Darjeeling Town)
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Annual Mean Max. Temperature 14.9 Degree Celsius |
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Annual Mean Min. Temperature 8.9 Degree Celsius |
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Lowest Minimum Temperature -5 D. Celsius on 11/02/1905 |
| Rainfall((Darjeeling Town) |
Average Annual Rainfall : 3092 MM. |
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Average Number of Rainy Days : 126 Days.
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| Rainfall(Siliguri Town) |
Average Annual Rainfall : 3620 MM. |
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Average Number of Rainy Days : 113 Days.
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| Nearest Railway Station |
Darjeeling(Narrow Gauge), New Jalpaiguri(Broad Gauge) |
| Nearest Airport |
Bagdogra |
| Neighbour Country |
Nepal, China, Bhutan & Bangladesh |
| Density |
413 Persons Per Square Km. |
| Sex Ratio |
1:1 |
| Birth Rate |
2.69% Per Annuam |
| Death Rate |
2.40% Per Annuam |
| Infant Mortality Rate |
67 Per 1000 |
| Literacy |
57.62% |