Panighatta

Panighatta
पनिघता
Chenga Panighata
Tea Estate
Panighata
Panighatta
Location in West Bengal
Panighatta
Panighatta (India)
Coordinates: 26°47′N 88°14′E / 26.783°N 88.233°E / 26.783; 88.233Coordinates: 26°47′N 88°14′E / 26.783°N 88.233°E / 26.783; 88.233
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Darjeeling
Lok Sabha Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency)
Administrative Body Gorkhaland Territorial Administration
Area code(s) 734423

Panighatta or Panighata (Nepali: पनिघता. English translation: Water mill) is a Tea Estate village on the banks of Balason River and the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains. Panighatta falls under the Mirik sub-division of Darjeeling District and is situated about 26 kilometers from Mirik and 32 kilometers from Siliguri in the state of West Bengal in India.[1][2]

The total geographical area of Panighata village is 9 km2 and is the forth biggest village by area in the sub-division.[3]

Languages spoken

Nepali, Hindi.

Nearest major transport service

Service Name Location Distance
Railway Station Siliguri Junction Siliguri 28 km
New Jalpaiguri Junction (NJP) New Jalpaiguri 32 km
Airport Bagdogra Airport Bagdogra 19 km
Bus Terminal Tenzing Norgay Bus Terminas Siliguri 28 km

Tea

Panighatta Tea Estate employs about 750 permanent and 400 casual staff. The estate is spread over 900 acres and produces about 5.5 lakh kg tea annually.[4]

Notable persons

Rangu Souriya

References

  1. ↑ "Chenga Panighata". village.org.in. Archived from the original on 2018-03-21. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  2. ↑ "Stirrings of defiance in hills". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2018-03-21. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  3. ↑ "Panighata Village". indikosh.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-21. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  4. ↑ "Panighata tea estate announced suspension of work". Mungpoo News. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
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