Bengdubi

Bengdubi is a military station in the Naxalbari CD block in the Siliguri subdivision of Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Bengdubi
Military Station
Bengdubi
Location in West Bengal, India
Bengdubi
Bengdubi (India)
Coordinates: 26.7280°N 88.3061°E / 26.7280; 88.3061
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictDarjeeling
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
734424
Telephone/STD code0353
Vehicle registrationWB
Lok Sabha constituencyDarjeeling
Vidhan Sabha constituencyMatigara-Naxalbari
Websitedarjeeling.gov.in

Geography
Places in the south-western portion of Siliguri subdivision in Darjeeling district
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, F: facilities
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Bengdubi is located at 26.7280°N 88.3061°E / 26.7280; 88.3061.

Bengdubi is located in a forested area.[1]

Area overview

The map alongside shows the Siliguri subdivision of Darjeeling district. This area is spread across the foothills of the Himalayas and is a plain land gently sloping from north to south. While the northern part is mentioned as the Terai region, the larger southern portion forms the western part of the Dooars region. While 55.11% per cent of the population resides in the rural areas, 44.89% resides in the urban areas. On the western side the Mechi River forms a long border with Nepal. On the eastern side the Mahananda River forms a short border with Bangladesh. [2][3]

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.

Indian Army hero

Army officials paid tributes, at Bengdubi military station, to Naik Rajib Thapa, who was killed during a cease-fire violation by Pakistan, along the line of control in Jammu & Kashmir on 23 August 2019. Naik Rajib Thapa belonged to Jalpaiguri.[4]

Education

Army Public School, Bengdubi, is an English-medium coeducational institution established in 1961. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class XII.[5]

Kendriya Vidyalaya, Bengdubi, is a Hindi and English-medium coeducational institution, affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education.[6][7]

Healthcare

One of the Defence Hospitals, the 158 Base Hospital, is located at Bengdubi.[8]

Leopard menace

A leopard was trapped in the Bengdubi tea estate after the forest department took steps to control leopard menace in the tea garden in 2019.[9]

References
  1. "My teachers experiences in the spooky cantonment". ghostvillage.com. Retrieved 27 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 29 March 2020.
  3. "District Census Handbook, Darjeeling, Series 20, Part XII A, 2011 Census of India" (PDF). Pages 15-17: Drainage. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  4. "West Bengal: Army officials pay tribute to Naik Rajib Thapa". ANI, 25 August 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  5. "Army Public School, Bengdubi". ICBSE. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  6. "Kendriya Vidyalaya, Bengdubi". School My Kids. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  7. "Kendriya Vidyalaya Bengdubi – Admission List". KVS. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  8. "Defence Hospitals". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  9. "Leopard trapped in cage in Bengdubi Tea Estate". Siliguri Times, 22 July 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
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