Mariabong Tea Garden

Mariabong Tea Garden (also called Marybong) is a village in the Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri CD block in the Darjeeling Sadar subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is a part of Lingia Mariabong gram panchayat.

Mariabong Tea Garden

Marybong Tea Garden
Village
Mariabong Tea Garden
Location in West Bengal, India
Mariabong Tea Garden
Mariabong Tea Garden (India)
Coordinates: 27.0442°N 88.1938°E / 27.0442; 88.1938
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictDarjeeling
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,404
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
734102
Lok Sabha constituencyDarjeeling
Vidhan Sabha constituencyDarjeeling
Websitedarjeeling.gov.in

History

This tea garden used to be a part of the Lingia Tea Estate, now an adjoining place. It was added to the Kyel Tea Estate, as a wedding gift for Mary, daughter of the owners of Lingia Tea Estate. The merged estate was renamed Marybong. In the local Lepcha language it means Mary's place.

The tea estate was established by Louis Mandelli in 1876. The Evandon family owned and managed it from 1880 to 1955. Thereafter, it was with Duncan Brothers for half a century. In 2006, the Chamong Group of the Lohias, acquired the ailing garden and restored it to its past magical and mystical glory.[1][2]

Geography

Location

Mariabong Tea Garden is located at 27.0442°N 88.1938°E / 27.0442; 88.1938.

Marybong Tea Garden is located in the Golden Valley of Darjeeling at an altitude ranging from 3,000 to 6,000 feet (910 to 1,830 m) and covering 285 hectares (700 acres) of planted area, out of a total area of around 400 hectares (990 acres). Marybong is blessed “with unparalleled views of the entire Kanchenjunga range”. It is 12 km from Ghum railway station.[3][1]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Mariabong Tea Garden had a total population of 2,404 of which 1,203 (50%) were males and 1,201 (50%) were females. There were 183 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Mariabong Tea Garden was 1,721 (71.59% of the population over 6 years).[4]

Economy

The unique climatic conditions at high altitudes, assist the China plantations at Marybong to produce Darjeeling tea “with a unique flowery flavour that remains distinctive through all seasons”. It annually produces 200,000 kg of tea.[1]

Marybong Tea Garden employs around 700 workers.[1]

Chamong Group

The Chamong Group is the largest producer of organic Darjeeling tea and Assam tea. It produces 3,000 tonnes annually and employs 10,000 persons (including 7,000 women). It owns 4 tea estates in Assam and 13 in Darjeeling. The tea estates in Darjeeling are: Pussimbing, Chamong, Tumsong, Lingia, Nagri Farm, Bannockburn, Dhajea, Shree Dwarika, Ging, Soom, Phoobsering, Tukdah and Marybong. It exports tea to the US, Europe, Japan and the Middle East.[5]

Education

Marybong Junior High School is an English-medium coeducational institution established in 1985. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class X.[6]

References
  1. "Marybong Tea Estate". Chamong. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  2. "Marybong Tea Estate". Darjeeling Tea Bouquet. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  3. "Secret gardens of Darjeeling". Marybong. The Free Library by Farlex. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  4. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  5. "Chamong". Chamng. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  6. "Marybong Junior High School". ICBSE. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
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