Gajoldoba

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
Village
Gajoldoba Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Gajoldoba Gajoldoba (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 26.7515°N 88.5856°E / 26.7515; 88.5856
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.gov.in

Geography

8km
5miles

B

H

U

T

A

N

Jaldhaka River

Gatia River

Teesta River

Chapramari
Wildlife
Sanctuary

NP

Gorumara
National
Park

NP

Chalsa TE

TE

Aibheeli TE

TE

Chalouni TE

TE

Jiti TE

TE

Hope TE

TE

Leesh River TE

TE

Meenglas TE

TE

Zurantee TG

R

Sulkapara

R

Samsing

R

Nagrakata

R

Murti

R

Gurjangjhora TG

R

Gajoldoba

R

Dam Dim

R

Batabari TG

R

Bagrakote

R

Dakshin Odlabari

CT

Odlabari

CT

Matelli

CT

Lataguri

CT

Mangalbari

CT

Chalsa

CT

Malbazar

CT

  

Places and tea estates in Malbabazar subdivision (including Mal, Nagrakata and Matiali CD blocks) in Jalpaiguri district
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

Gajoldoba is located at 26.7515°N 88.5856°E / 26.7515; 88.5856.

Area overview

Gorumara 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

As 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

Gajoldoba Barrage on Teesta river

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

1. "Jalpaiguri". District Profile. District administration. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
2. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Jalpaiguri". Tables 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
3. "Tea Growing Regions". Dooars and Terai. Indian Tea Association. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
4. "Dooars-Terai". Tea Board India. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
5. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
6. "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.