Kurseong | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Panorama of Kurseong | |
| Nickname: The School Town[1] | |
  Kurseong Location in West Bengal, India  Kurseong Kurseong (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°52′40″N 88°16′38″E / 26.87778°N 88.27722°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Darjeeling |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Kurseong Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.50 km2 (2.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,500 m (4,900 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 42,446[2] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Nepali[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 734 203 |
| Telephone code | 0354 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-02, 73, 74, 76, 77 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Darjeeling |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kurseong |
| Website | www |
Kurseong (Bengali pronunciation: [ˈkaɾʃi̯aŋ], Nepali pronunciation: [ˈkʰʌrsaŋ]) is a town and a municipality in Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Kurseong subdivision.
Located at an altitude of 1,482.55 metres (4,864.0 ft),[5] Kurseong is 32 kilometres (20 mi) from Darjeeling[6] and has a pleasant climate throughout the year.
Kurseong is 34 kilometres (21 mi) from Siliguri and is connected to the city by road and the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. The nearest airport is at Bagdogra and the nearest major railway station is New Jalpaiguri, which is about 45 kilometres (28 mi) from the town. The economy is based primarily on education and tourism.
- ^ "Kurseong Municipality Official Page". Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Darjiling" (PDF). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "Kurseong City". Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ "Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India: 50th report (delivered to the Lokh Sabha in 2014)" (PDF). National Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. p. 95. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
The Official Language of the State is Bengali. Nepali has also been declared as Official Languages in Darjeeling and Kurseong
- ^ Vijay Kumar Gupta (1 March 1987). Tourism in India. Gyan Publishing House. pp. 213 ff. ISBN 978-81-212-0124-7. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ M.S. Kohli (1 April 2004). Mountains of India: Tourism, Adventure, Pilgrimage. Indus Publishing. pp. 172 ff. ISBN 978-81-7387-135-1. Retrieved 1 November 2012.