Siliguri

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Siliguri

This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Village in the Kurseong subdivision of Darjeeling District, Bengal, situated in 26 43' N. and 88 26' E., near the left bank of the Mahananda, Population (1901), 784. Siliguri is the northern terminus of the Eastern Bengal State Railway, where it is joined by the Darjeeling- Himalayan Railway. It is also the terminus of the cart-road from Kalimpong and Sikkim, and it thus focuses the whole trade of Dar- jeeling, Sikkim, and Tibet. Several jute firms are established here, and, in addition to the permanent shops, there is a bi-weekly Government- market. A Deputy-Magistrate is stationed at Siliguri. The sub-jail has accommodation for 8 prisoners, and the dispensary has 20 beds.