About Upper Fagu Tea Garden Village

Upper Fagu Tea Garden is a large village in Gorubathan tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,587, made up of 1,826 males and 1,761 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 503.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Upper Fagu Tea Garden Overview

Census 2011 figures for Upper Fagu Tea Garden village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Darjiling
Tehsil	Gorubathan
Pincode	735231
Area (hectares)	503.03 hectares
Population	3,587
Male Population	1,826
Female Population	1,761
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Upper Fagu Tea Garden compares

By the 2011 count Upper Fagu Tea Garden is the 7th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents. Its 503.03 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Upper Fagu Tea Garden

Upper Fagu Tea Garden is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Upper Fagu Tea Garden as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Upper Fagu Tea Garden from other places

Upper Fagu Tea Garden lies about 44 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is New Mal Junction, about 8.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Upper Fagu Tea Garden
Tehsil headquarters	Gorubathan	2.9 km
Nearest railway station	New Mal Junction	8.9 km
Nearest town	Kālimpong	12 km
District headquarters	Darjiling	44 km

Villages closest to Upper Fagu Tea Garden

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gorubathan tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Upper Fagu Tea Garden

As per the Census of India 2011, Upper Fagu Tea Garden village had a population of 3,587. That makes it the 7th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents.

Upper Fagu Tea Garden village has 1,826 males and 1,761 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Upper Fagu Tea Garden has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Upper Fagu Tea Garden is 735231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Upper Fagu Tea Garden covers 503.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Upper Fagu Tea Garden falls under Gorubathan tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Upper Fagu Tea Garden is New Mal Junction, about 8.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Upper Fagu Tea Garden.

Upper Fagu Tea Garden is about 44 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Upper Fagu Tea Garden is in Gorubathan tehsil of Darjiling district. Gorubathan is about 2.9 km away. New Mal Junction is about 8.9 km away. Kālimpong is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lower Fagu Tea Garden (under 2 km), Gorubathan Khasmahal (2.9 km) and Darjiling Hilldoars Tea Garden (3.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Upper Fagu Tea Garden today is likely to be higher.