Kurseong
Sign in to saveKurseong (, ) is a town and a municipality in Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Kurseong subdivision.
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Vinony's link graph records 955 inbound references to Kurseong, and connects out to Darjeeling district, Malda and All India Radio.
The entry is geolocated on the map, across 60 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including Cities and towns in Darjeeling district, Hill stations in West Bengal and Tourist attractions in Darjeeling district.
Vinony links it to 22 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Kurseong
- Settlement.nickname
- The School Town
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Kurseong panorama by Mayukh Ghose.jpg
- Settlement.image_alt
- Panorama of Kurseong with TV tower in the background
- Settlement.image_caption
- Panorama of Kurseong
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India West Bengal#India3
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in West Bengal, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- West Bengal
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Darjeeling
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.governing_body
- Kurseong Municipality
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 7.50
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 42446
- Area
- 5.05
- Elevation
- 1500
- Official website
- kurseongmunicipality.org/home.php
- Image
- Once upon evening at kuerseong.jpg
- Households
- 6616
- Dialing code
- 0354
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- Commons category
- Kurseong
- postal code
- 734203
- male population
- 21423
- illiterate population
- 6041
- literate population
- 36405
- female population
- 21023
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Encyclopedic overview
25 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Geography
- Location
- Area overview
- Sights
- Religious sites
- Natural sites
- Museums
- Other sites
- Civic administration
- Library
- Education
- University Colleges
- Schools of Kurseong
- Higher Secondary Vocational
- Transport
- Demographics
- Languages
- Religion
- Media and communications
- Notable residents
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Kurseong (, ) 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 , Kurseong is from Darjeeling and has a pleasant climate throughout the year.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kurseong” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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