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Village in West Bengal From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dam Dim (also referred to as Damdimhat) is a village in the Mal CD blocks in the Malbazar subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, India. It is famous for tea gardens and moist deciduous forests.
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Jaldhaka River
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Teesta River
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Gorumara
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Chalsa TE
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Aibheeli TE
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Chalouni TE
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Jiti TE
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Hope TE
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Leesh River TE
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Meenglas TE
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Zurantee TG
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Sulkapara
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Samsing
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Nagrakata
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Murti
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Gurjangjhora TG
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Gajoldoba
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Dam Dim
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Batabari TG
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Bagrakote
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Dakshin Odlabari
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Odlabari
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Matelli
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Lataguri
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Mangalbari
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Chalsa
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Malbazar
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
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
Dam Dim is located at 26.8656°N 88.6698°E at an elevation of 141 m above MSL.[1]
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.[2][3] It is a predominantly rural area with 88.62% of the population living in rural areas and 11.32% living in the urban areas.[4][5] Tea gardens in the Dooars and Terai regions produce 226 million kg or over a quarter of India's total tea crop.[6][7] Some tea gardens were identified in the 2011 census as census towns or villages.[8] 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.
Climate
The major seasons observed in this area are Winter, Spring, Summer and Rainy. The weather of the place remains pleasant throughout the year. Temperature hardly goes beyond 30o Celsius in summers which lasts only for 2 – 3 months. Average rainfall is 400 cm. Winters get quite chilly but temperature never drops below freezing point during nights.
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Demographics
As per the 2011 Census of India, Damdimhat had a total population of 3,190. There were 1,625 (51%) males and 1,565 (49%) females. There were 343 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Damdimhat was 2,408 (84.58% of the population over 6 years).[9]
Transport
Damdim Railway Station lies on the New Jalpaiguri-Alipurduar-Samuktala Road line.
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