Takdah Tourism, West Bengal
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Fast Facts
- State: West Bengal
- District: Darjeeling
- Famous for/as: Hills
- Religions: Hindu, Bengali
- Language: Bengali, Hindi, English
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- Local Transport: Bus, Taxi, Rikshaw
- Pincode: 734222
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Takdah, Overview
Takdah Cantonment is a settlement located in Darjeeling district, West Bengal, India. It is one of the upcoming tourist centres of the Darjeeling hills.
Takdah is a small town in the Darjeeling hills surrounded by tea garden and cinchona plantation. The small town was a British army cantonment about a century back. There was also major Cinchona plantation in the surrounding area. After Independence of India, as the British left, Takdah lost its significance substantially. In the recent past, it has started gaining importance due to increased tourist movement in the area. A number of tourist destinations in the surrounding area including Baramangwa, Chotamangwa, Tinchuley have come up.
The British planters had built several bungalows for their accommodation at Takdah, Most of them are more than a century old now. The Bungalows now are occupied mostly by the locals or are in abandoned state, but still exudes much of the charm of a bygone era. One such Bungalow worth a visit is the Sonpur House build by the king of Sonpur in 1911. The Takdah club, that used to be frequented by the British, can also be seen in the nearby area. The Old Takdah is located about a kilometre East of the current Takdah market.
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, History
Takdah Cantonment, as the name signifies, was a British cantonment before the independence of India. It was the destination for many British officers of high rank from all over India. After independence, like many other towns and villages, Takdah was abandoned by the new order. It was only recently that people really started to settle down in the area. Though the Britishers are long gone, we can still find the beautiful structures erected during the British era. The marvel of Takdah lies in the old, abandoned club house which is just a km away from the town. In comparison to its surrounding, the town is on a higher altitude giving way to cedar trees and is much colder than the towns surrounding it.