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'''Ambootia''' or '''''Ambootay''''' is a [[Tea|tea estate]] village in the [[Kurseong (community development block)|Kurseong]] [[Community development blocks in India|CD block]] in the [[Kurseong subdivision]] of the [[Darjeeling district]] in the [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]] in [[India]].

==Geography==
{{OSM Location map
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| coord={{coord|26|57|0|N|88|20|0|E}}| float=left|caption='''Places and tea estates in the north-eastern portion of  Darjeeling Sadar  subdivision (including Rangli Rangliot CD block) and Kurseong subdivision in Darjeeling district'''<br/>CT: census town,  R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, H: hill centre, NP: national park/ wildlife sanctuary, TE: tea estate, TA: tourist attraction<br/>Abbreviations used in names – TG for Tea Garden (town/village), TE for Tea Estate<br/>Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

|mark-coord1={{coord|27|1|20|N|88|21|21|E}}| label-pos1=right|label1= Rangli Rangliot| numbered1=R| mark-title1= [[Rangli Rangliot]] (CT)|label-color1= #800000 |label-size1=11| mark-size1=12|shape1=l-circle|shape-color1= #C42222|shape-outline1=white|label-offset-x1=2
|mark-coord2={{coord|27|2|10|N|88|22|0|E}}| label-pos2=right|label2=Takdah| numbered2=R| mark-title2= [[Takdah]] (R)
|mark-coord3={{coord|27|3|30|N|88|23|12|E}}| label-pos3=right|label3=Peshok TG| numbered3=R| mark-title3= [[Peshok Tea Garden]] (R)
|mark-coord4={{coord|27|0|30|N|88|24|13|E}}| label-pos4=right|label4=Teesta Valley TG| numbered4=R| mark-title4= [[Teesta Valley Tea Garden]] (R)
|mark-coord5={{coord|26|48|35|N|88|15|38|E}}| label-pos5=right|label5=Longview TG| numbered5=R| mark-title5= [[Longview Tea Garden]] (R)
|mark-coord6={{coord|26|57|57|N|88|22|20|E}}| labelpos6=right| label6=Mangpu| numbered6=R| mark-title6= [[Mangpu]] (R)| 
|mark-coord7={{coord|26|54|20|N|88|16|40|E}}| label-pos7=left|label7=Monteviot TG| numbered7=R| mark-title7= [[Monteviot Tea Garden]] (R)
|mark-coord8={{coord|26|49|30|N|88|17|22|E}}| label-pos8=left|label8=Rohini TG| numbered8=R| mark-title8= [[Rohini Tea Garden]] (R)
|mark-coord9={{coord|26|46|20|N|88|21|35|E}}| label-pos9=left|label9=Sukna| numbered9=R| mark-title9= [[Sukna, Darjeeling]] (R)
|mark-coord10={{coord|26|50|25|N|88|19|45|E}}| label-pos10=right|label10=Tindharia| numbered10=R| mark-title10= [[Tindharia]] (R)
|mark-coord11={{coord|26|52|5|N|88|17|55|E}}| label-pos11=right|label11=Giddapahar| numbered11=R| mark-title11= [[Giddapahar]] (R)
|mark-coord12={{coord|26|47|42|N|88|18|15|E}}| label-pos12=left|label12=Simulbari TG| numbered12=R| mark-title12= [[Simulbari Tea Garden]] (R)
|mark-coord13={{coord|26|56|11|N|88|28|2|E}}| label-pos13=right|label13=Sittong| numbered13=R| mark-title13= [[Sittong]] (R)
|mark-coord14={{coord|26|53|49|N|88|28|22|E}}| label-pos14=right|label14=Sevoke| numbered14=R| mark-title14= [[Sevoke]] (R)
|mark-coord15={{coord|26|52|15|N|88|15|50|E}}| label-pos15=left|label15=Ambootia| numbered15=R| mark-title15= [[Ambootia]] (R) |shape-color15=black| label-size15=13|label-color15=black <!-- make the subject of the article stand out with black colors -->
|mark-coord16={{coord|26|49|30|N|88|19|0|E}}| label-pos16=right|label16=Cart Road| numbered16=CT| mark-title16= [[Cart Road]] (CT) | shape-color16=#800000
|mark-coord17={{coord|26|53|30|N|88|17|30|E}}| label-pos17=left |label17=Kurseong| numbered17=M| mark-title17= [[Kurseong]] (M)| shape-color17=#800000
|mark-coord18={{coord|27|5|55|N|88|20|50|E}}| label-pos18=left|label18=Glenburn TE| numbered18=TE| mark-title18= [[Glenburn Tea Estate]] (TE)| shape-color18=#87A96B
|mark-coord19={{coord|27|4|28|N|88|22|10|E}}| label-pos19=left|label19=Lopchu TE| numbered19=TE| mark-title19= [[Lopchu Tea Estate]] (TE)| shape-color19=#87A96B
|mark-coord20={{coord|26|51|25|N|88|14|8|E}}| label-pos20=left|label20=Balasun TE| numbered20=TE| mark-title20= [[Balasun Tea Estate]] (TE)| shape-color20=#87A96B
|mark-coord21={{coord|26|51|15|N|88|17|0|E}}| label-pos21=right|label21=Castleton TE| numbered21=TE| mark-title21= [[Castleton Tea Estate]] (TE)| shape-color21=#87A96B
|mark-coord22={{coord|26|53|35|N|88|20|0|E}}| label-pos22=right|label22=Goomtee TE| numbered22=TE| mark-title22= [[Goomtee Tea Estate]] (TE)| shape-color22=#87A96B
|mark-coord23={{coord|26|54|35|N|88|20|20|E}}| label-pos23=right|label23=Jungpana TE| numbered23=TE| mark-title23= [[Jungpana Tea Estate]] (TE)| shape-color23=#87A96B
|mark-coord24={{coord|26|50|30|N|88|16|20|E}}| label-pos24=left|label24=Makaibari TE| numbered24=TE| mark-title24= [[Makaibari Tea Estate]] (TE)| shape-color24=#87A96B
|mark-coord25={{coord|26|55|30|N|88|17|50|E}}| label-pos25=right|label25=Margaret’s Hope TE| numbered25=TE| mark-title25= [[Margaret's Hope Tea Estate]] (TE)| shape-color25=#87A96B
|mark-coord26={{coord|26|52|25|N|88|26|20|E}}| label-pos26=bottom|label26=Mahananda |labela26= Wildlife| labelb26= Sanctuary| numbered26=NP| mark-title26= [[Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary]] (NP)| shape-color26=#228B22
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|mark-coord28={{coord|26|47|0|N|88|23|30|E}}|label28=Mahananda|labela28= River| label-color28 = #77A1CB| label-angle28=45| label-pos28=top| label-size28=10| mark-size28=0| mark-title28 =none
|mark-coord29={{coord|26|45|0|N|88|17|0|E}}|label29= Balason River| label-color29 = #77A1CB| label-angle29=35| label-pos29=top| label-size29=10| mark-size29=0| mark-title29 =none
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===Location===
Geo-location {{coord|26.8766|N|88.2407|E|}}.

Ambootia is situated below [[Kurseong]] in the foothills of the [[Himalayas|Himalayan Mountains]]. [[Nepali Language|Nepali]] is the main language spoken by the local population.

===Area overview===
The map alongside shows the eastern portion of the [[Darjeeling Himalayan hill region]] and a small portion of the terai region in its eastern and southern fringes, all of it in the Darjeeling district. In the [[Darjeeling Sadar subdivision]] 61.00% of the total population lives in the rural areas and 39.00% of the population lives in the urban areas. In the [[Kurseong subdivision]] 58.41% of the total population lives in the rural areas and 41.59% lives in the urban areas.<ref name="admin">{{cite web  | url = http://darjeeling.gov.in/dist-prof.html | title = Darjeeling  | work =District Profile - General Information | publisher = District administration |accessdate = 21 March 2020 }}</ref><ref name="handbook">{{cite web  |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook  |title = District Statistical Handbook 2013 Darjeeling  |work = Tables 2.2, 2.4b  |publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal  |accessdate = 21 March 2020  |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook  |archive-date = 21 January 2019  |url-status = dead  }}</ref> There are 78 tea gardens/ estates (the figure varies slightly according to different sources), in the district, producing and largely exporting [[Darjeeling tea]]. It engages a large proportion of the population directly/ indirectly.<ref>{{cite web | url =  http://www.darjeeling.gov.in/darj-tea.html | title = Darjeeling Tea| publisher =  District administration |accessdate =  21 March 2020}}</ref>Some tea gardens were identified in the 2011 census as [[census town]]s or villages.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html  |title = 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables | work= West Bengal – District-wise  |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India  | accessdate = 21 March 2020 }}</ref> Such places are marked in the map as CT (census town) or R (rural/ urban centre). Specific tea estate pages are marked TE. 

<small>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.</small>

=== Ambootia landslide ===
In October 1968, a large landslide in the [[Darjeeling Himalayan hill region]] was triggered by high volumes of rainfall. The Ambootia landslide, as it was called, remained active until re-vegetation began to stabilise it in the late 1980s and early 1990s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.igipz.pan.pl/tl_files/igipz/ZGiHGiW/sgcb/sgcb_44/sgcb_44_06.pdf|title=Ambootia Landslide Valley — Evolution, Relaxation, and Prediction (Darjeeling Himalaya)|last=Leszek|first=Starkel (Kraków)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309042541/https://www.igipz.pan.pl/tl_files/igipz/ZGiHGiW/sgcb/sgcb_44/sgcb_44_06.pdf|archive-date=2018-03-09|url-status=live|access-date=2018-03-09}}</ref>

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Ambootia had a total population of 4,811 of which 2,344 (49%) were males and 2,467 (51%) were females. There were 370 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Ambootia was 3,512 (73.00% of the population over 6 years).<ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables | work= West Bengal – District-wise |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | accessdate = 3 March 2020 }}</ref>

== Tea ==
Ambootia, is one of the most well known tea estates in Darjeeling.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.londontea.co.uk/tag/ambootia/|title=ambootia Archives - The London Tea Company|website=The London Tea Company|language=en-US|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309042541/https://www.londontea.co.uk/tag/ambootia/|archivedate=2018-03-09|url-status=live|access-date=2018-03-09}}</ref> It was amongst the first tea estates established by the [[Tea in the United Kingdom|British tea planters]] in the 1850s and is the second largest Darjeeling Tea producer in India.<ref name="Ghosal 2018">{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/cons-products/food/darjeelings-ambootia-group-buys-bush-tea/articleshow/4875198.cms|title=Darjeeling's Ambootia Group buys Bush Tea|last=Ghosal|first=Sutanuka|date=2009-08-10|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2018-03-09|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310015001/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/cons-products/food/darjeelings-ambootia-group-buys-bush-tea/articleshow/4875198.cms|archivedate=2018-03-10}}</ref> The '''Darjeeling Tea Company of England''' established Ambootia Tea Garden in 1861 and was taken over by Indian entrepreneurs in 1954 after India attained independence in 1947. When the Bansal Tea Group took over the garden in 1987, it had already been declared a sick unit.  

“It has developed into a well-integrated, self sustaining, ecologically balanced and economically viable tea garden in the recent years.”<ref name="ambootia">{{cite web | url = https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/162904/14/14_chapter%207.pdf | title =Chapter VII Case Studies | work= pages 184-187: Ambootia Tea Estate| publisher = Shodhganga |accessdate = 5 March 2020}}</ref> 

Ambootia Group now has 15 tea estates within its portfolio of which 12 estates are in [[Darjeeling]] and two each in [[Assam]] and [[Dooars]].<ref name="Ghosal 2018" /> "Over the past 12 years, Ambootia – or the Darjeeling Organic Tea Estates Private Ltd – has acquired 12 of the 87 Darjeeling plantations and has become internationally renowned for its high-quality teas".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenews.coop/122974/sector/tea-estates-revitalised-mountains-darjeeling|title=The tea estates being revitalised in the mountains of Darjeeling - Co-operative News|date=2017-11-02|work=Co-operative News|access-date=2018-03-09|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309042541/https://www.thenews.coop/122974/sector/tea-estates-revitalised-mountains-darjeeling|archivedate=2018-03-09|url-status=live|language=en-GB}}</ref>

Ambootia Tea Garden has a total area of {{convert|790.64|ha|abbr=on}}, tea is cultivated in {{convert|350.48|ha|abbr=on}}. The garden has a fully operational and well maintained tea factory.<ref name="ambootia" /> In 1992, it transitioned to 100% certified organic and bio-dynamic production and in 1994, Ambootia was Fair Trade certified.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.darjeelingteaboutique.com/ambootia-tea-estate|title=Ambootia Tea Estate - Darjeeling Tea Garden|access-date=2018-03-09|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170507103723/http://www.darjeelingteaboutique.com/ambootia-tea-estate/|archivedate=2017-05-07|url-status=live|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mariagefreres.com/UK////2-ambootia-ftgfop1-darjeeling-organic-summer-flush-T1120.html|title=Ambootia Darjeeling summer flush Organic|website=www.mariagefreres.com|language=en|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161216110324/http://www.mariagefreres.com/UK/2-ambootia-ftgfop1-darjeeling-organic-summer-flush-T1120.html|archivedate=2016-12-16|url-status=live|access-date=2018-03-09}}</ref>

It employs around 800 workers (both permanent and casual) and 84 staff. “Wheat, rice and kerosene are provided to the labourers at subsidised rates. Coal or firewood, slippers and umbrella are given to the workers annually.” The garden provides quarters to workers and staff. There are 4 creches for looking after the children of female employees. Four primary schools are run by the Gorkha Hill council and 3 by the West Bengal government. There is a garden hospital with 8 beds and a visiting doctor. Workers and their families are entitled to free treatment at the garden hospital.<ref name="ambootia" />

===DOTEPL group===
The gardens of the Darjeeling Organic Tea Estates Private Ltd. are: Ambootia, [[Chongtong Tea Garden|Changtong]], [[Happy Valley Tea Estate|Happy Valley]], [[Monteviot Tea Garden|Monteviot]], Moondakotee, Mullootar, [[Mangarjung Tea Garden (Nagri)|Nagri]], Noorbong, Sepoydhurah (Chamling), Sivitar, [[Rongmook Ceder Tea Garden|Rangmook Ceder]], Rangaroon, Pandam and Aloobari.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dotepl.com/ | title = The Finest Organic Teas| work= Our Evergrowing Family | publisher = Darjeeling Organic Tea Estates Private Ltd. |accessdate = 1 February 2020}}</ref>

== Transport ==

{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Service
!Name
!Location
!Distance
|-
| rowspan="2" |Railway Station
|[[Siliguri Junction railway station|Siliguri Junction]]
|[[Siliguri]]
|37&nbsp;km
|-
|[[New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station|New Jalpaiguri Junction]] (NJP)
|New Jalpaiguri
|42&nbsp;km
|-
|Airport
|[[Bagdogra Airport]] 
|[[Bagdogra]]
|42&nbsp;km
|-
|Bus Terminal
|[[Tenzing Norgay Bus Terminus|Tenzing Norgay Bus Terminas]]
|Siliguri
|37 km
|}

== Notable persons ==
[[Hira Devi Waiba]]

[[Navneet Aditya Waiba]]

Satya Aditya Waiba

==References==
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{{Darjeeling District}}

[[Category:Villages in Darjeeling district]]
[[Category:Economy of Darjeeling district]]
[[Category:Tea estates in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Tea brands]]
[[Category:Tea companies of India]]