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| name = Danguajhar Tea Estate
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| location = [[Jalpaiguri district]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
| nearest_city = [[Jalpaiguri]]
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| open = {{Start date|early 1900s}}
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| owner = Goodricke
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'''Danguajhar Tea Estate''' is a [[Tea garden (cultivation)|tea garden]], located near [[Jalpaiguri]] in the [[Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision]] of the [[Jalpaiguri district]] in the [[India]]n state of [[West Bengal]].

==Geography==
{{OSM Location map
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|mark-coord8={{coord|26|46|40|N|89|2|26|E}}| label-pos8=right|label8=Banarhat| numbered8=CT| mark-title8= [[Banarhat]] (CT)
|mark-coord9={{coord|26|43|30|N|89|3|6|E}}| label-pos9=left|label9=Telipara TG| numbered9=CT| mark-title9= [[Telipara Tea Garden]] (CT)
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|mark-coord13={{coord|26|38|19|N|88|24|59|E}}| label-pos13=left|label13=Phulbari|labela13=checkpoint| numbered13=R| mark-title13= [[Phulbari, Jalpaiguri]] (R)|shape-color13= #A42222
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|mark-coord17={{coord|26|48|17|N|89|0|13|E}}| label-pos17= right |label17= Gandrapara TE | numbered17=TE| mark-title17= [[Gandrapara and Lakhipara Tea Estates]] (TE)| shape-color17=#87A96B
|mark-coord18={{coord|26|49|45|N|89|0|53|E}}| label-pos18= top |label18= Lakhipara TE | numbered18=TE| mark-title18= [[Gandrapara and Lakhipara Tea Estates]] (TE)| shape-color18=#87A96B
|mark-coord19={{coord|26|41|20|N|88|25|50|E}} | label-pos19=right|label19=New Jalpaiguri JRS| numbered19=F| mark-title19= [[New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station]] (F)| shape-color19= #A40000
|mark-coord20={{coord|26|43|10|N|88|48|10|E}}| label-pos20=bottom|label20=Gorumara |labela20= National| labelb20= Park| numbered20=NP| mark-title20= [[Gorumara National Park]] (NP)| shape-color20=#228B22
|mark-coord21={{coord|26|52|40|N|88|51|18|E}}| label-pos21=bottom|label21=Chapramari |labela21= Wildlife| labelb21= Sanctuary| numbered21=NP| mark-title21= [[Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary]] (NP)| shape-color21=#228B22
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===Location===
The [[Teesta River]] flows on the eastern side of Danguajhar Tea Estate, and on the western side are the Karla Valley Tea Garden and Karla River. 10-12 'jhoras' or small streams pass through the flat landscape and fall into the Rukruka and Chukchuka rivulets.<ref name="diary1">{{cite web | url = https://www.goodricketea.com/garden-diaries-dooars | title = Garden Diaries | work= Danguajhar | publisher = Goodricke |accessdate = 7 July 2020}}</ref><ref name="tea1">{{cite web | url =http://goodricke.com/tea-garden/dooars/danguajhar | title = Danguajhar | publisher = Goodricke |accessdate = 4 July 2020}}</ref>

===Area overview===
The map alongside shows the [[alluvium|alluvial]] [[floodplains]] south of the outer foothills of the [[Himalayas]]. The area is mostly flat, except for low hills in the northern portions.<ref>{{cite book |author=Debnath, S. |year=2010 |title=The Dooars in Historical Transition |publisher=Shiv Mandir: N. L. Publishers|url=http://14.139.206.50:8080/jspui/bitstream/1/885/1/THE%20DOOARS%20IN%20HISTORICAL%20TRANSITION.pdf}}</ref><ref>Dinerstein, E., Loucks, C. (2001). {{WWF ecoregion|name=Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands|id=im0701}}</ref> It is a primarily rural area with 62.01% of the population living in rural areas and a moderate 37.99% living in the urban areas.<ref name="admin">{{cite web | url = http://jalpaiguri.gov.in/district-profile| title = Jalpaiguri | work =District Profile | publisher = District administration |accessdate = 13 July 2020 }}</ref><ref name="handbook">{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Jalpaiguri |work = Tables 2.2, 2.4b |publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal |accessdate = 13 July 2020}}</ref> Tea gardens in the [[Dooars]] and [[Terai]] regions produce 226 million kg or over a quarter of India's total tea crop.<ref>{{cite web| url =https://www.indiatea.org/tea_growing_regions |title = Tea Growing Regions | work= Dooars and Terai|publisher= Indian Tea Association | accessdate = 13 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.teaboard.gov.in/TEABOARDCSM/MTA=|title = Dooars-Terai |publisher= Tea Board India | accessdate = 13 July 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 = 13 July 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.

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.

==Etymology==
The tea garden was initially planted as Rungamali Tea Estate, and later renamed as Danguajhar Tea Estate. ‘Danguajhar’ means bachelors’ den. The place was infested with malaria and black fever.‘Dengu’ is a disease and ‘Jar’ is fever.<ref name="tea1"/>

==Dooars-Terai tea==
Tea gardens in the [[Dooars]] and [[Terai]] regions produce 226 million kg or over a quarter of India's total tea crop. The Dooars region contains wild-life rich tropical forests, undulating plains and low hills. Innumerable streams and rivers descend from the mountains of Bhutan and flow through the fertile plains in the Dooars region. The elevation of the Dooars area ranges from 90 m to 1750 m and it receives around 350 cm of rain. The Dooars-Terai tea is characterized by a bright, smooth and full-bodied liquor that's a wee bit lighter than [[Assam tea]]. Cultivation of tea in the Dooars was primarily pioneered and promoted by the British but there was significant contribution of Indian entrepreneurs.<ref>{{cite web| url =https://www.indiatea.org/tea_growing_regions |title = Tea Growing Regions | work= Dooars and Terai|publisher= Indian Tea Association | accessdate = 6 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.teaboard.gov.in/TEABOARDCSM/MTA=|title = Dooars-Terai |publisher= Tea Board India | accessdate = 6 July 2020}}</ref>

==The gardens==
Denguajhar Tea Estate was established in the early 1900s. It is one of the largest producers of fine CTC tea and one of the few gardens to use machines for picking the leaves.<ref name="tea1"/>

==Goodricke==
Established in 1977, Goodricke owns 18 tea estates in India, all inherited from sterling tea companies, who operated from the late 1800s. Goodricke has 12 gardens in the [[Dooars]]. With its rich agro climate the area produces [[Crush, tear, curl|CTC]] tea. Goodricke’s tea gardens in the Dooars are: Danguajhar, [[Meenglas and Leesh River Tea Estates|Leesh River]], [[Meenglas and Leesh River Tea Estates|Meenglas]], [[Hope and Jiti Tea Estates|Hope]], [[Chalouni, Aibheel and Chalsa Tea Estates|Aibheel]], [[Chalouni, Aibheel and Chalsa Tea Estates|Chulsa]], [[Chalouni, Aibheel and Chalsa Tea Estates|Chalouni]], [[Hope and Jiti Tea Estates|Jiti]], [[Kumargram and Sankos Tea Estates|Sankos]], [[Gandrapara and Lakhipara Tea Estates|Gandrapara]], [[Gandrapara and Lakhipara Tea Estates|Lakhipara]] and [[Kumargram and Sankos Tea Estates|Kumargram]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.goodricke.com/about | title = Overview| publisher = Goodricke |accessdate = 4 July 2020}}</ref>

Eight sterling tea companies viz., The Assam-Doors Tea Co. Ltd., Hope Tea Co. Ltd., The Lebong Chulsa Tea Co. Ltd., The British Darjeeling Tea Co. Ltd., The Chulsa Tea Co. Ltd., The Leesh River Tea Co. Ltd., The Danguajhar Tea Co. Ltd., and The Meenglas Tea Co. Ltd., were amalgamated with Goodricke in 1977.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.goodreturns.in/company/goodricke-group/history.html | title = Goodricke Group Limited – Company history and annual growth details| publisher = |accessdate = 4 July 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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