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{{Short description|Tea gardens in West Bengal}}
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| location = [[Jalpaiguri district]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
| nearest_city = [[Nagrakata]]
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| open = late 1800s
| elevation = {{convert|1200|ft}}
| owner = Goodricke
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'''Hope Tea Estate''' and '''Jiti Tea Estate''' are [[Tea garden (cultivation)|tea gardens]], located near each other in the [[Nagrakata (community development block)|Nagrakata]] [[Community development blocks in India|CD block]] in the [[Malbazar subdivision]] of the [[Jalpaiguri district]] in the [[India]]n state of [[West Bengal]]. Both the tea estates are located in the north-central section of the [[Dooars]].

==Geography==
{{OSM Location map
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|mark-coord6={{coord|26|52|20|N|88|37|17|E}}| label-pos6=left|label6= Odlabari| numbered6=CT| mark-title6= [[Odlabari]] (CT)
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===Location===
Hope Tea Estate is located at {{coord|26.9668|N|88.9196|E||display=inline}}.

Hope Tea Estate lies at the foot of the [[Sivalik hills]] of the outer [[Himalayas]].<ref name="tea1">{{cite web | url = http://www.goodricke.com/tea-garden/dooars/hope| title = Hope | publisher = Goodricke |accessdate = 4 July 2020}}</ref> The Tea Estate is situated at a height of about 1,200 ft. Tea has been planted in the Eastern Division with very steep slopes. The estate receives an average of 450 cm of rain. As a result of its proximity to the hills, the climate remains cool and temperate even in summer. The view towards the north, along the Bhutan border is very picturesque.<ref name="diary1">{{cite web | url = https://www.goodricketea.com/garden-diaries-dooars | title = Garden Diaries | work = Hope | publisher = Goodricke | accessdate = 8 March 2020 | archive-date = 5 July 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200705091944/https://www.goodricketea.com/garden-diaries-dooars | url-status = dead }}</ref>

Jit Tea Estate is located at {{coord|26.9818|N|88.9276|E||display=inline}}

Jiti Tea Estate lies a serene valley bordering the foothills of the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan. Hope Tea Estate lies to the south of Jiti Tea Estate. While the Ghatia River flows along its western border, the Jiti River flows on the eastern side. The area receives excessive rainfall and is cooler than other parts of the Dooars. The unique climatic conditions help in producing high quality tea leaves.<ref name="tea2">{{cite web | url = http://www.goodricke.com/tea-garden/dooars/jiti | title = Jiti | publisher = Goodricke |accessdate = 4 July 2020}}</ref>

===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.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://northbengaltourism.com/malbazar/ |title = Malbazar |publisher= North Bengal Tourism | accessdate = 13 July 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.north-bengal.com/dooars.html |title = Dooars Tour |publisher= North Bengal Tourism | accessdate = 13 July 2020 }}</ref> It is a predominantly rural area with 88.62% of the population living in rural areas and 11.32% 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 |archive-date = 21 January 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |url-status = dead }}</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==
Hope Tea Estate was named after the daughter of the major share holder of the Hope Tea Company.<ref name="tea1"/>

==The gardens==
Hope Tea Garden was planted around 1878 and the first tea factory came up by 1880 at Thal Khola. In the earlier days tea leaves were carried down to the factory in bullock carts, but around 1886 the factory was shifted to its present site.<ref name="tea1"/> Initially, the [[Santal people|Santals]] were deployed in the Hope Tea Garden but from around 1880, Adivasis from Chhotanagapur were brought here .<ref name="diary1"/> While the Gorkha community had been living here before the tea plantations .

Jiti Tea Estate was founded in 1878 as a part of the Hope Tea Estate and initially the green tea leaves were carried to the Hope factory. It got its own factory in 1878.<ref name="tea2"/>

==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 CTC tea. Goodricke’s tea gardens in the Dooars are: [[Danguajhar Tea Estate|Danguajhar]], [[Meenglas and Leesh River Tea Estates|Leesh River]], [[Meenglas and Leesh River Tea Estates|Meenglas]], Hope, [[Chalouni, Aibheel and Chalsa Tea Estates|Aibheel]], [[Chalouni, Aibheel and Chalsa Tea Estates|Chulsa]], [[Chalouni, Aibheel and Chalsa Tea Estates|Chalouni]], 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>

==Tourism==
[[Nagrakata]], 75 km from Siliguri, has been a major hub of tea trading, with numerous tea gardens in the area – Chengmari, Kurti, Bhagatpur, Nagrakata, Jiti, Hope, Naya Sailee, Hilla, Grassmore, Ghatia, Loosan, Dharnipur and many others. With so many tea gardens in the area, Nagrakata has started attracting tourists.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://northbengaltourism.com/nagrakata/ | title = Nagrakata| publisher = North Bengal Tourism |accessdate = 4 July 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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MarylinBrantley at 14:05, 17 October 2025