On Road Facts
Perched at an altitude of 5800 ft, Mirik lies 45 km away from Siliguri and boast of the most pleasant summers. Though the winter could get pretty cold it is not prone to snow. During the monsoons this idyll metamorphoses into a lush green beauty.
Wears – Light clothing in the summers with some warm clothes in tow. Warm woollens in the winters. The hill resort can be accessed on road by buses plying from the Tenzing Norgay bus terminus at Siliguri or taxis available at the syndicate adjacent to the Terminus.
Closest Airport – Bagdogra (domestic, 59 Km)
Closest Railway hub- New Jalpaiguri Station (55 Km), connected to the rest of the country.
Mirik Fact Sheet
Administrative status – A block in the Kurseong sub-division, district- Darjeeling. The urban hub at Mirik is looked after by a municipality having 9 wards while the outlying villages fall under six different gram panchayats.
Population – 52,000
Major industries – tea and tourism.
Major crops – tea, oranges, cardamom, squash, ginger.
Climate – summer : 15 degrees Celsius to 30 degrees Celsius
Winter - 5 degrees Celsius to 14 degrees Celsius
Annual rainfall – 275.5 cm. approx.
Languages spoken – Gorkhali, Hindi, Bengali and English.
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