Tourists are drawn to the East Jalpaiguri Jaigaon Region’s gorgeous tea plantations and forests, grandiose palaces and temples, lovely weather and famed tiger reserve.
But to the 3.5 million inhabitants who live in this region, the soil is their main interest. More than 65 percent of the population are farmers or tea-garden laborers. The area’s vegetable market is known across India. Some people gather sticks in the forests or stones from the river to sell, and others create bamboo and jute handcrafts.
Regions
The Bardhaman West Bengal Region
The Central Jalpaiguri Jaigaon Region
The Darjeeling Region
The Kharagpur West Bengal Region
The Kolkata West Bengal Region
The Malda West Bengal Region
The Purulia West Bengal Region
The Siliguri Jaigaon Region
Photo Gallery
Tea plantations employ many people in the East Jalpaiguri Region.
The vegetables grown in this region are known throughout India.
This woman washes dishes outside her home. Most of the people who live in this region make low wages working in the tea gardens, so they live very simple lives.
