Madhu Tea Estate

Madhu Tea Estate a picturesque tea garden, at the edge of Madhu Forest in Kalchini block of Dooars Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.
[edit]History

The estate was planted by Roy family of Jalpaiguri, who had more than twelve tea estate in Dooars and Darjeeling district.Madhu Tea Estate was named after MadhuChandra Roy. Before that the place was known as Patabari. It is 17 km away from Phuntsholing, the border town of Bhutan and hardly 1.5 km from Air Force Station Hasimara. A broadguage rail line and pucca road crossed along the side of Madhu Tea Estate. The nearest railway station Hasimara is 3 km. There is a medium size tea factory, a Dak bungalow, a small hospital, a post office at Madhu tea Estate. The name 'Madhu' is given by the Madhuchandra Roy, who once owned the tea garden.
Earlier, this place was known as Patabari. There is a small stream between Madhu Forest and Madhu Tea Estate called Madhu River. Though it is small it has flooded many times the entire area. The population of Madhu tea Estate is about ten thousand.
[edit]Overview

The majority of population are Jharkhandi (Oraon, Munda, Kharia, Lohara, Chik Baraik), Bengali and Nepali. The chief lingua franca is Sadri language. General public also speaks Bengali and Nepali. However, Oraon speak Kurukh, Munda speak Mundari and Kharia speak Kharia language. The literacy percentage is only 10 percent. There is a big football playground. There is a Bengali medium secondary high school. Buses and taxis are available at Madhu Choupathi.