|  Darjeeling
town
Darjeeling town is arguably the most famous
tourist destination in Eastern India. The place was a summer
sojourn for the British soldiers in pre-independence India.
Today Darjeeling attracts tourists from varied background.
Darjeeling is the Headquarter of the district
by the same name, it is located at 27 degrees 3' North Longitude
and 88 degrees 18' East latitude. Darjeeling town is situated
on the long spur, projecting northward from the Senchal-Singalila
range, which rises abruptly from Ghoom
to a height of 7886 feet at Katapahar and then descends to 7520
feet at Jalapahar and to 7002 feet at the Chaurasta or Mal.
Rising again to 7163 feet at the Observatory Hill of Darjeeling,
dividing itself into two, Lebong spur and the Takvar spur, which
descend to the valley of the Great Rangit at an elevation of
3000 feet from sea-level.
  The
Darjeeling town contains the usual Government Establishment
and a number of hotels catering to the needs of the heavy tourist
traffic frequenting to this "Queen of Hill Stations".
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