Sinchula, 1908
Sinchula
This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS. |
Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Hill range in Jalpaiguri District, Eastern Bengal and Assam, lying between 26 41' and 26 49' N. and 89 29' and 89 45' E., and forming the boundary between British territory and Bhutan. The average elevation of the range is from 4,000 to a little over 6,000 feet, the highest peak, Renigango, in 26 47' N. and 89 34' E., being 6,222 feet above sea-level. The hills run generally in long even ridges, thickly wooded from base to summit, but occasionally the summits bristle with bare crags from 200 to 300 feet in height. From CHOTA SINCHULA (5^95 feet high) a magnificent view is obtained over the whole of the Buxa Duars. In the distance are seen large green patches of cultivation in the midst of wide tracts of brown grass and reed jungle, the cultivated spots being dotted with homesteads ; in the foreground, near the hills, are dense sal (Shorea robusta) and other forests, the whole being inter- sected by numerous rivers and streams. The Sinchula range can nearly everywhere be ascended by men and by beasts of burden, but not by wheeled vehicles.
