or Darjeeling
City (pop., 2001 prelim.: 107,530), West Bengal state, northeastern India.
It was purchased in 1835 from the raja of Sikkim and was developed as a sanatorium for British troops. Located at an average elevation of 7,500 ft (2,286 m), it commands views of Mounts Kanchenjunga and Everest . It is the summer headquarters of the West Bengal government. Its economy is based primarily on tea, which is plantation-grown.