Physiography of Dooars !

Altitude of hilly area is ranging from 90 m to 1750 m. Average rain fall is about 350 cms. Monsoon generally starts from the middle of May and Continues upto the end of September. The entire area is divided into four main watershed areas centered with Torsha, Kaljani, Rydak and Sankosh River. A large numbers of rivers and rivulets are originated from the hilly ad areas of adjacent Bhutan and carry excess water of heavy downpour of monsoon of a big catchments area to the bay of Bengal through the Brahmaputra. Heavy downpour occasionally causes flash-flood during monsoon that is unique in North Bengal.

A fairly large portion of this region is under forest cover, managed by Cooch–Behar and Jalpaiguri distric. This moist mixed tropical forests are constituted with 8(eight) district types of forest cover, managed by 352 species, climbers 108 species, Canes 6 species, shrubs 133 species, Bamboos 144 species including that plants about 25 varieties. The forests are abode Of a spectacular range of faunal variety with mammal 69 species, reptiles 41 species, birds 249 species, amphibian 4 species, fishes 33 species and entomofauna 353 species.


Physiography Map Places of Interests Culture Wild Life's and Forests Tourism books The Site is under Updation !	Physiography of Dooars ! Altitude of hilly area is ranging from 90 m to 1750 m. Average rain fall is about 350 cms. Monsoon generally starts from the middle of May and Continues upto the end of September. The entire area is divided into four main watershed areas centered with Torsha, Kaljani, Rydak and Sankosh River. A large numbers of rivers and rivulets are originated from the hilly ad areas of adjacent Bhutan and carry excess water of heavy downpour of monsoon of a big catchments area to the bay of Bengal through the Brahmaputra. Heavy downpour occasionally causes flash-flood during monsoon that is unique in North Bengal. A fairly large portion of this region is under forest cover, managed by Cooch–Behar and Jalpaiguri distric. This moist mixed tropical forests are constituted with 8(eight) district types of forest cover, managed by 352 species, climbers 108 species, Canes 6 species, shrubs 133 species, Bamboos 144 species including that plants about 25 varieties. The forests are abode Of a spectacular range of faunal variety with mammal 69 species, reptiles 41 species, birds 249 species, amphibian 4 species, fishes 33 species and entomofauna 353 species.