Hope Tea Estate lies at the foot of the Sivalik hills of the outer Himalayas.
As a result of its proximity to the hills, the climate remains cool and temperate even in summer.
The unique climatic conditions help in producing high quality tea leaves.
[10] Such places are marked in the map as CT (census town) or R (rural/ urban centre).
[1] Initially, the Santals were deployed in the Hope Tea Garden but from around 1880, Adivasis from Chhotanagapur were brought here .
Goodricke’s tea gardens in the Dooars are: Danguajhar, Leesh River, Meenglas, Hope, Aibheel, Chulsa, Chalouni, Jiti, Sankos, Gandrapara, Lakhipara and Kumargram.
[12] Nagrakata, 75 km from Siliguri, has been a major hub of tea trading, with numerous tea gardens in the area – Chengmari, Kurti, Bhagatpur, Nagrakata, Jiti, Hope, Naya Sailee, Hilla, Grassmore, Ghatia, Loosan, Dharnipur and many others.