The ancient Incas, in what is now Peru, knew that the bark of a tree had miraculous property of curing Malaria.

After successful establishment of Cinchona plantations at Mungpoo, it was extended to Munsong, Rongo, Latpanchar and Ambotia.

He used to stay at the residence of his protége Maitreyi Devi, who was herself a renowned poet and novelist.

Maitreyi Devi's husband Manmohan Sen was at that time the director of the quinine factory in Mungpoo.

The bungalow has now been converted into Rabindra Bhavan, a museum containing Tagore's photographs, paintings, writings, and other paraphernalia.

[8] Such places are marked in the map as CT (census town) or R (rural/ urban centre).

According to the 2011 Census of India, Mungpoo Cinchona Plantation had a total population of 25,000[9] 1,109 (49%) were males and (51%) were females.

The total number of literate people in Mungpoo Cinchona Plantation was 1,023 (92.25% of the population over 6 years).