Dakman Rai,[1] the famous Nepali sardar (landlord), was given large tracts of land by the British during the establishment of tea gardens in Darjeeling.

Enormous contribution was made by Mr. Lingwood[2] to the development of Soureni, including the establishment of its first high school.

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

The market of Soureni Bazar caters to several villages and tea gardens of the surrounding area.

Soureni has a cool and pleasant climate with maximum temperatures of 32 °C in summer and a minimum of 9 °C in winter.

[citation needed] According to the 2011 Census of India, Saurinibasti had a total population of 3,901 of which 1,993 (51%) were males and 1,908 (49%) were females.