Alipurduar

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Alipurduar
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Alipurduar
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Alipurduar
Alipurduar (India)
Coordinates: 26°29′20″N89°31′37″E / 26.489°N 89.527°E / 26.489; 89.527
Country India
State West Bengal
District Alipurduar
Government
  Type Municipality
  BodyAlipurduar Municipality
  ChairpersonPrasenjit Kar (AITC) [1]
Area
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  Total
8.98 km2 (3.47 sq mi)
Elevation
93 m (305 ft)
Population
 (2011) [3]
  Total
127,342
  Density14,000/km2 (37,000/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Bengali
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
736121, 736122 & 736123
Telephone code03564
ISO 3166 code IN-WB
Vehicle registration WB-70/WB-69
Lok Sabha constituency Alipurduars (ST) ( Manoj Tigga as MP)
Vidhan Sabha constituency Alipurduars (Suman Kanjilal as MLA)
Website www.alipurduarmunicipality.in

Alipurduar (Bengali pronunciation: [alipurduar] ), is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Alipurduar district and Alipurduar railway division of NFR. [4] [5] It is situated in the Western Dooars natural region, [6] on the banks of Kaljani River in the foothills of the Himalayas. [7] The city is a gateway to Bhutan. [8]

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Geography

Location

Alipurduar is located at 26°29′20″N89°31′37″E / 26.489°N 89.527°E / 26.489; 89.527 .

Area overview

Alipurduar district is covered by two maps. It is an extensive area in the eastern end of the Dooars in West Bengal. It is undulating country, largely forested, with numerous rivers flowing down from the outer ranges of the Himalayas in Bhutan. It is a predominantly rural area with 79.38% of the population living in the rural areas. The district has 1 municipal town and 20 census towns and that means that 20.62% of the population lives in the urban areas. The scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, taken together, form more than half the population in all the six community development blocks in the district. There is a high concentration of tribal people (scheduled tribes) in the three northern blocks of the district. [9] [10] [11]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Alipurduar Urban Agglomeration had a population of 127,342, out of which 64,898 were males and 62,444 were females. The 0–6 years population was 10,545. Effective literacy rate for the 7+ population was 89.16 per cent. [3]

As of 2001 census, [12] Alipurduar had a population of 73,047. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Alipurduar has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 54% of the males and 46% of females literate. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Municipality

Alipurduar Municipality
Type
Type
History
Founded1957; 68 years ago
Leadership
Chairperson
Prasenjit Kar [1] , All India Trinamool Congress
since 2022
Vice Chairperson
Mampi Adhikary [1] , All India Trinamool Congress
since 2022
Structure
Seats20
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Political groups
  • Government (16)
   AITC: 16
  • Opposition (2)
   INC: 1
   IND: 3
Elections
Last election
2022
Next election
2027
Ward councillors as of 22 March 2022
Ward no.CouncillorParty
1Prasenjit Kar Trinamool Congress
2Srila DuttaIndependent
3Mousumi Bagchi Biswas Trinamool Congress
4Sucheta Dhar Trinamool Congress
5Debkanta Barua Trinamool Congress
6Gargi TalukderIndependent
7Partha Pratim Ghosh Trinamool Congress
8Mitali Majumder Trinamool Congress
9Dipak Sarkar Trinamool Congress
10Jhuma MitraIndependent
11Partha Sarkar Trinamool Congress
12Dipta Chatterjee Trinamool Congress
13Ananda Jaiswal Trinamool Congress
14Madhabi Sarkar Trinamool Congress
15Partha Pratim Mandal Trinamool Congress
16Dibakar Paul Trinamool Congress
17Mampi Adhikary Trinamool Congress
18Arupa Roy Trinamool Congress
19Madan Ghosh Trinamool Congress
20Shantanu Debnath Indian National Congress

Education

Schools

Colleges

Institute

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Places and tea estates in the western portion of Alipurdar subdivision (including Madarihat-Birpara, Falakata and Alipuduar I CD blocks) in Alipurduar district
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Jashodanga
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Kalchini
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Hasimara
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Dakshin Rampur
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Uttar Kamakhyaguri
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Sobhaganj
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Samuktala
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Places and tea estates in the eastern portion of Alipurdar subdivision (including Kalchini, Kumargram and Alipuduar II CD blocks) in Alipurduar district
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, A: Air Force Station, NP: national park/ wildlife sanctuary, TE: tea estate, H: historical site
Abbreviations used in names – TG for Tea Garden (town/village), TE for Tea Estate
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Note: The map presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Alipurduar News- আলিপুরদুয়ার পৌরসভার চেয়ারম্যান পদে শপথ নিলেন প্রসেনজিত্‍ কর". Dpendra Nath Lahiri. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  2. "Alipurduar City". 22 November 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  4. "Alipurduar District | Government of West Bengal | India" . Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  5. nfr.indianrailways.gov.in https://nfr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,6,592,593,599 . Retrieved 23 April 2025.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. "West Bengal Tourism". wbtourism.gov.in. Archived from the original on 6 February 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  7. Guha, Mistushree (31 October 2024). "Alipurduar | পালটেছে নদীর গতিপথ, ক্রমশ সংকীর্ণ ঘাট চিন্তায় ছটপুজো কমিটি". Uttarbanga Sambad. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  8. Alipurduar, the gateway of Bhutan.
  9. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Jalpaiguri". Tables 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  10. "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  11. "District Census Handbook, Jalpaiguri, Series 20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Census of India 2011, page 13 Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  12. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.