Falakata

Falakata
Municipality
COMMUNITY HALL
Falakata Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Falakata Falakata (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 26°32′N89°12′E / 26.53°N 89.2°E / 26.53; 89.2
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Alipurduar
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Falakata Municipality
Area
• Total	67.73 km2 (26.15 sq mi)
Elevation	88 m (289 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	55,039
• Density	812/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Lok Sabha constituency	Alipurduars (ST)
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Falakata (SC)
Website	falakatamunicipality.in

Falakata is a city and a municipality near Jaldhaka River in the Alipurduar subdivision of the Alipurduar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. ^{[1] [2]}

Geography

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Dheklapara TG

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Bandapani TG

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Jaldhaka River

Torsha River

Titi
Reserved
Forest

Khairbari
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Forest

Jaldapara
National
Park

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Aryaman TE

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Sonapur

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Totopara

R

Pachkalguri

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Birpara TG

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Alipurduar

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Birpara

CT

Sisha Jumrha

CT

Paschim Jitpur

CT

Parangarpar

CT

Madarihat

CT

Jateswar

CT

Jagijhora Barabak

CT

Falakata

CT

Chechakhata

CT

Bholar Dabri

CT

Alipurduar Railway Junction

CT

  

Places and tea estates in the western portion of Alipurdar subdivision (including Madarihat-Birpara, Falakata and Alipuduar I CD blocks) in Alipurduar district
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, NP: national park/ wildlife sanctuary, TE: tea estate
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

Location

Falakata is located at 26°32′N89°12′E / 26.53°N 89.2°E / 26.53; 89.2 It has an average elevation of 88 metres (288 feet). Mujnai is the main river. Falakata is surrounded by rich forests, corn fields and the nearby Kunjanagar Eco-Park.

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 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. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

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

Civic administration

Falakata is governed mainly by Falakata municipality. Falakata Municipality covers Falakata-I & II panchayats and parts of Parengerpar and Guabarnagar panchayats of Falakata block. ^[6]

Police station

Falakata police has jurisdiction over Falakata CD block. ^[7]

CD block HQ

Headquarters of Falakata CD block is at Falakata. ^[8]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India, ^[9] Falakata had a population of 19716 of which 10,022 are males while 9,694 are females. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Falakata has an average literacy rate of 86.01%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 89.48%, and female literacy is 82.42%. In Falakata, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

In 2021, Falakata municipality was formed covering Falakata-I & II panchayats and parts of Parengerpar and Guabarnagar panchayats of Falakata block. The population of the newly formed municipality was 55,039.

Education

Falakata College is an arts college. Lilabati Mahabidyalaya is another arts college in Falakata . There is a government Polytechnic College at Baganbari, Falakata . Falakata High School is the oldest school of Falakata, nearly 2500 students studies every year, offering science, commerce, and arts streams at 10+2 levels . Falakata Girls' High School, Parangerpar Shishu Kalyan High School, Falakata Subhash Girls' High School, Jadav Pally High School are the other school in Falakata Town . All schools are recognized by West Bengal State Board (WBCHSE / WBBSE) . Raymond Memorial Higher Secondary School is an English medium, Christian minority school, with almost 2,200 students, run by the Seventh-day Adventist Church since 1949. It is a co-educational day-boarding school with classes from nursery to 12th grade, offering science, commerce and arts streams at the +2 levels. The school is recognized by The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi (ICSE/ISC). Falakata has two more co-ed English medium schools, one being Techno India and the other being Morning Star. There are many government primary schools provides free education for poor children. On another hand, private primary schools are growing day by day. Usha Academy, Kidzee and Little Laurates are the kindergarten schools at Falakata.

Healthcare

Falakata Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Falakata, is the major government medical facility in the Falakata CD block. ^[10]

Falakata Super Specialty Hospital, with 30 beds each male and female, is the major Government medical facility in the Falakata CD block now.

Transport

Falakata Railway Station serves the town. Trains available for Kolkata, Delhi, Guwahati, Siliguri, Agartala etc. Buses and Public Transportation available for Alipurduar, Coochbehar, Siliguri, Jalpaiguri, Tufanganj, Dinhata, Jorai, Barobisa, Jaigaon, Mathabhanga, Jaldapara, Maynaguri, Birpara, Banarhat, Malbazar, Sevoke. NBSTC bus depot is one of the popular bus station in this area. Buses for Kolkata, Malda, Berhampore, Farakka Assam, available from here. Falakata Taxi Stand is also available for Private Journeys.

References

1. "Two new civic bodies for Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar districts".
2. District-wise list of statutory towns Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
3. "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.
4. "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
5. "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.
6. "District of Jalpaiguri got 2 new municipalities in Falakata and Mathabhanga".
7. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Jalpaiguri". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
8. "District Census Handbook, Jalpaiguri, Series 20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Census of India 2011, Fifth page, map of Jalpaiguri district. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
9. "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
10. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2020.