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Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
Division | Jalpaiguri |
Headquarters | Alipurduar |
Government | |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Alipurduar |
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Alipurduars, Kumargram, Falakata, Madarihat, Kalchini |
Area | |
• Total | 3,136 km2 (1,211 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,491,250 |
• Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
• Urban | 307,456 |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Website | alipurduar |
Alipurduar District is the 20th district in the state of West Bengal, India. [2] The district has its headquarters at Alipurduar. It was made a district by bifurcating Jalpaiguri district in 2014. [3]
The district consists of Alipurduar municipality, Falakata municipality and six community development blocks: Madarihat–Birpara, Alipurduar–I, Alipurduar–II, Falakata, Kalchini and Kumargram. The six blocks contain 66 gram panchayats and nine census towns.
Apart from the Alipurduar municipality and Falakata municipality, the district contains eight census towns and rural areas of 66 gram panchayats under six community development blocks: Madarihat-Birpara, Alipurduar-I, Alipurduar–II, Kalchini, Falakata and Kumargram. [4] Geographically the district lies between 26.4°N to 26.83°N and 89°E to 89.9°E.
The nine census towns are Paschim Jitpur, Chechakhata, Alipurduar Railway Junction, Bholar Dabri, Sobhaganj, Jaygaon and Uttar Latabari and Uttar Kamakhyaguri. [5]
Alipurduar railway division has at least 710 km of railway track. It is the largest division of the Northeast Frontier Railway zone. In Alipurduar district, there are two major stations, Alipurduar Junction (APDJ) and New Alipurduar (NOQ). There are other stations in the district viz. Falakata Railway Station, Kamakhyaguri Railway Station, Dalgaon Railway Station, Hasimara Railway Station, Rajabhatkhawa, Hamiltongunj etc.
There are 5 assembly constituency in Alipurduar district :
S No. | Name | Lok Sabha constituency | MLA | Party | |
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10 | Kumargram (ST) | Alipurduars | Manoj Kumar Oraon | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
11 | Kalchini (ST) | Bishal Lama | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
12 | Alipurduars | Suman Kanjilal | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
13 | Falakata (SC) | Dipak Barman | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
14 | Madarihat (ST) | Manoj Tigga | Bharatiya Janata Party |
As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, the area under Kumargram block and seven gram panchayats under Alipurduar–II block, viz. Bhatibari, Kohinoor, Parokata, Mahakalguri, Shamuktala, Turturi and Tatpara–I constitutes the Kumargram assembly constituency of West Bengal. The Majherdabri gram panchayat under Alipurduar–II block and the area under Kalchini block constitutes the Kalchini assembly constituency. The Alipurduar municipality, the Alipurduar Railway Junction census town, and the gram panchayats of Chaporer Par–I, Chaporer Par–II and Tatpara–II under Alipurduar–II block and ten gram panchayats of Alipurduar–I block, viz. Banchukamari, Parorpar, Shalkumar–I, Vivekananda–I, Chakowakheti, Patlakhawa, Shalkumar–II, Vivekananda–II, Mathura and Tapsikhata form the Alipurduars assembly constituency. The other gram panchayat of Alipurduar–I block, viz. Purba Kanthalbari forms the Falakata assembly constituency along with the area under Falakata block. Madarihat block is part of Madarihat assembly constituency. Kumargram, Kalchini and Madarihat constituencies is reserved for Scheduled tribes (ST) candidates. Falakata constituency is reserved for Scheduled castes (SC) candidates. All these five assembly constituencies are part of Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency), which is reserved for ST candidates. [6]
As of the 2011 census, Alipurduar district had a population of 1,491,250, of which 1,183,704 were rural and 307,456 were urban. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 456,706 (30.62%) and 382,112 (25.62%) of the population respectively. [1]
Religion | Population (1941) [8] : 90–91 | Percentage (1941) | Population (2011) [7] | Percentage (2011) |
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Hinduism | 144,898 | 45.17% | 1,194,102 | 80.07% |
Tribal religion | 141,716 | 44.17% | 14,866 | 1.00% |
Islam | 29,856 | 9.31% | 130,339 | 8.74% |
Christianity | 1,385 | 0.43% | 112,091 | 7.52% |
Buddhism | --- | --- | 35,318 | 2.37% |
Others [lower-alpha 1] | 2,963 | 0.93 | 4,534 | 0.31% |
Total Population | 320,818 | 100% | 1,491,250 | 100% |
Hindus are the majority in all blocks. Muslims are spread evenly throughout the district, but Christians, traditional religions and Buddhists are concentrated in the tea garden areas.
At the time of the 2011 census, 53.93% spoke Bengali, 16.80% Sadri, 9.70% Nepali, 3.67% Hindi, 3.17% Rajbongshi, 3.13% Kurukh, 2.38% Boro, 1.39% Bhojpuri and 1.32% Santali as their first language. [9]
Alipurduar is a city and a municipality in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Alipurduar district. Situated on the east bank of Kaljani River in the foothills of the Himalayas, the city is a gateway to Bhutan and the northeastern states of India. Alipurduar was a sub-divisional town of Jalpaiguri district until 2014 when it was created a separate district.
Rajabhatkhawa is a small town situated just outside the Buxa Tiger Reserve in the Kalchini CD block in the Alipurduar subdivision of the Alipurduar district in West Bengal, India. It is known for its natural environment, and is surrounded by forest. Permits for the entry to the Buxa Tiger Reserve are issued here.
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Falakata is an assembly constituency in Alipurduar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
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Alipurduar subdivision is an administrative division of the Alipurduar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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