Alipurduar | |
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  Alipurduar Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Alipurduar Alipurduar (India) Show map of 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 |
| • Body | Alipurduar Municipality |
| • Chairman | Prasenjit Kar (AITC)[1] |
| • Vice Chairman | Mampi Adhikary (AITC) |
| • Lok Sabha MP | Manoj Tigga (BJP) |
| • MLA | Suman Kanjilal (AITC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.98 km2 (3.47 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 93 m (305 ft) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 127,342 |
| • Density | 14,200/km2 (36,700/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[4][5] |
| • Additional official | English[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 736121, 736122 & 736123 |
| Telephone code | 03564 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | WB-70/WB-69 |
| Lok Sabha | Alipurduars |
| Vidhan Sabha | Alipurduars |
| Website | www |
Alipurduar (Bengali pronunciation:[alipurduar]), is a city in theIndian state ofWest Bengal. It is the headquarters of theAlipurduar district andAlipurduar railway division ofNFR.[6][7] It is situated in the WesternDooars natural region,[8] on the banks ofKaljani River in the foothills of theHimalayas.[9] The city is a gateway toBhutan.[10]
Alipurduar is located at26°29′20″N89°31′37″E / 26.489°N 89.527°E /26.489; 89.527.
Alipurduar district is covered by two maps. It is an extensive area in the eastern end of theDooars in West Bengal. It is undulating country, largely forested, with numerous rivers flowing down from the outer ranges of theHimalayas 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 oftribal people (scheduled tribes) in the three northern blocks of the district.[11][12][13]
In the 2011 census, AlipurduarUrban 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[update]census,[14] 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.
Two main railway stations:New Alipurduar (NOQ) andAlipurduar Junction (APDJ) serves the city of Alipurduar. From these stations, multiple trains all across India are available.
The city is well connected to all parts of India, via roadways,National Highway 17 andNational Highway 27 runs through the city. Multiple and frequent Buses, cabs, taxis etc are available to nearby cities likeSiliguri,Guwahati,Bongaigaon,Cooch Behar etc.
The nearest commercial airport isCooch Behar Airport inCooch Behar around 30 kilometres road distance from Alipurduar, andBagdogra International Airport inSiliguri around 150 kilometres away from the city, Apart from these there isHasimara Air Force Station nearby inHasimara.
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.
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