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City in West Bengal, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 26.489°N 89.527°E.
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]
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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[update] 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.
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Municipality
Education
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Schools
- PADMESWARI HIGH SCHOOL(H.S.), CHAPARERPAR, ALIPURDUAR
- St. Joseph's High School
- Little Flowers English School (CBSE Board)
- Railway Higher Secondary School (CBSE Board)
- Stepping Stone Model School (ICSE Board)
- Techno India Group Public School (CBSE Board)
- McWilliam Higher Secondary School
- Alipurduar High School
- Alipurduar Girls' High School
- Alipurduar Newtown Girls' High School
- Kendriya Vidyalaya
- St. Xavier's School (ICSE Board)
- Jitpur Higher Secondary School
- Shyamaprsad Vidyamandir Boys & Girls
- Alipurduar Gobinda High School
- Rabikanta High School
- Netaji Vidyapith Higher Secondary School
Colleges
- Alipurduar University
- Alipurduar Mahila Mahavidyalaya (affiliated with University of North Bengal)
- Vivekananda College, Alipurduar (affiliated with University of North Bengal)
- Industrial Training Institute (ITI), Birpara
- Nani Bhattacharya Smarak Mahavidyalaya, Jaigaon
- Birpara College, Birpara
- Alipurduar Government Polytechnic, Alipurduar
- Alipurduar Government Engineering and Management College
- Falakata College, Falakata
- Sahid Kshudiram Mahavidyalaya, Uttar Kamakhyaguri
- Samuktala Sidhu Kanhu College
- Falakata Polytechnic
- Lilabati Mahavidyalaya
- Pijushkanti Mukherjee Mahavidyalaya
Institute
- Industrial Training Institute
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Khairbari
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Totopara
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Birpara
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Sisha Jumrha
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Paschim Jitpur
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Parangarpar
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Madarihat
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Jateswar
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Jagijhora Barabak
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Falakata
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Chechakhata
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Bholar Dabri
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Alipurduar Railway Junction
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
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
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Buxa Hill Forest
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Chikjora River
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Sakos River
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Jayanti River
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Dima River
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Kaljani River
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Buxa Fort
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Sankos TE
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Kumargram TE
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Uttar Mandabari
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Raimatang
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Rajabhatkhawa
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Kumargram
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Jayanti
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Jashodanga
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Kalchini
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Hasimara
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Uttar Satali
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Dakshin Rampur
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Uttar Latabari
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Uttar Kamakhyaguri
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Sobhaganj
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Samuktala
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Mechiabasti
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Laskarpara
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Jaigaon
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
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.
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