Indian state
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions.
History
Pre-indep ...
of
West Bengal
West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the four ...
. It is the headquarters of the
Alipurduar district
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 on the foothills of the Himalayas, the city is a gateway to Bhutan and ...
. Situated on the east bank of Kaljani River on the foothills of the
Himalayas
The Himalayas, or Himalaya (; ; ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the planet's highest peaks, including the very highest, Mount Everest. Over ...
, the city is a gateway to
Bhutan
Bhutan (; dz, འབྲུག་ཡུལ་, Druk Yul ), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan,), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is situated in the Eastern Himalayas, between China in the north and India in the south. A mountai ...
and northeastern states of India. Alipurduar was a sub-divisional town of
Jalpaiguri
Jalpaiguri is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Jalpaiguri district as well as of the Jalpaiguri division of West Bengal, covering the jurisdiction of the five districts of North Bengal. The city is loc ...
district until 2007 when it was created a separate district.
Geography
Location
Alipurduar is located at .
Area overview
Alipurduar district is covered by two maps. It is an extensive area in the eastern end of the
Dooars
The Dooars or Duars ( as, দুৱাৰ, duar, rkt, দুৱাৰ, duar, bn, দুয়ার, duyar) () are the alluvial floodplains in eastern-northeastern India that lie south of the outer foothills of the Himalayas and north of the ...
in West Bengal. It is undulating country, largely forested, with numerous rivers flowing down from the outer ranges of the
Himalayas
The Himalayas, or Himalaya (; ; ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the planet's highest peaks, including the very highest, Mount Everest. Over ...
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
The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in part due to confli ...
people (scheduled tribes) in the three northern blocks of the district.
Demographics
In the 2011 census, Alipurduar
Urban Agglomeration
An urban area, built-up area or urban agglomeration is a human settlement with a high population density and infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas are created through urbanization and are categorized by urban morphology as cities, ...
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.
census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses in ...
, 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
Education
Schools
* St. Joseph's High School
* Little Flowers English School
* Railway Higher Secondary School
* Stepping Stone Model School
* Techno India Group Public School
* M. C. William Higher Secondary School
* Alipurduar High School
* Alipurduar Girls' High School
* Alipurduar Newtown Girls' High School
* Kendriya Vidyalaya
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St. Xavier's School
A multitude of schools and universities have been named after St. Francis Xavier, a Spanish Roman Catholic saint and co-founder of the Society of Jesus. This page lists notable educational institutions named after St. Xavier, arranged by country a ...
*Jitpur Higher Secondary School
* Shyamaprsad Vidyamandir Boys & Girls
* Alipurduar Gobinda High School
* Rabikanta High School
Alipurduar Mahila Mahavidyalaya
Alipurduar Mahila Mahavidyalaya, established in 2007, is the women's college in Alipurduar. It offers undergraduate courses in arts. The campus is in the Alipurduar district. It is affiliated to University of North Bengal.University of North Bengal
University of North Bengal (abbreviated as NBU) is a public state collegiate major research university in North Bengal region of West Bengal, which is located in Raja Rammohanpur, Siliguri, Darjeeling district, in the Indian state of West ...
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Vivekananda College, Alipurduar
Vivekananda College, established in 1985, is general degree college in Alipurduar. It is in Alipurduar district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts. It is affiliated to University of North Bengal.University of North Bengal
University of North Bengal (abbreviated as NBU) is a public state collegiate major research university in North Bengal region of West Bengal, which is located in Raja Rammohanpur, Siliguri, Darjeeling district, in the Indian state of West ...
Birpara College
Birpara College, established in 1986, is general degree college in Birpara. It is in Alipurduar district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and commerce. It is affiliated to University of North Bengal
University of North Bengal ...
Falakata College
Falakata College, established on 19 September 1981, is general degree college in Falakata. It is in Alipurduar district. It offers undergraduate courses in Arts. It is affiliated to University of North Bengal
University of North Beng ...
Sahid Kshudiram Mahavidyalaya
Sahid Kshudiram Mahavidyalaya, established in 1996, is general degree college in Kamakhyaguri. It is in Alipurduar district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts. It is affiliated to University of North Bengal.Uttar Kamakhyaguri
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Samuktala Sidhu Kanhu College
Samuktala Sidhu Kanhu College, established in 2010, is the government aided degree college in Samuktala, Alipurduar district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts. It is affiliated to University of North Bengal
University of North ...
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Falakata Polytechnic
Falakata Polytechnic, established in 2001, is a government polytechnic located in Baganbari, Falakata, Alipurduar, West Bengal, India.
About college
This polytechnic is affiliated to the West Bengal State Council of Technical Education, and ...
* Industrial Training Institute
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Alipurduar district
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 on the foothills of the Himalayas, the city is a gateway to Bhutan and ...