Berubari is a village in Jalpaiguri Block, Jalpaipuri District,

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. It is located near the border with

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, approximately 12.7 kilometres south of the district and block capital

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 ...

. In 2011, it has a total population of 41,593.

Geography

Berubari is located to the west of the

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. It is located to the south of Dhapganj Hat, west of Araji Garalbari, north of Dhantala, and east of Chhitland of Singimari. The village covers an area of 6424.09 hectares.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, there are 9,643 households within Berubari. Among the 41,493 residents, 21,215 are male and 20,378 are female. The total literacy rate is 67.46%, with 15,724 of the male population and 12,269 of the female population being literate. The census location code of Berubari is 307616.

References

Villages in Jalpaiguri district {{Jalpaiguri-geo-stub