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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Falakata
| official_name =
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Falakatacommunityhall.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = COMMUNITY HALL
| nickname =
| pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India3
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India
| pushpin_label_position = right
| coordinates = {{coord|26.53|N|89.2|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Alipurduar district|Alipurduar]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = Municipality
| governing_body = [[Falakata Municipality]]
| leader_title1 = Chairman
| leader_name1 = Pradip Muhuri ([[Trinamool Congress|AITC]])
| leader_title2 = Vice Chairman
| leader_name2 = Ruma Ray Sarkar ([[Trinamool Congress|AITC]])
| leader_title3 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha MP]]
| leader_name3 = [[Manoj Tigga]] ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])
| leader_title4 = [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|MLA]]
| leader_name4 = [[Dipak Barman]] ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 67.73
| area_rank =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 88
| population_total = 55,039
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 = 812
| population_rank =
| population_demonym =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal code of Falakata|735211]]
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Alipurduars Lok Sabha constituency|Alipurduars]]
| website = {{URL|falakatamunicipality.in}}
| footnotes =
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], English
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Vidhan Sabha]]
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Falakata Assembly constituency|Falakata]]
}}

'''Falakata''' is a city and a municipality near [[Jaldhaka River]] in the [[Alipurduar subdivision]] of the [[Alipurduar district]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/new-civic-bodies-for-jalpaiguri-and-alipurduar-districts/cid/1821504|title=Two new civic bodies for Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar districts}}</ref><ref>[http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/01/Table-3.htm District-wise list of statutory towns] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927041827/http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/01/Table-3.htm |date=27 September 2007 }}</ref>

==Civic administration==
Falakata is governed mainly by Falakata municipality. Falakata Municipality covers Falakata-I & II panchayats and parts of Parengerpar and Guabarnagar panchayats of Falakata block.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/amp/west-bengal/north-bengal/district-of-jalpaiguri-got-2-new-municipalities-in-falakata-and-mathabhanga/cid/1291302|title=District of Jalpaiguri got 2 new municipalities in Falakata and Mathabhanga}}</ref>

===Police station===
Falakata police has jurisdiction over Falakata CD block.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Jalpaiguri |work = Tables 2.1, 2.2 |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 7 July 2020 |archive-date = 21 January 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |url-status = dead }}</ref>

===CD block HQ===
Headquarters of Falakata CD block is at Falakata.<ref name=map>{{cite web | url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1902_PART_A_DCHB_JALPAIGURI.pdf| title = District Census Handbook, Jalpaiguri, Series 20, Part XIIA| work= Census of India 2011, Fifth page, map of Jalpaiguri district| publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal| access-date = 7 July 2020}}</ref>

==Demographics==
As per [[2011 Census of India]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Falakata had a population of 19716 of which 10,022 are males while 9,694 are females. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Falakata has an average literacy rate of 86.01%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 89.48%, and female literacy is 82.42%. In Falakata, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

In 2021, Falakata municipality was formed covering Falakata-I & II panchayats and parts of Parengerpar and Guabarnagar panchayats of Falakata block. The population of the newly formed municipality was 55,039.
===Languages===
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Languages spoken in Falakata Town (2011)<ref>[https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16T/DDW-C16-TOWN-STMT-MDDS-2000.XLSX 2011 census data] censusindia.gov.in</ref>
|label1= [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|value1= 93.9
|color1 = red
|label2= [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
|value2 = 4.86
|color2 = orange
|label3 = [[Bhojpuri language | Bhojpuri]]
|value3 = 0.29
|color3 = yellow
|label4 = Others
|value4 =0.58
|color4 = white
}}

==Geography==
{{OSM Location map
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| coord={{coord|26|40|0|N|89|19|0|E}}| float=left|caption='''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
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|mark-coord2={{coord|26|31|12|N|89|33|36|E}}| label-pos2=bottom|label2=Bholar Dabri| numbered2=CT| mark-title2= [[Bholar Dabri]] (CT)
|mark-coord3={{coord|26|32|24|N|89|32|24|E}}| label-pos3=left|label3=Chechakhata| numbered3=CT| mark-title3= [[Chechakhata]] (CT)
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|mark-coord5={{coord|26|41|55|N|89|4|57|E}}| label-pos5=bottom|label5=Jagijhora Barabak| numbered5=CT| mark-title5= [[Jagijhora Barabak]] (CT)
|mark-coord6={{coord|26|36|52|N|89|8|36|E}}| label-pos6=left|label6=Jateswar| numbered6=CT| mark-title6= [[Jateswar]] (CT)
|mark-coord7={{coord|26|42|0|N|89|17|0|E}}| label-pos7=top|label7=Madarihat| numbered7=CT| mark-title7= [[Madarihat]] (CT)
|mark-coord8={{coord|26|32|37|N|89|11|40|E}}| label-pos8=top|label8=Parangarpar| numbered8=CT| mark-title8= [[Parangarpar]] (CT)
|mark-coord9={{coord|26|33|21|N|89|32|5|E}}| label-pos9=top|label9=Paschim Jitpur| numbered9=CT| mark-title9= [[Paschim Jitpur]] (CT)
|mark-coord10={{coord|26|43|10|N|89|4|39|E}}| label-pos10=top|label10= Sisha Jumrha| numbered10=CT| mark-title10= [[Sisha Jumrha]] (CT)
|mark-coord11={{coord|26|30|0|N|89|30|0|E}}| label-pos11=left|label11=Birpara| numbered11=CT| mark-title11= [[Birpara]] (CT)
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|mark-coord13={{coord|26|43|40|N|89|8|11|E}}| label-pos13=right|label13=Birpara TG| numbered13=R| mark-title13= [[Birpara Tea Garden]] (R)|shape-color13= #A42222
|mark-coord14={{coord|26|28|35|N|89|24|20|E}}| label-pos14=right|label14=Pachkalguri| numbered14=R| mark-title14= [[Pachkalguri]] (R)|shape-color14= #A42222
|mark-coord15={{coord|26|49|48|N|89|18|36|E}}| label-pos15=right|label15=Totopara| numbered15=R| mark-title15= [[Totopara]] (R)|shape-color15= #A42222
|mark-coord16={{coord|26|29|54|N|89|22|32|E}}| label-pos16=left|label16=Sonapur| numbered16=R| mark-title16= [[Sonapur, Alipurduar]] (R)|shape-color16= #A42222
|mark-coord17={{coord|26|39|35|N|89|15|27|E}}| label-pos17= left |label17= Aryaman TE | numbered17=TE| mark-title17= [[Aryaman Tea Estate]] (TE)| shape-color17=#87A96B
|mark-coord18={{coord|26|39|27|N|89|16|34|E}}| label-pos18=bottom|label18=Jaldapara |labela18= National| labelb18= Park| numbered18=NP| mark-title18= [[Jaldapara National Park]] (NP)| shape-color18=#228B22
|mark-coord19={{coord|26|33|0|N|89|16|0|E}}| label19= Khairbari |labela19= Reserved |labelb19= Forest| label-color19 = #C42222 | label-angle19=0| label-pos19=top| label-size19=10| mark-size19=0| mark-title19 =none
|mark-coord20={{coord|26|46|20|N|89|16|30|E}}| label20= Titi |labela20= Reserved |labelb20= Forest| label-color20 = #C42222 | label-angle20=0| label-pos20=top| label-size20=10| mark-size20=0| mark-title20 =none
|mark-coord21={{coord|26|46|50|N|89|19|0|E}}|label21= Torsha River| label-color21 = #77A1CB| label-angle21=95| label-pos21=top| label-size21=10| mark-size21=0| mark-title21=none
|mark-coord22={{coord|26|29|0|N|89|6|0|E}}|label22= Jaldhaka River| label-color22 = #77A1CB| label-angle22=30| label-pos22=top| label-size22=10| mark-size22=0| mark-title22=none
|mark-coord23={{coord|26|47|2|N|89|6|20|E}}| label-pos23=right|label23=Bandapani TG| numbered23=R| mark-title23= [[Bandapani Tea Garden]] (R)|shape-color23= #A42222
|mark-coord24={{coord|26|46|5|N|89|6|17|E}}| label-pos24=right|label24=Dheklapara TG| numbered24=R| mark-title24= [[Dheklapara Tea Garden]] (R)|shape-color24= #A42222
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===Location===
Falakata is located at {{Coord|26.53|N|89.2|E|}} It has an average elevation of 88 metres (288 feet). Mujnai is the main river. Falakata is surrounded by rich forests, corn fields and the nearby Kunjanagar Eco-Park.

===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 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.<ref name="handbook">{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Jalpaiguri |work = Tables 2.2, 2.4b |publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 29 June 2020 |archive-date = 21 January 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 29 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1902_PART_A_DCHB_JALPAIGURI.pdf| title = District Census Handbook, Jalpaiguri, Series 20, Part XIIA| work= Census of India 2011, page 13 Physiography| publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |access-date = 18 June 2020}}</ref>

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

==Education==
[[Falakata College]] is an arts college. There is a government Polytechnic College at Baganbari, Falakata. Falakata High School is the oldest school of Falakata, nearly 2500 students studies every year, offering science, commerce, and arts streams at 10+2 levels. Falakata Girls' High School, Parangerpar Shishu Kalyan High School, Falakata Subhash Girls' High School, Jadav Pally High School are the other school in Falakata Town. All schools are recognized by West Bengal State Board ([[West Bengal Board of Secondary Education|WBBSE]]/[[West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education|WBCHSE]]). Raymond Memorial Higher Secondary School is an English medium, Christian minority school, with almost 2,200 students, run by the [[Seventh-day Adventist Church]] since 1949. It is a co-educational day-boarding school with classes from nursery to 12th grade, offering science, commerce and arts streams at the +2 levels. The school is recognized by The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi ([[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations|ICSE]]/[[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations|ISC]]). Falakata has two more co-ed English medium schools, one being Techno India and the other being Morning Star. There are many government primary schools provides free education for poor children. On another hand, private primary schools are growing day by day. Usha Academy, Kidzee and Little Laurates are the kindergarten schools at Falakata.

==Healthcare==
Falakata Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Falakata, is the major government medical facility in the Falakata CD block.<ref>{{cite web | url =https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/RH.pdf | title =Health & Family Welfare Department | work =Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals | publisher =Government of West Bengal | access-date =1 July 2020 | archive-date =8 October 2022 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20221008143352/https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/RH.pdf | url-status =dead }}</ref>

Falakata Super Specialty Hospital, with 30 beds each male and female, is the major Government medical facility in the Falakata CD block now.

==Transport==
[[Falakata Railway Station]] serves the town. Trains available for [[Kolkata]], Delhi, Guwahati, Siliguri, Agartala etc. Buses and Public Transportation available for Alipurduar, Cooch Behar, Siliguri, Jalpaiguri, Tufanganj, Dinhata, Jorai, Barobisa, Jaigaon, Mathabhanga, Jaldapara, Maynaguri, Birpara, [[Banarhat]], [[Malbazar]], [[Sevoke]]. NBSTC bus depot is one of the popular bus station in this area. Buses for Kolkata, Malda, Berhampore, Farakka Assam, available from here. Falakata Taxi Stand is also available for Private Journeys.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Alipurduar district}}
{{Municipalities of West Bengal}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Alipurduar district]]

Falakata - Revision history

JeffreyChallis6 at 04:34, 25 March 2026