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About: the municipality in West Bengal, India

For other uses, see Alipurduar district.



Alipurduar

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District
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Alipurduar (Template:IPA), is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Alipurduar district and Alipurduar railway division of NFR.[1][2] It is situated in the Western Dooars natural region,[3] on the banks of Kaljani River in the foothills of the Himalayas.[4] The city is a gateway to Bhutan.[5]

Etymology

Alipurduar's name originates from Colonel Hedayat Ali Khan, a British officer who fought in the 1865 Bhutan War and was stationed there, combined with "Duar" (or Door), representing its role as a gateway to the Dooars region of the Himalayas.[6]

Geography

Location

Alipurduar is located at Template:Coord.

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.[7][8][9]

Demographics

Template:See also 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.[10]

Template:As of census,[11] 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.

Languages

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Bengali is the official and most commonly spoken language of the city, followed a sizeable number of Hindi speakers.[12]

Transport

Railways

Two main railway stations: New Alipurduar (NOQ) and Alipurduar Junction (APDJ) serves the city of Alipurduar. From these stations, multiple trains all across India are available.

Roadways

The city is well connected to all parts of India, via roadways, National Highway 17 and National Highway 27 runs through the city. Multiple and frequent Buses, cabs, taxis etc are available to nearby cities like Siliguri, Guwahati, Bongaigaon, Cooch Behar etc.

Airways

The nearest commercial airport is Cooch Behar Airport in Cooch Behar around 30 kilometres road distance from Alipurduar, and Bagdogra International Airport in Siliguri around 150 kilometres away from the city, Apart from these there is Hasimara Air Force Station nearby in Hasimara.

Education

Schools

Colleges

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Template:OSM Location map Template:Clear 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.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Alipurduar District | Government of West Bengal | India. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  2. ↑ Welcome to North East Frontier Railway / Indian Railways Portal. nfr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  3. ↑ West Bengal Tourism. wbtourism.gov.in. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  4. ↑ Alipurduar | পালটেছে নদীর গতিপথ, ক্রমশ সংকীর্ণ ঘাট চিন্তায় ছটপুজো কমিটি, Guha, Mistushree. Uttarbanga Sambad(31 October 2024). Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  5. ↑ Alipurduar, the gateway of Bhutan.
  6. ↑ Alipurduar Name History | আলিপুরদুয়ারের শিকড়ের সন্ধানে: ‘আলি’ আসলে কে? ইতিহাস না কি নিছক জনশ্রুতি?. Uttarbanga Sambad(21 March 2026). Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  7. ↑ District Statistical Handbook 2014 Jalpaiguri. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  8. ↑ CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  9. ↑ District Census Handbook, Jalpaiguri, Series 20, Part XIIA. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  10. ↑ Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  11. ↑ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  12. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Census2011_lang

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