| Alipurduar district has been carved out from Jalpaiguri on 25th June, 2014 as the 20th district in
the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of Alipurduar municipality and six community
development blocks viz Madarihat–Birpara, Alipurduar–I, Alipurduar–II, Falakata, Kalchini and
Kumargram. There are 66 gram panchayats and nine census towns in six blocks. The district has
its headquarters at Alipurduar. It comprises mainly of a rural population. More than 80 per cent
of its total population belong to SC/ST community. It is the hometown of various ethnic tribes
like Rajbanshi, Rabha, Metch, Santhals, Madasia, Bodo and Toto & Oraons which makes the
place more labyrinths.
Geographically Alipurduar is a land locked district bordered by Jalpaiguri in the west,
Assam in the east and Coochbihar in the south. In the north the district shares an international
border line with Bhutan. The topography of the land is cut across by rivers, streams and hills, and
covered with tea gardens and forests. Major rivers that runs across the district are the Torsa,
Raidak, Kaljani, Sankosh and Gadadhar. |
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Geography |
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Total area
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3136 Sq Km. |
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Coverage (Latitude and Longitude) |
89 Degree E-89.9 Degree E , 26.4 Degree N-26.83 DegreeN |
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Average elevation |
93 m (305 ft) |
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Major rivers |
Torsa, Kaljani, Raidak, Jayanti and Sankosh (From west to east). |
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Soil type |
Coarse loamy and fine loamy |
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Demography(2011 census) |
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Total population
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15,01,983 |
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Total male population |
7,70,905 |
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Total female population |
7,31,078 |
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Sex Ratio |
948/1000 |
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Population Density |
539/Sq. Km. |
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Percentage of literate person (total) |
64.7% |
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Percentage of male literate population |
36.23% |
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Percentage of female literate person |
28.47% |
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Agriculture |
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Major product
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3136 Sq Km. |
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Number of tea garden |
65 |
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Administrative structure |
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Sub-division
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1 (Alipurduar) |
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Municipality |
2 (Alipurduar, Falakata) |
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Block |
6(Madarihat, Falakata, Kalchini, Alipurduar-I,
Alipurduar-II, Kumargram) |
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Panchayet Samiti |
6 Nos. |
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Gram Panchayet |
66 Nos. |
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Total number of police station |
8 |
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Total number of police outpost |
3 |
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Climatology |
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Rainfall (cumulative)
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3160mm (Average annual rainfall) |
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Temperature |
10 degree celsius to 32 degree celsius |
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Relative humidity |
82%
Alipurduar-II, Kumargram) |
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Language
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Official- Bengali, English
Regional- Bengali, Hindi, Bodo, Nepali |
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Tribe |
Boro, Mech, Toto, Santhal. |
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Livelihood |
Agriculture |
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Important establishment |
[1] Buxa Tiger reserve |
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[2] Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary |
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[3] Divisional Head Quarter of North- East Frontier Railway |
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