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	{{Infobox settlement		{{Infobox settlement
	\| name = Alipurduar		\| name = Alipurduar
	\| native_name = <!-- Please do not add any Indic script in this infobox, per WP:INDICSCRIPT policy. -->		\| native_name = <!-- Please do not add any Indic script in this infobox, per WP:INDICSCRIPT policy. -->
	\| native_name_lang =		\| native_name_lang =
	\| other_name =		\| other_name =
	\| settlement_type = [[City]]		\| settlement_type = [[City]]
	\| image_skyline = {{multiple image		\| image_skyline = {{multiple image
	\| border = infobox		\| border = infobox
	\| total_width = 300		\| total_width = 300
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			\| image_alt =
	\| image_alt =		\| image_caption =
	\| image_caption =		\| nickname =
	\| nickname =		\| pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India3
	\| pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India3
	\| pushpin_label_position = left		\| pushpin_label_position = left
	\| pushpin_map_alt =		\| pushpin_map_alt =
	\| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India		\| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India
	\| coordinates = {{coord\|26.489\|N\|89.527\|E\|display=inline,title}}		\| coordinates = {{coord\|26.489\|N\|89.527\|E\|display=inline,title}}
	\| subdivision_type = Country		\| subdivision_type = Country
	\| subdivision_name = {{flag\|India}}		\| subdivision_name = {{flag\|India}}
	\| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India\|State]]		\| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India\|State]]
	\| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India\|District]]		\| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India\|District]]
	\| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image\|}} [[West Bengal]]		\| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image\|}} [[West Bengal]]
	\| subdivision_name2 = [[Alipurduar district\|Alipurduar]]		\| subdivision_name2 = [[Alipurduar district\|Alipurduar]]
	\| established_title = <!-- Established -->		\| established_title = <!-- Established -->
	\| established_date =		\| established_date =
	\| founder =		\| founder =
	\| named_for =		\| named_for =
	\| government_type = Municipality		\| government_type = Municipality
	\| governing_body = [[Alipurduar Municipality]]		\| governing_body = [[Alipurduar Municipality]]
	\| leader_title1 = Chairman		\| leader_title1 = Chairman
	\| leader_name1 = Prasenjit Kar ([[Trinamool Congress\|AITC]])<ref name="Dpendra Nath Lahiri">{{cite web \| url=https://bengali.news18.com/news/local-18/alipurduar-prosenjit-kar-took-oath-as-the-chairman-of-alipurduar-municipality-766313.html \| title=Alipurduar News- আলিপুরদুয়ার পৌরসভার চেয়ারম্যান পদে শপথ নিলেন প্রসেনজিত্‍ কর \| work=Dpendra Nath Lahiri \| date=22 March 2022 \| access-date=22 March 2022}}</ref>		\| leader_name1 = Prasenjit Kar ([[Trinamool Congress\|AITC]])<ref name="Dpendra Nath Lahiri">{{cite web \| url=https://bengali.news18.com/news/local-18/alipurduar-prosenjit-kar-took-oath-as-the-chairman-of-alipurduar-municipality-766313.html \| title=Alipurduar News- আলিপুরদুয়ার পৌরসভার চেয়ারম্যান পদে শপথ নিলেন প্রসেনজিত্‍ কর \| work=Dpendra Nath Lahiri \| date=22 March 2022 \| access-date=22 March 2022}}</ref>
	\| leader_title2 = Vice-Chairman		\| leader_title2 = Vice-Chairman
	\| leader_name2 = Mampi Adhikary ([[Trinamool Congress\|AITC]])		\| leader_name2 = Mampi Adhikary ([[Trinamool Congress\|AITC]])
	\| leader_title3 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha\|Lok Sabha MP]]		\| leader_title3 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha\|Lok Sabha MP]]
	\| leader_name3 = [[Manoj Tigga]] ([[Bharatiya Janata Party\|BJP]])		\| leader_name3 = [[Manoj Tigga]] ([[Bharatiya Janata Party\|BJP]])
	\| leader_title4 = [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly\|MLA]]		\| leader_title4 = [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly\|MLA]]
	\| leader_name4 = [[~~Suman Kanjilal~~]] ([[~~Trinamool Congress~~\|~~AITC~~]])		\| leader_name4 = [[Paritosh Das]] ([[Bharatiya Janata Party\|BJP]])
	\| unit_pref = Metric		\| unit_pref = Metric
	\| area_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web\|title=Alipurduar City\|date=22 November 2017\|url=https://www.alipurduarmunicipality.in/about-us/\|access-date=26 November 2020\|archive-date=10 January 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110114710/https://www.alipurduarmunicipality.in/about-us/\|url-status=dead}}</ref>		\| area_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web\|title=Alipurduar City\|date=22 November 2017\|url=https://www.alipurduarmunicipality.in/about-us/\|access-date=26 November 2020\|archive-date=10 January 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110114710/https://www.alipurduarmunicipality.in/about-us/\|url-status=dead}}</ref>
	\| area_total_km2 = 8.98		\| area_total_km2 = 8.98
	\| area_rank =		\| area_rank =
	\| elevation_footnotes =		\| elevation_footnotes =
	\| elevation_m = 93		\| elevation_m = 93
	\| population_total = 127,342		\| population_total = 127,342
	\| population_as_of = 2011		\| population_as_of = 2011
	\| population_footnotes = <ref name="2011 census"/>		\| population_footnotes = <ref name="2011 census"/>
	\| population_density_km2 = auto		\| population_density_km2 = auto
	\| population_rank =		\| population_rank =
	\| population_demonym =		\| population_demonym =
	\| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time\|IST]]		\| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time\|IST]]
	\| utc_offset1 = +5:30		\| utc_offset1 = +5:30
	\| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number\|PIN]]		\| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number\|PIN]]
	\| postal_code = 736121, 736122 & 736123		\| postal_code = 736121, 736122 & 736123
	\| area_code = 03564		\| area_code = 03564
	\| area_code_type = Telephone code		\| area_code_type = Telephone code
	\| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN\|IN-WB]]		\| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN\|IN-WB]]
	\| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#WB.E2.80.94West Bengal\|WB]]-70/[[List of RTO districts in India#WB.E2.80.94West Bengal\|WB]]-69		\| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#WB.E2.80.94West Bengal\|WB]]-70/[[List of RTO districts in India#WB.E2.80.94West Bengal\|WB]]-69
	\| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]]		\| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]]
	\| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Alipurduars Lok Sabha constituency\|Alipurduars]]		\| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Alipurduars Lok Sabha constituency\|Alipurduars]]
	\| website = {{URL\|www.alipurduarmunicipality.in}}		\| website = {{URL\|www.alipurduarmunicipality.in}}
	\| footnotes =		\| footnotes =
	\| blank2_name_sec1 = [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly\|Vidhan Sabha]]		\| blank2_name_sec1 = [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly\|Vidhan Sabha]]
	\| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Alipurduars Assembly constituency\|Alipurduars]]		\| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Alipurduars Assembly constituency\|Alipurduars]]
	\| demographics_type1 = Languages		\| demographics_type1 = Languages
	\| demographics1_title1 = Official		\| demographics1_title1 = Official
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	[[Bengali language\|Bengali]] is the official and most commonly spoken ~~langauge~~ of the city, followed a sizeable number of [[Hindi]] speakers.<ref name="Census2011_lang"/>		[[Bengali language\|Bengali]] is the official and most commonly spoken language of the city, followed a sizeable number of [[Hindi]] speakers.<ref name="Census2011_lang"/>

	==Transport==		==Transport==

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{{About|the municipality in West Bengal, India|its namesake district|Alipurduar district}}
{{more citations needed|date=September 2015}}

{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Alipurduar
| native_name = 
| native_name_lang =
| other_name =
| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline = Alipurduar.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Alipurduar (The Queen of the Dooars)
| nickname =
| pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India3
| pushpin_label_position = left
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India
| coordinates = {{coord|26.489|N|89.527|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 = {{flagicon image|..West Bengal Flag(INDIA).png}}
[[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Alipurduar district]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = [[Municipal Corporations in India|Municipality]]
| governing_body = Alipurduar Municipality
| leader_title = Chairman
| leader_name = Vacant
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|title=Alipurduar City|url=https://www.alipurduarmunicipality.in/about-us/}}</ref>
| area_total_km2 = 8.98
| area_rank =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 93
| population_total = 127,342
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes = <ref name="2011 census" />
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_rank =
| population_demonym =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 736121, 736122 & 736123
| area_code = 03564
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-WB]]
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#WB.E2.80.94West Bengal|WB]]-70/[[List of RTO districts in India#WB.E2.80.94West Bengal|WB]]-69
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency)|Alipurduars (ST)]] (''[[John Barla]] as MP'')
| website = {{URL|www.alipurduarmunicipality.in}}
| footnotes =
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Alipurduars (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Alipurduars]] (''Suman Kanjilal as MLA'')
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
}}
'''Alipurduar''' is a city and a municipality in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|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 northeastern states of [[India]]. Alipurduar was a sub-divisional town of [[Jalpaiguri]] district. On 25 June 2014, Smt. [[Mamata Banerjee]], the Hon’ble Chief Minister, GoWB, declared Alipurduar as the 20th district of West Bengal.

==Geography==
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|mark-coord3={{coord|26|32|24|N|89|32|24|E}}| label-pos3=left|label3=Chechakhata| numbered3=CT| mark-title3= [[Chechakhata]] (CT)
|mark-coord4={{coord|26|31|48|N|89|12|0|E}}| label-pos4=left|label4=Falakata| numbered4=CT| mark-title4= [[Falakata]] (CT)
|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)
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|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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|mark-coord1={{coord|26|50|20|N|89|22|48|E}}| label-pos1=left|label1= Jaigaon | numbered1=CT| mark-title1= [[Jaigaon]] (CT)|label-color1= #800000 |label-size1=11| mark-size1=12|shape1=l-circle|shape-color1= #A40000|shape-outline1=white|label-offset-x1=2
|mark-coord2={{coord|26|29|1|N|89|48|55|E}}| label-pos2=top|label2=Laskarpara| numbered2=CT| mark-title2= [[Laskarpara]] (CT)
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|mark-coord5={{coord|26|28|48|N|89|32|24|E}}| label-pos5=bottom|label5=Sobhaganj| numbered5=CT| mark-title5= [[Sobhaganj]] (CT)
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|mark-coord8={{coord|26|28|2|N|89|48|55|E}}| label-pos8=bottom|label8=Dakshin Rampur| numbered8=CT| mark-title8= [[Dakshin Rampur]] (CT)
|mark-coord9={{coord|26|42|50|N|89|21|47|E}}| label-pos9=right|label9=Uttar Satali| numbered9=CT| mark-title9= [[Uttar Satali]] (CT)
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|mark-coord12={{coord|26|42|3|N|89|26|58|E}}| label-pos12=right|label12=Kalchini| numbered12=R| mark-title12= [[Kalchini, Alipurduar]] (R)|shape-color12= #A42222
|mark-coord13={{coord|26|30|38|N|89|37|45|E}}| label-pos13=right|label13=Jashodanga| numbered13=R| mark-title13= [[Jashodanga]] (R)|shape-color13= #A42222
|mark-coord14={{coord|26|42|25|N|89|36|40|E}}| label-pos14=right|label14=Jayanti| numbered14=R| mark-title14= [[Jayanti, Alipurduar]] (R)|shape-color14= #A42222
|mark-coord15={{coord|26|37|0|N|89|49|45|E}}| label-pos15=left|label15=Kumargram| numbered15=R| mark-title15= [[Kumargram, Alipurduar]] (R)|shape-color15= #A42222
|mark-coord16={{coord|26|36|50|N|89|31|48|E}}| label-pos16=left|label16=Rajabhatkhawa| numbered16=R| mark-title16= [[Rajabhatkhawa]] (R)|shape-color16= #A42222
|mark-coord17={{coord|26|46|0|N|89|30|13|E}}| label-pos17=bottom|label17=Raimatang| numbered17=R| mark-title17= [[Raimatang]] (R)|shape-color17= #A42222
|mark-coord18={{coord|26|37|40|N|89|24|35|E}}| label-pos18=right|label18=Uttar Mandabari| numbered18=R| mark-title18= [[Uttar Mandabari]] (R)|shape-color18= #A42222
|mark-coord19={{coord|26|40|25|N|89|49|34|E}}| label-pos19= left |label19= Kumargram TE | numbered19=TE| mark-title19= [[Kumargram and Sankos Tea Estates]] (TE)| shape-color19=#87A96B
|mark-coord20={{coord|26|39|47|N|89|51|19|E}}| label-pos20= left |label20= Sankos TE | numbered20=TE| mark-title20= [[Kumargram and Sankos Tea Estates]] (TE)| shape-color20=#87A96B
|mark-coord21={{coord|26|45|17|N|89|34|49|E}} | label-pos21=bottom|label21= Buxa Fort| numbered21=H| mark-title21= [[Buxa Fort]] (H) |shape-color21=#AA6666
|mark-coord22={{coord|26|39|0|N|89|34|48|E}}| label-pos22=bottom|label22=Buxa |labela22= Tiger| labelb22= Reserve| numbered22=NP| mark-title22= [[Buxa Tiger Reserve]] (NP)| shape-color22=#228B22
|mark-coord23={{coord|26|38|0|N|89|21|35|E}}| label-pos23=bottom|label23=Chilapata |labela23= Forest| numbered23=NP| mark-title23= [[Chilapata Forests]] (NP)| shape-color23=#228B22
|mark-coord24={{coord|26|46|50|N|89|19|0|E}}|label24= Torsha River| label-color24 = #77A1CB| label-angle24=95| label-pos24=top| label-size24=10| mark-size24=0| mark-title24=none
|mark-coord25={{coord|26|34|40|N|89|24|0|E}}|label25= Kaljani River| label-color25 = #77A1CB| label-angle25=100| label-pos25=top| label-size25=10| mark-size25=0| mark-title25=none
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===Location===
Alipurduar is located at {{coord|26.489|N|89.527|E|display=inline}}.

===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.<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 | 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.

==Demographics==
{{See also|List of cities in West Bengal}}
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.<ref name="2011 census">{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_3_PR_UA_Citiees_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf | title = Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above |work= Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011 |access-date = 21 October 2011 }}</ref>

{{as of|2001}} [[census]],<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=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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.

==Education==

=== Schools ===
*[https://www.facebook.com/ST-Josephs-High-School-Alipurduar-Junction-694322857255824/ St. Joseph's High School]
* [[Railway Higher Secondary School]]
* [[Stepping Stone Model School]]
* [[Techno India Group Public School]]
* [[M. C. William Higher Secondary School]]
* [[Alipurduar Babupara Boys' High School|Alipurduar Boys' High School]]
* [[Alipurduar Girls' High School]]
* [[Alipurduar Newtown Girls' High School]]
* [[Kendriya Vidyalaya]]
* [[St. Xavier's School]]
* [[padmashri high school]]

=== Colleges ===

* [[Alipurduar University]]
* [[Alipurduar College]] (affiliated with [[University of North Bengal]])
* [[Alipurduar Mahila Mahavidyalaya]] (affiliated with [[University of North Bengal]])
* [[Vivekananda College, Alipurduar]] (affiliated with [[University of North Bengal]])
* [[Industrial Training Institute]] (ITI), [[Birpara]]
* [[Nani Bhattacharya Smarak Mahavidyalaya]], [[Jaigaon]]
* [[Birpara College]], [[Birpara]]
* [[Falakata College]], [[Falakata]]
* [[Sahid Kshudiram Mahavidyalaya]], [[Uttar Kamakhyaguri]]
* [[Falakata Polytechnic]]
* [[Lilabati Mahavidyalaya]]
* [[Pijushkanti Mukherjee Mahavidyalaya]]

== See also ==
* [[Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
* [[Alipurduar district]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.alipurduarmunicipality.in Official website of Alipurduar Municipality]
* [http://www.alipurduar.org Official website of Alipurduar district]
* {{Wikivoyage-inline|Alipurduar}}

{{Municipalities of West Bengal}}
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Alipurduar district]]