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	'''Alipurduar District''' is the 20th district in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web\|author=TNN\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Alipurduar-a-new-district-on-June-25/articleshow/36916065.cms \|title=Roy Alipurduar: Alipurduar a new district on June 25 \|publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com \|date=2014-06-21 \|access-date=2020-04-06}}</ref> It consists of [[Alipurduar]] municipality, Falakata municipality and six community development blocks: Madarihat–Birpara, Alipurduar–I, Alipurduar–II, Falakata, Kalchini and Kumargram. The six blocks contain 66 [[gram panchayat]]s and nine [[census town]]s. The district has its headquarters at Alipurduar. It was made a district on 25 June 2014.<ref name="business-standard.com">{{cite web\|author=IANS \|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/alipurduar-becomes-bengal-s-20th-district-114062500725_1.html \|title=Alipurduar becomes Bengal's 20th district \| Business Standard News \|work=Business Standard\|access-date=2020-04-06}}</ref>		'''Alipurduar District''' is the 20th district in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web\|author=TNN\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Alipurduar-a-new-district-on-June-25/articleshow/36916065.cms \|title=Roy Alipurduar: Alipurduar a new district on June 25 \|publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com \|date=2014-06-21 \|access-date=2020-04-06}}</ref>The district has its headquarters at Alipurduar. It was made a district by bifurcating [[Jalpaiguri district]] on 25 June 2014.<ref name="business-standard.com">{{cite web\|author=IANS \|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/alipurduar-becomes-bengal-s-20th-district-114062500725_1.html \|title=Alipurduar becomes Bengal's 20th district \| Business Standard News \|work=Business Standard\|access-date=2020-04-06}}</ref>

			It consists of [[Alipurduar]] municipality, Falakata municipality and six community development blocks: Madarihat–Birpara, Alipurduar–I, Alipurduar–II, Falakata, Kalchini and Kumargram. The six blocks contain 66 [[gram panchayat]]s and nine [[census town]]s.

	==Area==		==Area==

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| name = Alipurduar district
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| image_caption = Clockwise from top-left: Evening at [[Jaldapara National Park]], ruins of [[Buxa Fort]], Hut used by Toto aboriginals, Jayanti Hills in [[Buxa Tiger Reserve]], Bhutan gate near [[Jaigaon]]
| image_map = Alipurduar district.svg
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'''Alipurduar District''' is the 20th district in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|author=TNN|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Alipurduar-a-new-district-on-June-25/articleshow/36916065.cms |title=Roy Alipurduar: Alipurduar a new district on June 25 |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2014-06-21 |access-date=2020-04-06}}</ref> It consists of [[Alipurduar]] municipality, Falakata municipality and six community development blocks: Madarihat–Birpara, Alipurduar–I, Alipurduar–II, Falakata, Kalchini and Kumargram. The six blocks contain 66 [[gram panchayat]]s and nine [[census town]]s. The district has its headquarters at Alipurduar. It was made a district on 25 June 2014.<ref name="business-standard.com">{{cite web|author=IANS |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/alipurduar-becomes-bengal-s-20th-district-114062500725_1.html |title=Alipurduar becomes Bengal's 20th district | Business Standard News |work=Business Standard|access-date=2020-04-06}}</ref>

==Area==
Apart from the [[Alipurduar]] municipality, the district contains nine [[census town]]s and rural areas of 66 [[gram panchayat]]s under six [[Community Development Block in India|community development blocks]]: Madarihat–Birpara, Alipurduar–I, Alipurduar–II, Falakata, Kalchini and Kumargram.<ref name=blocdir>{{cite web
|url=http://wbdemo5.nic.in/writereaddata/Directoryof_District_Block_GPs(RevisedMarch-2008).doc
|title=Directory of District, Sub division, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal, March 2008
|date=19 March 2008
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|work=West Bengal
|publisher=National Informatics Centre, India
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|archive-date=25 February 2009
}}</ref>
Geographically the district lies in between 26.4°N to 26.83°N and 89°E to 89.9°E.

The nine census towns are [[Paschim Jitpur]], [[Chechakhata]], [[Alipurduar Railway Junction]], [[Bholar Dabri]], [[Sobhaganj]], [[Falakata]], [[Jaygaon]] and [[Uttar Latabari]] and [[Uttar Kamakhyaguri]].<ref name=ctlist>{{cite web|url=http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/01/Table-3.htm |title=District Wise List of Statutory Towns (Municipal Corporation, Municipality,Notified Area and Cantonment Board), Census Towns and Outgrowths, West Bengal, 2001 |publisher=Census of India, Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |access-date=21 December 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721163402/http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/01/Table-3.htm |archive-date=21 July 2011 }}</ref>

==Railway network==
[[Alipurduar railway division]] has at least 710 km of railway track. It is the largest division of the [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone|NFR]] zone. In Alipurduar district there are two major stations, [[Alipurduar Junction railway station|Alipurduar junction]](APDJ) and [[New Alipurduar railway station|New Alipurduar]] (NOQ). There are other stations in the district viz. Falakata Railway Station, Dalgaon Railway Station,Hasimara Railway Station, [[Rajabhatkhawa]], Hamiltongunj etc.

==Legislative segments==
There are 5 assembly constituency in Alipurduar district :
* [[Alipurduars (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]]
* [[Kumargram (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]]
* [[Falakata (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]]
* [[Madarihat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]]
* [[Kalchini (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]]
As per order of the [[Delimitation Commission]] in respect of the [[delimitation of constituencies]] in the West Bengal, the area under Kumargram block and seven [[gram panchayat]]s under Alipurduar–II block, viz. Bhatibari, Kohinoor, Parokata, Mahakalguri, Shamuktala, Turturi and Tatpara–I will constitute the Kumargram assembly constituency of West Bengal. The Majherdabri gram panchayat under Alipurduar–II block and the area under Kalchini block will constitute the Kalchini assembly constituency. The Alipurduar municipality, the Alipurduar Railway Junction census town, and the gram panchayats of Chaporer Par–I, Chaporer Par–II and Tatpara–II under Alipurduar–II block and ten gram panchayats of Alipurduar–I block, viz. Banchukamari, Parorpar, Shalkumar–I, Vivekananda–I, Chakowakheti, Patlakhawa, Shalkumar–II, Vivekananda–II, Mathura and Tapsikhata will form the Alipurduars assembly constituency. The other gram panchayat of Alipurduar–I block, viz. Purba Kanthalbari will form the Falakata assembly constituency along with the area under Falakata block. Madarihat block will be part of Madarihat assembly constituency. Kumargram, Kalchini and Madarihat constituencies will be reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|Scheduled tribes (ST)]] candidates. Falakata constituency will be reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|Scheduled castes (SC)]] candidates. All these five assembly constituencies will be part of [[Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency)]], which will be reserved for ST candidates.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.wbgov.com/e-gov/English/DELIMITATION.pdf| title = Press Note, Delimitation Commission| access-date = 10 January 2009 | work = Assembly Constituencies in West Bengal| publisher = Delimitation Commission | pages = 4–5, 23}}</ref>

==Visitor attractions==
[[File:Elephant safari.jpg|thumb|An elephant safari through the Jaldapara Sanctuary]]
[[File:Jaigaon, West Bengal.jpg|thumb|Hill Down View of [[Jaigaon]]]]
* [[Buxa Tiger Reserve]], IUCN category II national park
* [[Jayanti (village)|Jayanti]] Hills
* [[Buxa Fort]], built by [[British Raj]]
* [[Jaldapara National Park]]
* [[Chilapata Forests]]
* [[Jaigaon]], a small town of Alipurduar and near the [[Bhutan]] border
* Rajabhatkhawa Museum at [[Rajabhatkhawa]]
* Rai matang
* Santalabari
* Rovers point
* Roopang valley
* Lepchakhawa
* Chunabhati.
* Tea Gardens

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{official website|http://alipurduar.gov.in/}}

{{Alipurduar district}}
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{{Geographic location
|Centre = Alipurduar district
|North = {{flag|Bhutan}}
|Northeast =
|East = [[Kokrajhar district]], Assam
|Southeast = [[Dhubri district]], Assam
|South = [[Cooch Behar district]]
|Southwest =
|West = [[Jalpaiguri district]]
|Northwest =
}}
{{Districts of West Bengal}}

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