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	{{Short description\|Census ~~Town/ City~~ in West Bengal, India}}		{{Short description\|Census town in West Bengal, India}}
	{{Use Indian English\|date=December 2014}}		{{Use Indian English\|date=December 2014}}
	{{Use dmy dates\|date=November 2020}}		{{Use dmy dates\|date=November 2020}}
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	\| settlement_type = ~~City~~		\| settlement_type = Settlement
	\| image_skyline = TEA GARDEN 1.jpg		\| image_skyline = TEA GARDEN 1.jpg
	\| image_alt =		\| image_alt =
	\| image_caption = Tea ~~Estate at~~ Bagdogra		\| image_caption = Tea estate in Bagdogra
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	\| elevation_footnotes =		\| elevation_footnotes =
	\| elevation_m = 136		\| elevation_m = 136
	\| population_total = ~~153580~~		\| population_total =
	\| population_as_of = ~~2015~~		\| population_as_of =
	\| population_footnotes =		\| population_footnotes =
	\| population_density_km2 = auto		\| population_density_km2 = auto
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	\| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language\|Bengali]]<ref name="wblangoff">{{cite web\|title=Fact and Figures\|url=https://wb.gov.in/portal/web/guest/facts-and-figures;jsessionid=JzdD9RHb7aMY5esZPtcsIVLy\|website=www.wb.gov.in\|access-date=15 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India\|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf\|website=nclm.nic.in\|publisher=[[Ministry of Minority Affairs]]\|access-date=15 January 2019\|page=85\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf\|archive-date=25 May 2017}}</ref>		\| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language\|Bengali]]<ref name="wblangoff">{{cite web\|title=Fact and Figures\|url=https://wb.gov.in/portal/web/guest/facts-and-figures;jsessionid=JzdD9RHb7aMY5esZPtcsIVLy\|website=www.wb.gov.in\|access-date=15 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India\|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf\|website=nclm.nic.in\|publisher=[[Ministry of Minority Affairs]]\|access-date=15 January 2019\|page=85\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf\|archive-date=25 May 2017}}</ref>
	\| demographics1_title2 = Additional official		\| demographics1_title2 = Additional official
	\| demographics1_info2 = [[English ~~language\|English]]~~<ref name="wblangoff"/>		\| demographics1_info2 = English<ref name="wblangoff"/>
	\| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time\|IST]]		\| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time\|IST]]
	\| utc_offset1 = +5:30		\| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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	'''Bagdogra''' is a ~~city~~ in the [[Naxalbari (community development block)\|Naxalbari]] [[Community development blocks in India\|CD block]] in the [[Siliguri subdivision]] of the [[Darjeeling district]] in the ~~[[India]]n~~ [[States and territories of India\|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. ~~Bagdogra~~ is a part of the Greater [[Siliguri]] Metropolitan Area. Bagdogra is well connected by air ~~from four~~ major cities of India - Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and ~~Chennai. Bagdogra has a railway station~~ [[~~Bagdogra railway station\|Bagdogra Railway Station~~]]. [[Bagdogra Airport]] ~~is now a~~ [[~~customs Airport~~]].<ref>{{cite book \|title=Pilgrimage Centers of India \|last=Kumar \|first=Brajesh \|year=2003 \|publisher=Diamond Pocket Books \|location=New York \|isbn=81-7182-185-5 \|page=170 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qqei_Wo1qXwC&pg=PA \|access-date=28 May 2009}}</ref>		'''Bagdogra''' ({{IPA\|bn\|baɡdoɡra}}), is a settlement in the [[Naxalbari (community development block)\|Naxalbari]] [[Community development blocks in India\|CD block]] in the [[Siliguri subdivision]] of the [[Darjeeling district]], in the Indian [[States and territories of India\|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is a part of the Greater [[Siliguri]] Metropolitan Area. Bagdogra is well connected by air to six major cities of India – [[Delhi]], [[Mumbai]], [[Bengaluru]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Kolkata]] and [[Chennai]] through the [[Bagdogra Airport]]. The [[Bagdogra railway station]] is also well connected.<ref>{{cite book \|title=Pilgrimage Centers of India \|last=Kumar \|first=Brajesh \|year=2003 \|publisher=Diamond Pocket Books \|location=New York \|isbn=81-7182-185-5 \|page=170 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qqei_Wo1qXwC&pg=PA \|access-date=28 May 2009}}</ref>

	==Geography==		==Geography==
	{{OSM Location map		{{OSM Location map
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	===Location===		===Location===
	Bagdogra is located at {{Coord\|26.42\|N\|88.19\|E}}. It is ~~11 km~~ away from [[Siliguri]].		Bagdogra is located at {{Coord\|26.42\|N\|88.19\|E}}. It is 11km away from [[Siliguri]].
	It has two National Highways :- AH 2 and NH 31C. It also has [[AH2\|Asian Highway (AH2)]].		It has two National Highways:- AH 2 and NH 31C. It also has [[AH2\|Asian Highway (AH2)]].
	[[File:Bagdogra International Airport.jpg\|thumb\|Bagdogra International Airport]]		[[File:Bagdogra International Airport.jpg\|thumb\|Bagdogra International Airport]]

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	===Climate===		===Climate===
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	==Civic administration==		==Civic administration==
	===Police station===		===Police station===
	Bagdogra police station has jurisdiction over parts of [[Siliguri Municipal Corporation]].<ref>{{cite web \|url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook \|title = District Statistical Handbook 2013 Darjeeling \|work = Tables 2.1, 2.2 \|publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal \|access-date = 22 February 2020 \|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook \|archive-date = 21 January 2019 \|url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\| url = http://www.darjeeling.gov.in/dist-prof.html \|title = District Profile - Darjeeling\| publisher= District administration \|access-date = 22 February 2020}}</ref>		Bagdogra police station has jurisdiction over parts of [[Siliguri Municipal Corporation]].<ref>{{cite web \|url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook \|title = District Statistical Handbook 2013 Darjeeling \|work = Tables 2.1, 2.2 \|publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal \|access-date = 22 February 2020 \|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook \|archive-date = 21 January 2019 \|url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url = http://www.darjeeling.gov.in/dist-prof.html\|title = District Profile - Darjeeling\|publisher = District administration\|access-date = 22 February 2020\|archive-date = 17 August 2015\|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150817064946/http://darjeeling.gov.in/dist-prof.html\|url-status = dead}}</ref>

	==Transport==		==Transport==
	===Airway===		===Airway===
	[[File:Bagdogra International Airport - during LGFC - Bhutan 2019 (24).jpg\|thumb\|[[Bagdogra Airport]]]]		[[File:Bagdogra International Airport - during LGFC - Bhutan 2019 (24).jpg\|thumb\|[[Bagdogra Airport]]]]
	The ~~one airport, ''~~[[Bagdogra International Airport]]~~,''~~ (IATA: IXB, ICAO: VEBD) is located in about 16 km (9.9 mi) west of the city of Siliguri in the Darjeeling district in northern West Bengal, India. It is operated as a civil enclave at Air Force Station Bagdogra. It is the gateway airport to the hill station towns of Darjeeling, Kurseong, Mirik, and Kalimpong and the state of Sikkim, and sees thousands of tourists annually. Permits for Foreign tourists intending to journey to Sikkim are issued at this airport. And airport is a major stop in the region with flights connecting Kolkata, New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Guwahati, Paro and Bangkok. The airport also has regular helicopter flights to Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim. The central government of India conferred international airport status to the airport in 2002 with limited international operations.		The [[Bagdogra International Airport]] (IATA: IXB, ICAO: VEBD) is located in about 16 km (9.9 mi) west of the city of Siliguri in the Darjeeling district in northern West Bengal, India. It is operated as a civil enclave at Air Force Station Bagdogra. It is the gateway airport to the hill station towns of Darjeeling, Kurseong, Mirik, and Kalimpong and the state of Sikkim, and sees thousands of tourists annually. Permits for Foreign tourists intending to journey to Sikkim are issued at this airport. And airport is a major stop in the region with flights connecting Kolkata, New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Guwahati, Paro and Bangkok. The airport also has regular helicopter flights to Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim. The central government of India conferred international airport status to the airport in 2002 with limited international operations.

	===Railway===		===Railway===
	{{Railways in Siliguri\|collapse=y}}		{{Railways in Siliguri\|collapse=y}}
	[[File:BORA.1.png\|thumb\|Bagdogra Railway Station]]		[[File:BORA.1.png\|thumb\|Bagdogra Railway Station]]
	[[ Bagdogra railway station\|Bagdogra Railway Station]] comes under [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone]] (NFR) [[Katihar–Siliguri line\|Siliguri-Katihar Railway Line]]. The station code of Bagdogra is (BORA).		[[Bagdogra railway station\|Bagdogra Railway Station]] comes under [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone]] (NFR) and [[Katihar–Siliguri line\|Siliguri-Katihar Railway Line]]. The station code of Bagdogra is (BORA).

	===Roadway===		===Roadway===
	It has two National Highways :- NH 31 and NH 31C. It also has ~~Aisan~~ Highway (AH2) which is connected with Nepal and Bangladesh.		It has two National Highways :- NH 31 and NH 31C. It also has Asian Highway (AH2) which is connected with Nepal and Bangladesh. It provides a gateway to North - East India.

	It provides a gateway to ~~the state of~~ North - East India.

	==Education==		==Education==
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	[[Kalipada Ghosh Tarai Mahavidyalaya]] was established at Bagdogra in 1988. Affiliated with the [[University of North Bengal]], it offers honours courses in Bengali, Nepali, Hindi, English, geography, history, political science, sociology, accountancy, management, and general courses in arts, science and commerce.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://www.kgtm.in/index.php \| title = Kalipada Ghosh Tarai Mahavidyalaya\| publisher = KGTM\|access-date = 24 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url = https://www.careers360.com/colleges/kalipada-ghosh-tarai-mahavidyalaya-bagdogra \| title = Kalipada Ghosh Tarai Mahavidyalaya\| publisher = Careers360 \|access-date = 24 February 2020}}</ref>		[[Kalipada Ghosh Tarai Mahavidyalaya]] was established at Bagdogra in 1988. Affiliated with the [[University of North Bengal]], it offers honours courses in Bengali, Nepali, Hindi, English, geography, history, political science, sociology, accountancy, management, and general courses in arts, science and commerce.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://www.kgtm.in/index.php \| title = Kalipada Ghosh Tarai Mahavidyalaya\| publisher = KGTM\|access-date = 24 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url = https://www.careers360.com/colleges/kalipada-ghosh-tarai-mahavidyalaya-bagdogra \| title = Kalipada Ghosh Tarai Mahavidyalaya\| publisher = Careers360 \|access-date = 24 February 2020}}</ref>

	Bagdogra has good educational institutions till senior secondary level. Here you have prominent schools like Air Force School Bagdogra, Army Public School BENGDUBI, Kendriya Vidayalaya AFS Bagdogra, Kendriya Vidyalaya Bengdubi. These all four schools are CBSE affiliated. Here you have two ICSE affiliated school namely Good Shepherd School and Hebron English School. Four prominent West Bengal Board affiliated government school are also available. They are Gandhi Memorial Nepali High School upto class 10, Subhmaya Hindi High School upto Class 10, Balika Bidyalaya Bengali School for girls upto class 10 and Chitranjana High Scholl for boys upto class 12.

	==References==		==References==

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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
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'''Bagdogra''' is a city in the [[Naxalbari (community development block)|Naxalbari]] [[Community development blocks in India|CD block]] in the [[Siliguri subdivision]] of the [[Darjeeling district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. Bagdogra is a part of the Greater [[Siliguri]] Metropolitan Area. Bagdogra is well connected by air from four major cities of India - Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai. Bagdogra has a railway station [[Bagdogra railway station|Bagdogra Railway Station]]. [[Bagdogra Airport]] is now a [[customs Airport]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Pilgrimage Centers of India |last=Kumar |first=Brajesh |year=2003 |publisher=Diamond Pocket Books |location=New York |isbn=81-7182-185-5 |page=170 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qqei_Wo1qXwC&pg=PA |access-date=28 May 2009}}</ref>

==Geography==
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===Location===
Bagdogra is located at {{Coord|26.42|N|88.19|E}}. It is 11 km away from [[Siliguri]].
It has two National Highways :- AH 2 and NH 31C. It also has [[AH2|Asian Highway (AH2)]].
[[File:Bagdogra International Airport.jpg|thumb|Bagdogra International Airport]]

===Area overview===
The map alongside shows the Siliguri subdivision of Darjeeling district. This area is spread across the foothills of the Himalayas and is a plain land gently sloping from north to south. While the northern part is mentioned as the Terai region, the larger southern portion forms the western part of the Dooars region. While 55.11% per cent of the population resides in the rural areas, 44.89% resides in the urban areas. On the western side the [[Mechi River]] forms a long border with Nepal. On the eastern side the [[Mahananda River]] forms a short border with Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1901_PART_A_DCHB_DARJILING.pdf | title = District Census Handbook, Darjeeling, Series 20, Part XII A, 2011 Census of India| work= Page 13: Physiography| publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |access-date = 29 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1901_PART_A_DCHB_DARJILING.pdf | title = District Census Handbook, Darjeeling, Series 20, Part XII A, 2011 Census of India| work= Pages 15-17: Drainage| publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |access-date = 29 March 2020}}</ref>
<small>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.</small>

===Climate===
{{Siliguri weatherbox}}
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==Civic administration==
===Police station===
Bagdogra police station has jurisdiction over parts of [[Siliguri Municipal Corporation]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2013 Darjeeling |work = Tables 2.1, 2.2 |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 22 February 2020 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |archive-date = 21 January 2019 |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.darjeeling.gov.in/dist-prof.html |title = District Profile - Darjeeling| publisher= District administration |access-date = 22 February 2020}}</ref>

==Transport==
===Airway===
[[File:Bagdogra International Airport - during LGFC - Bhutan 2019 (24).jpg|thumb|[[Bagdogra Airport]]]]
The one airport, ''[[Bagdogra International Airport]],'' (IATA: IXB, ICAO: VEBD) is located in about 16 km (9.9 mi) west of the city of Siliguri in the Darjeeling district in northern West Bengal, India. It is operated as a civil enclave at Air Force Station Bagdogra. It is the gateway airport to the hill station towns of Darjeeling, Kurseong, Mirik, and Kalimpong and the state of Sikkim, and sees thousands of tourists annually. Permits for Foreign tourists intending to journey to Sikkim are issued at this airport. And airport is a major stop in the region with flights connecting Kolkata, New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Guwahati, Paro and Bangkok. The airport also has regular helicopter flights to Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim. The central government of India conferred international airport status to the airport in 2002 with limited international operations.

===Railway===
{{Railways in Siliguri|collapse=y}}
[[File:BORA.1.png|thumb|Bagdogra Railway Station]]
[[ Bagdogra railway station|Bagdogra Railway Station]] comes under [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone]] (NFR) [[Katihar–Siliguri line|Siliguri-Katihar Railway Line]]. The station code of Bagdogra is (BORA).

===Roadway===
It has two National Highways :- NH 31 and NH 31C. It also has Aisan Highway (AH2) which is connected with Nepal and Bangladesh.

It provides a gateway to the state of North - East India.

==Education==
The [[University of North Bengal]] was established at Raja Rammohunpur in 1962.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.nbu.ac.in/ | title = University of North Bengal | publisher = NBU |access-date = 24 February 2020}}</ref>

[[Kalipada Ghosh Tarai Mahavidyalaya]] was established at Bagdogra in 1988. Affiliated with the [[University of North Bengal]], it offers honours courses in Bengali, Nepali, Hindi, English, geography, history, political science, sociology, accountancy, management, and general courses in arts, science and commerce.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.kgtm.in/index.php | title = Kalipada Ghosh Tarai Mahavidyalaya| publisher = KGTM|access-date = 24 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.careers360.com/colleges/kalipada-ghosh-tarai-mahavidyalaya-bagdogra | title = Kalipada Ghosh Tarai Mahavidyalaya| publisher = Careers360 |access-date = 24 February 2020}}</ref>

Bagdogra has good educational institutions till senior secondary level. Here you have prominent schools like Air Force School Bagdogra, Army Public School BENGDUBI, Kendriya Vidayalaya AFS Bagdogra, Kendriya Vidyalaya Bengdubi. These all four schools are CBSE affiliated. Here you have two ICSE affiliated school namely Good Shepherd School and Hebron English School. Four prominent West Bengal Board affiliated government school are also available. They are Gandhi Memorial Nepali High School upto class 10, Subhmaya Hindi High School upto Class 10, Balika Bidyalaya Bengali School for girls upto class 10 and Chitranjana High Scholl for boys upto class 12.

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[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Siliguri]]
[[Category:Siliguri]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Darjeeling district]]