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{{About|the municipality in West Bengal, India|its namesake district|Alipurduar district}}
{{About|the municipality in West Bengal, India|its namesake district|Alipurduar district}}
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| 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>
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| leader_name2 = Mampi Adhikary ([[Trinamool Congress|AITC]])
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'''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.
'''Alipurduar''' ({{IPA|bn|alipurduar}}), is a city in the [[Indian state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is the headquarters of the [[Alipurduar district]] and [[Alipurduar railway division]] of [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone|NFR]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alipurduar District {{!}} Government of West Bengal {{!}} India |url=https://alipurduar.gov.in/ |access-date=23 April 2025 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to North East Frontier Railway / Indian Railways Portal |url=https://nfr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,6,592,593,599 |access-date=23 April 2025 |website=nfr.indianrailways.gov.in}}</ref> It is situated in the Western [[Dooars]] natural region,<ref>{{Cite web |title=West Bengal Tourism |url=https://wbtourism.gov.in/district/detail/Alipurduar |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250206225942/https://wbtourism.gov.in/district/detail/Alipurduar |archive-date=6 February 2025 |access-date=23 April 2025 |website=wbtourism.gov.in |language=en}}</ref> on the banks of [[Kaljani River]] in the foothills of the [[Himalayas]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Guha |first=Mistushree |date=31 October 2024 |title=Alipurduar {{!}} পালটেছে নদীর গতিপথ, ক্রমশ সংকীর্ণ ঘাট চিন্তায় ছটপুজো কমিটি |url=https://uttarbangasambad.com/the-course-of-the-river-has-changed-the-chathapujo-committee-is-worried-about-the-increasingly-narrow-ghats/ |access-date=23 April 2025 |website=Uttarbanga Sambad |language=en-US}}</ref> The city is a gateway to [[Bhutan]].<ref>[https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/bhutan-reopens-all-four-border-gates/cid/1888413 Alipurduar, the gateway of Bhutan.]</ref>
 
==Etymology==
Alipurduar's name originates from Colonel Hedayat Ali Khan, a British officer who fought in the 1865 [[Duar War|Bhutan War]] and was stationed there, combined with "Duar" (or Door), representing its role as a gateway to the [[Dooars]] region of the Himalayas.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ghosh |first1=Sushmita |date=21 March 2026 |title=Alipurduar Name History {{!}} আলিপুরদুয়ারের শিকড়ের সন্ধানে: ‘আলি’ আসলে কে? ইতিহাস না কি নিছক জনশ্রুতি? |url=https://uttarbangasambad.com/alipurduar-name-history-history-and-origin-of-alipurduar-city-name-mystery |work=Uttarbanga Sambad |lang=bn |access-date=21 March 2026}}</ref>


==Geography==
==Geography==
===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>
==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.
===Languages===
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[[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==
===Railways===
Two main railway stations: [[New Alipurduar railway station|New Alipurduar]] (NOQ) and [[Alipurduar Junction railway station|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 (India)|National Highway 17]] and [[National Highway 27 (India)|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 Airport|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 ===
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* [[Stepping Stone Model School]]  (ICSE Board)
* [[Techno India Group Public School]]  (CBSE Board)
* [[McWilliam Higher Secondary School]]
* [[Kendriya Vidyalaya]]
* [[St. Xavier's School]]  (ICSE Board)
=== Colleges ===
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* [[Alipurduar University]]
* [[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]]
* [[Alipurduar Government Engineering and Management College]]
* [[Falakata College]], [[Falakata]]
* [[Sahid Kshudiram Mahavidyalaya]], [[Uttar Kamakhyaguri]]
* [[Samuktala Sidhu Kanhu College]]
* [[Falakata Polytechnic]]
* [[Lilabati Mahavidyalaya]]
* [[Pijushkanti Mukherjee Mahavidyalaya]]
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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
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===Location===
<small>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.</small>
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>
 
<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>
 
==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 ==
== See also ==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.alipurduarmunicipality.in Official website of Alipurduar Municipality]
* [http://www.alipurduarmunicipality.in Official website of Alipurduar Municipality]
* [http://www.alipurduar.org Official website of Alipurduar district]
* [http://www.alipurduar.org Official website of Alipurduar district] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626122737/http://www.alipurduar.org/ |date=26 June 2015 }}
* {{Wikivoyage-inline|Alipurduar}}
* {{Wikivoyage-inline|Alipurduar}}


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[[Category:Cities and towns in Alipurduar district]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Alipurduar district]]
[[Category:Cities in West Bengal]]

Latest revision as of 17:06, 5 May 2026

This article is about the municipality in West Bengal, India. For its namesake district, see Alipurduar district.
Alipurduar
City
Location in West Bengal, India
Alipurduar is located in India
Alipurduar
Alipurduar
Alipurduar (India)
Coordinates: 26°29′20″N 89°31′37″E / 26.489°N 89.527°E / 26.489; 89.527
Country India
State West Bengal
DistrictAlipurduar
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyAlipurduar Municipality
 • ChairmanPrasenjit Kar (AITC)[1]
 • Vice-ChairmanMampi Adhikary (AITC)
 • Lok Sabha MPManoj Tigga (BJP)
 • MLAParitosh Das (BJP)
Area
[2]
 • Total8.98 km2 (3.47 sq mi)
Elevation
93 m (305 ft)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total127,342
 • Density14,000/km2 (37,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali[4][5]
 • Additional officialEnglish[4]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
736121, 736122 & 736123
Telephone code03564
ISO 3166 codeIN-WB
Vehicle registrationWB-70/WB-69
Lok SabhaAlipurduars
Vidhan SabhaAlipurduars
Websitewww.alipurduarmunicipality.in

Alipurduar (bn), is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Alipurduar district and Alipurduar railway division of NFR.[6][7] It is situated in the Western Dooars natural region,[8] on the banks of Kaljani River in the foothills of the Himalayas.[9] The city is a gateway to Bhutan.[10]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

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.[11]

Geography[edit | edit source]

Location[edit | edit source]

Alipurduar is located at 26°29′20″N 89°31′37″E / 26.489°N 89.527°E / 26.489; 89.527.

Area overview[edit | edit source]

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.[12][13][14]

Demographics[edit | edit source]

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.[3]

As of 2001 census,[15] 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[edit | edit source]

Languages spoken in Alipurduar Town (2011)[16]

  Bengali (88.56%)
  Hindi (8.97%)
   Bhojpuri (0.6%)
   Marwari (0.44%)
   Nepali (0.3%)
  Others (1.13%)

Bengali is the official and most commonly spoken language of the city, followed a sizeable number of Hindi speakers.[16]

Transport[edit | edit source]

Railways[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Schools[edit | edit source]

Colleges[edit | edit source]

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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[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Alipurduar News- আলিপুরদুয়ার পৌরসভার চেয়ারম্যান পদে শপথ নিলেন প্রসেনজিত্‍ কর". Dpendra Nath Lahiri. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Alipurduar City". 22 November 2017. Archived from the original on 10 January 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Archived from the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  5. ↑ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  6. ↑ "Alipurduar District | Government of West Bengal | India". Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "Welcome to North East Frontier Railway / Indian Railways Portal". nfr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "West Bengal Tourism". wbtourism.gov.in. Archived from the original on 6 February 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  9. ↑ Guha, Mistushree (31 October 2024). "Alipurduar | পালটেছে নদীর গতিপথ, ক্রমশ সংকীর্ণ ঘাট চিন্তায় ছটপুজো কমিটি". Uttarbanga Sambad. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  10. ↑ Alipurduar, the gateway of Bhutan.
  11. ↑ Ghosh, Sushmita (21 March 2026). "Alipurduar Name History | আলিপুরদুয়ারের শিকড়ের সন্ধানে: 'আলি' আসলে কে? ইতিহাস না কি নিছক জনশ্রুতি?". Uttarbanga Sambad (in Bengali). Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  12. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Jalpaiguri". Tables 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  13. ↑ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  14. ↑ "District Census Handbook, Jalpaiguri, Series 20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Census of India 2011, page 13 Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  15. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "C-16: Population by mother tongue". he Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 25 March 2026.

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