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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}}
{{more citations needed|date=September 2015}}
{{more citations needed|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
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{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox settlement
| name                           = Alipurduar
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| image_caption                   = Alipurduar (The Queen of the Dooars)
| image_caption         = Alipurduar (The Queen of the Dooars)
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| 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}}
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| subdivision_type       = Country
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| subdivision_name       = 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]]
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| subdivision_name1     = {{flagicon image|..West Bengal Flag(INDIA).png}}
[[West Bengal]]
[[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_name2               = [[Alipurduar district]]
| subdivision_name2     = [[Alipurduar district]]
| established_title               = <!-- Established -->
| established_title     = <!-- Established -->
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| founder                         =  
| founder               =  
| named_for                       =  
| named_for             =  
| government_type                 = [[Municipal Corporations in India|Municipality]]
| government_type       = [[Municipal Corporations in India|Municipality]]
| governing_body                 = Alipurduar Municipality
| governing_body         = Alipurduar Municipality
| leader_title                   = Chairman
| leader_title           = Chairperson
| leader_name                     = Vacant
| leader_name           = Prasenjit Kar ([[All India Trinamool Congress]])<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>
| unit_pref                       = Metric
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| area_footnotes                 = <ref>{{cite web|title=Alipurduar City|url=https://www.alipurduarmunicipality.in/about-us/}}</ref>
| area_footnotes         = <ref>{{cite web|title=Alipurduar City|date=22 November 2017 |url=https://www.alipurduarmunicipality.in/about-us/}}</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]] constituency
| blank1_name_sec1       = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1               = [[Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency)|Alipurduars (ST)]] (''[[John Barla]] as MP'')
| blank1_info_sec1       = [[Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency)|Alipurduars (ST)]] (''[[John Barla]] as MP'')
| website                         = {{URL|www.alipurduarmunicipality.in}}
| website               = {{URL|www.alipurduarmunicipality.in}}
| footnotes                       =  
| footnotes             =  
| blank2_name_sec1               = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_name_sec1       = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1               = [[Alipurduars (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Alipurduars]] (''Suman Kanjilal as MLA'')
| blank2_info_sec1       = [[Alipurduars (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Alipurduars]] (''Suman Kanjilal as MLA'')
| demographics_type1             = Languages
| demographics_type1     = Languages
| demographics1_title1           = Official
| demographics1_title1   = Official
| demographics1_info1             = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| 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.
'''Alipurduar''' is a city and a municipality in the [[Indian 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 until 2007 when it was created a separate district.


==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.
== Municipality ==
{{Infobox legislature
|name              = Alipurduar Municipality
|house_type        = [[Municipality (India)|Municipality]]
|seats            = 20
|last_election1    = 2022
|next_election1    = 2027
|structure1        = Alipurduar Municipality Election Result 2022.jpg
|structure1_res    = 255px
|foundation        = 1957; 65 years ago
|political_groups1 = * '''Government (16)'''
{{legend|#3CB371|[[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]: 16}}
* '''Opposition (2)'''
{{legend|#00BFFF|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 1}}
{{legend|#DCDCDC|[[Independent politician|IND]]: 3}}
|leader1          = Prasenjit Kar<ref name="Dpendra Nath Lahiri"/>
|leader1_type      = Chairperson
|party1            = [[All India Trinamool Congress]]
|election1        = 2022
|leader2          = Mampi Adhikary<ref name="Dpendra Nath Lahiri"/>
|leader2_type      = Vice Chairperson
|party2            = [[All India Trinamool Congress]]
|election2        = 2022}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Ward councillors as of March 22, 2022
!Ward no.
!Councillor
!Party
|-
|1
|Prasenjit Kar
|[[Trinamool Congress]]
|-
|2
|Srila Dutta
|Independent
|-
|3
|Mousumi Bagchi Biswas
|[[Trinamool Congress]]
|-
|4
|Sucheta Dhar
|[[Trinamool Congress]]
|-
|5
|Debkanta Barua
|[[Trinamool Congress]]
|-
|6
|Gargi Talukder
|Independent
|-
|7
|Partha Pratim Ghosh
|[[Trinamool Congress]]
|-
|8
|Mitali Majumder
|[[Trinamool Congress]]
|-
|9
|Dipak Sarkar
|[[Trinamool Congress]]
|-
|10
|Jhuma Mitra
|Independent
|-
|11
|Partha Sarkar
|[[Trinamool Congress]]
|-
|12
|Dipta Chatterjee
|[[Trinamool Congress]]
|-
|13
|Ananda Jaiswal
|[[Trinamool Congress]]
|-
|14
|Madhabi Sarkar
|[[Trinamool Congress]]
|-
|15
|Partha Pratim Mandal
|[[Trinamool Congress]]
|-
|16
|Dibakar Paul
|[[Trinamool Congress]]
|-
|17
|Mampi Adhikary
|[[Trinamool Congress]]
|-
|18
|Arupa Roy
|[[Trinamool Congress]]
|-
|19
|Madan Ghosh
|[[Trinamool Congress]]
|-
|20
|Shantanu Debnath
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|}
==Education==
=== Schools ===
* PADMESWARI HIGH SCHOOL(H.S.),CHAPARERPAR, ALIPURDUAR
* St. Joseph's High School
* Little Flowers English School
* Railway Higher Secondary School
* [[Stepping Stone Model School]]
* [[Techno India Group Public School]]
* M. C. William Higher Secondary School
* Alipurduar High School
* Alipurduar Girls' High School
* Alipurduar Newtown Girls' High School
* [[Kendriya Vidyalaya]]
* [[St. Xavier's School]]
*Jitpur Higher Secondary School
* Shyamaprsad Vidyamandir Boys & Girls
* Alipurduar Gobinda High School
* Rabikanta High School
=== Colleges ===
* [[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 Polytechnic]], Alipurduar
* [[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]]
=== Institute ===
* Industrial Training Institute
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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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* [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]
* {{Wikivoyage-inline|Alipurduar}}
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Alipurduar
City
Alipurduar (The Queen of the Dooars)
Alipurduar (The Queen of the Dooars)
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
CountryIndia
StateFile:..West Bengal Flag(INDIA).png West Bengal
DistrictAlipurduar district
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyAlipurduar Municipality
 • ChairpersonPrasenjit Kar (All India Trinamool Congress)[1]
Area
 • 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
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
736121, 736122 & 736123
Telephone code03564
ISO 3166 codeIN-WB
Vehicle registrationWB-70/WB-69
Lok Sabha constituencyAlipurduars (ST) (John Barla as MP)
Vidhan Sabha constituencyAlipurduars (Suman Kanjilal as MLA)
Websitewww.alipurduarmunicipality.in

Alipurduar is a city and a municipality in the Indian 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 until 2007 when it was created a separate district.

Geography

Location

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

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.[4][5][6]

Demographics

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,[7] 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.

Municipality

Alipurduar Municipality
Type
Type
History
Founded1957; 65 years ago
Leadership
Chairperson
Prasenjit Kar[1], All India Trinamool Congress
since 2022
Vice Chairperson
Mampi Adhikary[1], All India Trinamool Congress
since 2022
Structure
Seats20
Political groups
  • Government (16)
  AITC: 16
  • Opposition (2)
  INC: 1
  IND: 3
Elections
Last election
2022
Next election
2027
Ward councillors as of March 22, 2022
Ward no. Councillor Party
1 Prasenjit Kar Trinamool Congress
2 Srila Dutta Independent
3 Mousumi Bagchi Biswas Trinamool Congress
4 Sucheta Dhar Trinamool Congress
5 Debkanta Barua Trinamool Congress
6 Gargi Talukder Independent
7 Partha Pratim Ghosh Trinamool Congress
8 Mitali Majumder Trinamool Congress
9 Dipak Sarkar Trinamool Congress
10 Jhuma Mitra Independent
11 Partha Sarkar Trinamool Congress
12 Dipta Chatterjee Trinamool Congress
13 Ananda Jaiswal Trinamool Congress
14 Madhabi Sarkar Trinamool Congress
15 Partha Pratim Mandal Trinamool Congress
16 Dibakar Paul Trinamool Congress
17 Mampi Adhikary Trinamool Congress
18 Arupa Roy Trinamool Congress
19 Madan Ghosh Trinamool Congress
20 Shantanu Debnath Indian National Congress

Education

Schools

  • PADMESWARI HIGH SCHOOL(H.S.),CHAPARERPAR, ALIPURDUAR
  • St. Joseph's High School
  • Little Flowers English School
  • Railway Higher Secondary School
  • Stepping Stone Model School
  • Techno India Group Public School
  • M. C. William Higher Secondary School
  • Alipurduar High School
  • Alipurduar Girls' High School
  • Alipurduar Newtown Girls' High School
  • Kendriya Vidyalaya
  • St. Xavier's School
  • Jitpur Higher Secondary School
  • Shyamaprsad Vidyamandir Boys & Girls
  • Alipurduar Gobinda High School
  • Rabikanta High School

Colleges

Institute

  • Industrial Training Institute

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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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "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.
  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. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.

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