Alipurduar

Alipurduar
City
Alipurduar (The Queen of the Dooars)
Alipurduar (The Queen of the Dooars)
Alipurduar is located in West Bengal
Alipurduar
Alipurduar
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
StateWest Bengal
DistrictAlipurduar
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyAlipurduar Municipality
 • ChairpersonPrasenjit Kar (AITC)[1]
Area
 • Total
8.98 km2 (3.47 sq mi)
Elevation
93 m (305 ft)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total
127,342
 • 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) (Manoj Tigga 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 in the foothills of the Himalayas, the city is a gateway to Bhutan and the northeastern states of India. Alipurduar was a sub-divisional town of Jalpaiguri district until 2014 when it was created a separate district.

  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.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2011 census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).