Balurghat | |
|---|---|
City | |
 Balurghat Railway Station. | |
  Balurghat Location in West Bengal, India  Balurghat Balurghat (India)  Balurghat Balurghat (Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 25°13′N 88°46′E / 25.22°N 88.76°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Division | Malda Division |
| District | Dakshin Dinajpur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Balurghat Municipality |
| • Chairman | Ashok Kumar Mitra (TMC) |
| • MP | Sukanta Majumdar (BJP) |
| • MLA | Ashok Kumar Lahiri (BJP) |
| • DM | Bijin Krishna, IAS |
| • SP | Chinmay Mittal, IPS |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.76 km2 (4.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 24 m (79 ft) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 151,416 |
| • Density | 14,000/km2 (36,000/sq mi) |
| • City Rank | 20th in West Bengal |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[3][4] |
| • Additional official | English[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 733101 |
| Telephone code | 03522 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-61/WB-62 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Balurghat |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Balurghat |
| Website | wb ddinajpur |
Balurghat (pron:bʌlʊəˈgɑ:t) is a city and a municipality in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the district headquarter of the Dakshin Dinajpur district. It is one of the major cities connected through National Highway 512. Atrai River flows through the city.
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- ^ "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 14 July 2019.