Falakata

Falakata
Municipality
COMMUNITY HALL
COMMUNITY HALL
Falakata is located in West Bengal
Falakata
Falakata
Location in West Bengal, India
Falakata is located in India
Falakata
Falakata
Falakata (India)
Coordinates: 26°32′N 89°12′E / 26.53°N 89.2°E / 26.53; 89.2
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictAlipurduar
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyFalakata Municipality
Area
 • Total
67.73 km2 (26.15 sq mi)
Elevation
88 m (289 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
55,039
 • Density812/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Lok Sabha constituencyAlipurduars (ST)
Vidhan Sabha constituencyFalakata (SC)
Websitefalakatamunicipality.in

Falakata is a city and a municipality near Jaldhaka River in the Alipurduar subdivision of the Alipurduar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Two new civic bodies for Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar districts".
  2. ^ District-wise list of statutory towns Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine