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For other uses, see Birpara (disambiguation).

Birpara
Census Town
Birpara is located in West Bengal
Birpara
Birpara
Location in West Bengal, India
Birpara is located in India
Birpara
Birpara
Birpara (India)
Birpara is located in Asia
Birpara
Birpara
Birpara (Asia)
Coordinates: 26°30′N 89°30′E / 26.50°N 89.50°E / 26.50; 89.50
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictAlipurduar
Area
 • Total
6.1247 km2 (2.3648 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
10,821
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali[1]
 • Additional officialNepali[1][2]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code+91 3563
Vehicle registrationWB 70
Nearest citySiliguri
Lok Sabha constituencyAlipurduars
Vidhan Sabha constituencyAlipurduarrs
Climatecool with adequate rainfall (Köppen)

Birpara is a census town in the Alipurduar subdivision of the Alipurduar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is an important location in the Dooars region and is surrounded by scenic landscapes and various tea gardens. Birpara lies about 60 km from Jalpaiguri and about 101 km from Siliguri. The town is located close to the Bhutan border town of Gomtu.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Birpara Tea Garden had a total population of 42,080 of which 21,226 (50%) were males and 20,854 (50%) were females. There were 4,788 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Birpara Tea Garden was 28,020 (75.14% of the population over 6 years).[3]

Services

Birpara lies on NH17 and frequent buses, jeeps and taxis are available from Birpara to Siliguri, Malbazar, Alipurduar, Jaigaon, Hasimara etc. Since it also lies on the route of Siliguri to Jaigaon so taxis and jeeps are also available towards Gangtok, Kalimpong, Rangpo etc. Bagdogra Airport is the nearest airport from the town.

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Jalpaiguri, Birpara covered an area of 6.1247 km2. Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved hand pumps. It had 1,075 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 hospital, 8 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 10 primary schools, 7 middle schools, 5 secondary schools. It had 1 recognised shorthand, typewriting and vocational training institution, 1 special school for the disabled.[4]

Geography

Birpara is located at 26°30′N 89°30′E / 26.50°N 89.50°E / 26.50; 89.50.

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 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.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Fact and Figures". www.wb.gov.in. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  2. ^ "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 15 January 2019.
  3. ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  4. ^ "District Census Handbook Jalpaiguri, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 451–453: Statement I: Status and Growth History, Pages 454–455: Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Pages 456–457: Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Pages 458–459: Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 460–463: Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Pages 464: Statement VI:Industry and Banking. Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  5. ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Jalpaiguri". Tables 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  6. ^ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  7. ^ "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.
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