Alipurduar I is an administrative division in Alipurduar subdivision

Alipurduar subdivision

Alipurduar subdivision , is a subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of Alipurduar municipality and six community development blocks: Madarihat–Birpara, Alipurduar–I, Alipurduar–II, Falakata, Kalchini and Kumargram. The six blocks...

 of Jalpaiguri district

Jalpaiguri District

Jalpaiguri district is the largest district of North Bengal, covering an area 6,245 km2. It is situated between 26° 16' and 27° 0' North latitudes and 88° 4' and 89° 53' East longitudes...

 in the India

India

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n state

States and territories of India

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 of West Bengal

West Bengal

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. Alipurduar

Alipurduar

Alipurduar is a sub-divisional municipal city of Jalpaiguri district, and is located at the eastern end of the district. Situated on the east bank of Kaljani River on the foothills of the Himalayas, the town is a gateway to Bhutan and North Eastern states of India...

 police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Panchkalguri. There are four census towns in this block: Paschim Jitpur

Paschim Jitpur

Paschim Jitpur is a census town under the Alipurduar police station of the Alipurduar subdivision in the Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Demographics:...

, Chechakhata

Chechakhata

Chechakhata is a census town under Alipurduar police station of Alipurduar subdivision in Jalpaiguri district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Demographics:...

, Alipurduar Railway Junction

Alipurduar Railway Junction

Alipurduar Railway Junction is a census town under Alipurduar police station of Alipurduar subdivision in Jalpaiguri district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Demographics:...

 and Bholar Dabri

Bholar Dabri

Bholar Dabri is a census town under Alipurduar police station of Alipurduar subdivision, in Jalpaiguri district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Demographics:...

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Geography

Alipurduar Railway Junction is located at 26.5224000°N 89.5435500°E.

Alipurduar I community development block

Community Development Block in India

The Community development block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer...

 has an area of 196.22  km².

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...

s of Alipurduar I block/ panchayat samiti are: Banchukamari, Chakoakheti, Mathura, Paerpar, Patlakhowa, Purba, Kanthalbari, Salkumari I, Salkumari II, Topsikatha, Vivekananda I and Vivekananda II.

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Alipurduar I block had a total population of 197,160, out of which 101,505 were males and 95,655 were females. Alipurduar I block registered a population growth of 12.59 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 21.52 per cent.Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.