Falakata is a census town

Census town

In India, a census town is one which has:# A minimum population of 5,000# At least 75% of male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits# A density of population of at least 400 persons per km2.In Ireland, a census town is;...

 and police station of 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...

 in 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 state of West Bengal

West Bengal

West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...

, India

India

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Geography

Falakata is located at 26.53°N 89.2°E It has an average elevation of 88 metres (288 feet). It is believed that Subhas Chandra Bose stayed at Falakata in Soulmari Ashram. This place is a recently declared Municipality. Falakata High School is the oldest and largest school, having about 3000 students. Mujnai is the main river. Subhash Pathagar is the old town library. The Town Club is situated beside NH-31

National Highway 31 (India)

National Highway 31 is an important National Highway in India. It provides gateway to the states in North-East India. This long National Highway starts in Barhi, Jharkhand at the NH 2 and generally traverses in Northeast direction passing through Jhumri Tilaiya, Koderma, Nawada, Bihar Sharif,...

 and 110 km away from Siliguri

Siliguri

Siliguri is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located in the Siliguri Corridor or Chicken's Neck - a very narrow strip of land linking mainland India to its north-eastern states. It is also the transit point for air, road and rail traffic to the neighbouring countries of Nepal,...

. Its Founder President was Nirendra Kr. Chanda (Alias Kanu Chanda) and its Founder Secretary was Nitish Das. Falakata is surrounded by rich forests, corn fields and the nearby Kunjanagar Eco-Park.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census

Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

, Falakata had a population of 18,801. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Falakata has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 71%. In Falakata, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

2011 Position

There Is an English medium School Named Raymond Memorial Higher Secondary School, It Has about 50 teachers and about 1,500 students.

Virus

Virus is a group in Falakata most powerful Containing Only 7. members:
1.Akash Agarwal.
2.Chirag Kundalia.
3.Ritam Dey.
4.Sudipto Karmakar
5.Prem Thakur
6.Nitesh Mishra.
7.Prasenjit Saha.
8.Dipprava Chatterjee