Falakata 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

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 of West Bengal

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. Falakata

Falakata

Falakata is a census town and police station of Alipurduar subdivision in Jalpaiguri district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Geography:...

 police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Falakata. There is one census town in this block: Falakata.

Geography

Falakata is located at 26.53°N 89.20 °E.

Falakata community development block

Community Development Block in India

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 has an area of 312.58  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 Falakata block/ panchayat samiti are: Dalgaon, Deogaon, Dhanirampur I, Dhanirampur II, Falakata I, Falakata II, Guabar Nagar, Jateswar I, Jateswar II, Mairadanga, Parengerpar and Salkumar.

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Falakata block had a total population of 254,027, out of which 131,066 were males and 122,961 were females. Falakata block registered a population growth of 22.22 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.