Naxalbari is an administrative division in Siliguri subdivision

Siliguri subdivision

Siliguri subdivision is a subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of the Siliguri municipal corporation and four community development blocks: Matigara, Naxalbari, Phansidewa and Kharibari. The four blocks contain 22 gram panchayats and two census...

 of Darjeeling district

Darjeeling district

Darjeeling District is the northernmost district of the state of West Bengal in eastern India in the foothills of the Himalayas. The district is famous for its beautiful hill stations and Darjeeling tea. Darjeeling is the district headquarters...

 in the India

India

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States and territories of India

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 of West Bengal

West Bengal

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. Naxalbari police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Naxalbari

Naxalbari

Naxalbari is the name of a village and a community development block in northern part of the state of West Bengal, India. Naxalbari block comes under the jurisdiction of Siliguri subdivision of Darjeeling district. Naxalbari became famous for the left wing revolt that took place in the late...

. There is one census town in this block:Uttar Bagdogra

Uttar Bagdogra

Uttar Bagdogra is a census town in Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Demographics: India census, Uttar Bagdogra had a population of 15,772. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Uttar Bagdogra has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national...

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Geography

Naxalbari is located at 26.68°N 88.22°E. It has an average elevation of 152 metres (501 feet).

Naxalbari 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 181.51  km².

Administration

Naxalbari block consists of one census town: Uttar Bagdogra

Uttar Bagdogra

Uttar Bagdogra is a census town in Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Demographics: India census, Uttar Bagdogra had a population of 15,772. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Uttar Bagdogra has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national...

 and rural areas with 6 gram panchayats, viz. Gossaipur, Lower Bagdogra, Nakshalbari, Hatighisa, Maniram and Upper Bagdogra. This block has two police stations: Bagdogra

Bagdogra

Bagdogra is a small town in the Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India, which is surrounded by tea gardens. Bagdogra is well connected by rail and air to the rest of the country. Bagdogra Airport is the only airport in North Bengal, which is now an International Airport. -References:...

and Naxalbari. The headquarters of this block is in Naxalbari.

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Naxalbari block had a total population of 144,942, out of which 75,833 were males and 69,109 were females. Naxalbari block registered a population growth of 54.64 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 16.94 per cent. Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.