| Alipurduar I | |
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| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District(s) | Jalpaiguri |
| Parliamentary constituency | Alipurduars |
| Assembly constituency | Alipurduars, Falakata |
| Population • Density |
197,160 (2001[update]) • 1,005 /km2 (2,603 /sq mi) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Area | 196.22 square kilometres (75.76 sq mi) |
| Website | jalpaiguri.gov.in/ |
Alipurduar I (community development block) (Bengali: আলিপুরদুয়ার I সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক) is an administrative division in Alipurduar subdivision of Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Alipurduar police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Panchkalguri. There are four census towns in this block: Paschim Jitpur, Chechakhata, Alipurduar Railway Junction and Bholar Dabri.[1][2]
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Alipurduar Railway Junction is located at .
Alipurduar I community development block has an area of 196.22 km2.[2]
Gram panchayats of Alipurduar I block/ panchayat samiti are: Banchukamari, Chakoakheti, Mathura, Paerpar, Patlakhowa, Purba, Kanthalbari, Salkumari I, Salkumari II, Topsikatha, Vivekananda I and Vivekananda II.[3]
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.[2]Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.[4]
NH 31C passes through the block.
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