Banarhat

Banarhat
—  town  —
Coordinates
Country India
State West Bengal
District(s) Jalpaiguri
Parliamentary constituency Jalpaiguri (SC)
Assembly constituency Dhupguri (SC)
Population 14,431 (2001)
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Website jalpaiguri.gov.in/

Banarhat (Bengali: বানরহাট) (recorded in census data as Banarhat Tea Garden) is a census town in Jalpaiguri district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[1] Banarhat Town had a population of 14,431. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Banarhat has an average literacy rate of 55%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 59% of the males and 41% of females literate. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

It is a station on the New Jalpaiguri-Alipurduar-Samuktala Road Line.

References

  1. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.