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| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District(s) | Jalpaiguri |
| Parliamentary constituency | Alipurduars (ST) |
| Assembly constituency | Kalchini (ST) |
| Population | 38,664 (2001[update]) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Website | jalpaiguri.gov.in/ |
Jaigaon (also spelt Joygaon)(Bengali: জয়গাঁও) is a small town in Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal, near the Bhutan border. The town lies at the gateway to Bhutan - Phuentsholing, and is thus a very thriving place of trade. The main source of income for the vast majority of people here is through the Bhutanese citizens, that come down to Jaigaon in order to buy their monthly and weekly ration.
The main entrance to Bhutan is through Jaigaon. As Bhutan is a Himalayan Kingdom, it does not have roads linking to all its towns. Thus, Bhutan uses Indian roads to reach some of its cities, namely Shamtshe, Gomtu and Samdrup Dzonkhang. Bagdogra (Siliguri) is the nearest airport, and Kolkata its nearest port, where goods to Bhutan are brought to. India offers a free flow of goods from Kolkata port to Bhutan.
It lies on the banks of the Torsa river. It is a census town and a police station of Alipurduar subdivision [1]
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While Jaigaon used to have a clean environment earlier, it is now very polluted with dust and air pollution. The Bengal government is reluctant to build roads in this area. The roads have been improved a lot since November 2009. Also, it lacks one very basic amenity- public hospital in spite of having a huge population a prosperous economy. The residents of Jaigaon do not seem to pay attention to this matter not realizing the adverse effects such as high medical expenses which they incur from time to time. Also, the waste disposal system of jaigaon is very poor. But it seems like the people hardly care. 'Businessmen' residing in Jaigaon have hardly taken any initiative.
However, with the younger generations taking over from their preceding generations, there are brightened hopes of a holistic development in the part of the world. We can expect to see more schools, hopsitals and other basic infrastructure coming up in the near future.
Jaigaon is part of the proposed [2] and there are agitations going on every now and then. Although, in this part of the proposed Gorkhaland, the agitation is not very strong as the population consists of various communities. The population consists mainly of Bengali, Nepali (gorkhali),Bihari,Marwadi communities and the tribals of that place.
Jaigaon is located at .[3]
However, with the younger generations taking over from their preceding generations, there are brightened hopes of a holistic development in the part of the world. We can expect to see more schools, hopsitals and other basic infrastructure coming up in the near future.
As of 2007[update] India census[4], Jaygaon had a population of 1,58,664. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Jaygaon has an average literacy rate of 90%, much higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 90%, and female literacy is 90%. In Jaygaon, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age. On the whole its a developing place.
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