Gairkata

Gairkata গয়েরকাটা Swarga-chera by সমরেশ মজুমদার
Town
Gairkata Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 26°41′N 89°02′E / 26.68°N 89.03°E / 26.68; 89.03Coordinates: 26°41′N 89°02′E / 26.68°N 89.03°E / 26.68; 89.03
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Jalpaiguri
Population (2001)
• Total	8,713
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Lok Sabha constituency	Alipurduar (ST] | blank2_name_sec1 = Vidhan Sabha constituency | blank2_info_sec1 = [Madarihat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Madarihat)
Website	jalpaiguri.gov.in

Gairkata is a census town in Jalpaiguri district in the state of West Bengal, India. At times, it is also spelled as Goyerkata. Gairkata G.P is the one of the biggest G.P in Jalpaiguri. Although the GP is officially written as Sakoyajhora no-1. From Dudua river to Alipurduar distric border it is a nice village . A nice Madhubani Park is here on the bank of Madhubani river. One old and finest tea garden is here. It is the native village of Samaresh Majumder Bikash Sarker and Samar Ganguly. Gosaihat Eco park also situated in this area under Gairkata-Moraghat Rang. Telepara is its industrial hub. Gairkata is in the middle of Dhupguri block. Gairkata reading club is one of oldest club in jalpaigur established on 1912.

Geography

Gairkata is located at 26°41′N 89°02′E / 26.68°N 89.03°E / 26.68; 89.03.^[1]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[2] Gairkata had a population of 8713. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Gairkata has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 59%. In Gairkata, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

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