Haldibari, India
| Haldibari | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
|
Haldibari Landscape | |
  Haldibari   Haldibari Location in West Bengal, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°20′N 88°46′E / 26.33°N 88.77°ECoordinates: 26°20′N 88°46′E / 26.33°N 88.77°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Cooch Behar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal corporation |
| • Body | Nagar Palika |
| Elevation | 57 m (187 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 13,170 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English Rajbongshi dialect |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 735122 |
| Telephone code | 03561 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | 71, 72 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jalpaiguri |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Mekhliganj |
| Website |
jalpaiguri |
Haldibari is a town and a municipality in the Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Haldibari is located at 26°20′N 88°46′E / 26.33°N 88.77°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 57 metres (187 feet).Haldibari is a town located near India-Bangladesh border.
Climate
Like other places of eastern India Haldibari experiences three seasons,namely Summer,Monsoons and Winter.The town experiences heavy amount of rainfall during the Monsoon.In the summer the temperature reaches around 35 degrees of Celsius and in extreme winter the temperature sometimes falls down to 5 degrees of Celsius.
Demographics
The Haldibari Municipality has population of 14,404 of which 7,306 are males while 7,098 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 1341 which is 9.31 % of total population of Haldibari (M). In Haldibari Municipality, Female Sex Ratio is of 972 against state average of 950. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Haldibari is around 913 compared to West Bengal state average of 956. Literacy rate of Haldibari city is 83.96 % higher than state average of 76.26 %. In Haldibari, Male literacy is around 87.57 % while female literacy rate is 80.27 %
Civic administration
Administration of the Haldibari Municipality is headed by a chairman who is elected by the residents of the town.It has 11 wards from where the councilors are elected. The newly elected chairman is Sri Tarun Dutta.