Alipurduars
Constituency No. 2 · Scheduled Tribe
Assembly segments in this district
- Kumargram
- Kalchini
- Alipurduar
- Falakata
- Madarihat
Alipurduar District
West Bengal
Alipurduar district is one of the districts of West Bengal. Its administrative headquarters is at Alipurduar. It covers 3,136 sq km and had a population of 14,91,250 at the 2011 census, a density of 476 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 5 assembly segments.
District Headquarters
Alipurduar
Area
3,136 sq km
Population
14.91 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
476 /km²
Literacy Rate
72.21%
Sex Ratio
956
per 1,000 males
Alipurduar District Overview
Census 2011Key demographic and social figures for Alipurduar district.
Total Population
14.91 Lakh
Male Population
7.63 Lakh
Female Population
7.29 Lakh
Rural Population
12.82 Lakh
Urban Population
2.09 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
4.62 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
3.82 Lakh
Literacy Rate
72.21%
Population Density
476 /km²
Sex Ratio
956
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 79.5%Female literacy 64.6%
District Administration
Administrative structure of Alipurduar district.
1
Tehsils
6
Blocks
60
Nyay Panchayats
66
Gram Panchayats
338
Villages
- Headquarters
- Alipurduar
- Languages
- Bengali, Nepali, Rajbanshi, Sadri, English
- Census Year
- 2011
- Coordinates
- 26.49° N, 89.52° E
Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Alipurduar
(1)A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.
Primary
Assembly Constituencies Covering Alipurduar
(5)Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.
No. 10 · Alipurduars
MO
Manoj Kumar Oraon
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 11 · Alipurduars
BL
Bishal Lama
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 12 · Alipurduars
SK
Suman Kanjilal
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
No. 13 · Alipurduars
DB
Deepak Barman
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 14 · Alipurduars
Your Representatives from Alipurduar
(6)Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Alipurduar district.
- MOManoj Kumar OraonBharatiya Janata PartyMLAKumargram · No. 10
- BLBishal LamaBharatiya Janata PartyMLAKalchini · No. 11
- SKSuman KanjilalAll India Trinamool CongressMLAAlipurduar · No. 12
- DBDeepak BarmanBharatiya Janata PartyMLAFalakata · No. 13
Election History
Lok SabhaAlipurduars · No. 2
- 202418th Lok SabhaBJPManoj TiggaVotes 7,08,447Vote share 49.8%Margin 75,447
- 1. Manoj Tigga · BJP7,08,447 (49.8%)
- 2. Prakash Chik Baraik · AITC6,33,000 (44.5%)
- 3. Mili Oraon · RSP35,120 (2.47%)
- 201917th Lok SabhaBJPJohn BarlaVotes 7,50,804Vote share 54.4%Margin 2,43,989
- 1. John Barla · BJP7,50,804 (54.4%)
- 2. Dasrath Tirkey · AITC5,06,815 (36.72%)
- 3. Narahari Mahato · RSP27,472 (1.99%)
- 201416th Lok SabhaAITCDasrath TirkeyVotes 3,62,453Vote share 29.58%Margin 21,397
- 1. Dasrath Tirkey · AITC3,62,453 (29.58%)
- 2. Manohar Tirkey · RSP3,41,056 (27.83%)
- 3. John Barla · BJP3,35,857 (27.41%)
Political Geography
Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.
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Alipurduar District at a Glance
- State
- West Bengal
- Headquarters
- Alipurduar
- Area
- 3,136 sq km
- Population
- 14.91 Lakh
- Population density
- 476 per km²
- Sex ratio
- 956 per 1,000 males
- Literacy rate
- 72.21%
- Languages
- Bengali, Nepali, Rajbanshi, Sadri, English
- Tehsils
- 1
- Blocks
- 6
- Gram panchayats
- 66
- Villages
- 338
- Lok Sabha seats
- 1
- Assembly segments
- 5
- Census year
- 2011
Sources & data
- Census of India (2011)
- Election Commission of India
- Government of West Bengal
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.