Siliguri





Metropolitan City in West Bengal, India















































Siliguri
Metropolitan City


Siliguri view.jpg

Lions Clock Tower Siliguri.jpg

Siliguri city centre.jpg

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Top to bottom :
Old view of Siliguri,
Lions Clock Tower,
City Centre
Cosmos Mall

Nickname(s): 
The Gateway of North East India




Siliguri is located in West Bengal

Siliguri

Siliguri



Location of Siliguri in West Bengal

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Siliguri is located in India

Siliguri

Siliguri



Siliguri (India)

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Coordinates: 26°43′N 88°26′E / 26.71°N 88.43°E / 26.71; 88.43Coordinates: 26°43′N 88°26′E / 26.71°N 88.43°E / 26.71; 88.43
CountryIndia
StateWest Bengal
District
Darjeeling (62%), Jalpaiguri (38%)
Government

 • TypeMunicipal Corporation
 • BodySiliguri Municipal Corporation
 • Mayor

Ashok Bhattacharya(CPI(M))
 • ADM / SDO

P Harishanker (IAS)
Area
[1]

 • Metropolitan City
260 km2 (100 sq mi)
 • Metro

1,451 km2 (560 sq mi)
Area rank2nd in West Bengal
Highest elevation

140 m (460 ft)
Lowest elevation

114 m (374 ft)
Population
(2011 census)[2]

 • Metropolitan City
513,264
 • Density2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi)
 • Metro
[3]

705,579
Languages

 • Official
Bengali and English[4]
Time zone
UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
734 001-734 015 (city limits), 734 401-734 436(suburbs), 735 133-735 135
Telephone code0353, 0354
Vehicle registrationWB 73/74

Lok Sabha constituency

Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri

Vidhan Sabha constituency

Siliguri, Dabgram-Phulbari, Matigara-Naxalbari, Phansidewa
Website
www.siligurismc.in, www.siliguri.gov.in

1The coordinates given here are in metric system and based upon the Microsoft Encarta Reference Library Map Center 2005
2 The Vehicle Code given here based upon the Siliguri Sub Divisional Court, Darjeeling District Court and Jalpaiguri District Court documentations.

Siliguri (About this soundpronunciation ) is a city which spans areas of the Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri districts in the Indian state of West Bengal. The city is located on the banks of the Mahananda River at the foothills of the Himalayas.




Contents





  • 1 Demographics


  • 2 History


  • 3 Transport

    • 3.1 Rail


    • 3.2 Air



  • 4 Education


  • 5 Climate


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links



Demographics
























Religion in Siliguri[5]
ReligionPercent
Hinduism
91.98%
Islam
5.37%
Christianity
0.94%
Buddhist
0.65%
Others
1.05%


Based on Census data of 2011, the city has a population of 705,579, while the population of Siliguri UA/Metropolitan is 1,057,438.[2][3] Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. In Siliguri, 10% of the population is under six years of age.


Due to the city's booming economy, it has drawn people from Bihar, Jharkhand, North Bengal, North-East, Sikkim and other parts of India in search of livelihood. Siliguri also has a large population of Tibetans and a notable number of Bhutanese permanently settled in the city.[6]


History


Siliguri, the gateway of North East India,[7] gained municipal status in 1949 and grew into Municipal Corporation in 1994.[citation needed]


Siliguri also known for its '4T': Tea, Timber, Tourism and Transport.[7]


Transport


Rail


A+ category railway station, New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station under Katihar railway division of Northeast Frontier Railway zone serves the city.
Two other stations, Siliguri Junction railway station and Siliguri Town railway station, also serve the city.[7]


Air


Bagdogra Airport is the airport serving Siliguri city. Flights connect to Kolkata, Guwahati, New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Chennai.[7]


Education


Siliguri's schools are either government sponsored or run by private organisations.[citation needed]Bengali and English are the primary languages of instruction; Hindi and Nepali are also used.[citation needed] Schools in Siliguri follow the "10+2+3" plan.[citation needed] After completing their secondary education, students typically enroll in schools that have a higher secondary facility and are affiliated with the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education, the ICSE, or the CBSE.[citation needed]


Government sponsored institutions in Siliguri: University of North Bengal (1962), a state university and North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (1968), a state medical college and other institutions are, Siliguri College, Siliguri College of Commerce, Surya Sen Mahavidyalaya, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy Government College, Kalipada Ghosh Tarai Mahavidyalaya, Siliguri Government Polytechnic, and Siliguri Boys' High School.


Private institutions include: Siliguri Institute of Technology and Nepali Kalyan High School.


Climate


























































Climate data for Silguri
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Average high °C (°F)
20
(68)
22
(72)
25
(77)
30
(86)
36
(97)
38
(100)
37
(99)
36
(97)
30
(86)
28
(82)
27
(81)
21
(70)
29
(85)
Average low °C (°F)
8
(46)
10
(50)
14
(57)
22
(72)
24
(75)
25
(77)
26
(79)
25
(77)
23
(73)
23
(73)
16
(61)
14
(57)
19
(66)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
8
(0.3)
18
(0.7)
33
(1.3)
94
(3.7)
300
(11.8)
658
(25.9)
818
(32.2)
643
(25.3)
538
(21.2)
142
(5.6)
13
(0.5)
5
(0.2)
3,266
(128.6)
[citation needed]

References




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  2. ^ ab "Census Of India".


  3. ^ ab "Siliguri Metropolitan Urban Region Population 2011 Census". census2011.co.in. Retrieved 25 July 2016.


  4. ^ "Fact and Figures". www.wb.gov.in. Retrieved 7 December 2018.


  5. ^ http://www.census2011.co.in/census/city/192-siliguri.html


  6. ^ "Bangla immigrants to be pushed back". The Times Of India. 5 November 2001.


  7. ^ abcd http://www.siliguri.gov.in/about.html



External links



  • Siliguri Municipal Corporation

  • Siliguri Jalpaiguri Development Authority











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