Dabgram

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title: "Dabgram" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cities-and-towns-in-jalpaiguri-district", "neighbourhoods-in-siliguri"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dabgram" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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FieldValue
nameDabgram
settlement_typeCensus Town
pushpin_mapIndia West Bengal#India3#Asia
pushpin_label_positionright
pushpin_map_captionLocation in West Bengal, India
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIndia
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name1West Bengal
subdivision_name2Jalpaiguri
established_title
unit_prefMetric
area_total_km224.06
population_total111,904
population_as_of2011
population_density_km2auto
timezone1IST
utc_offset1+5:30
postal_code_typePIN
postal_code734004
area_code_typeTelephone/STD code
area_code03561
registration_plateWB
blank1_name_sec1Lok Sabha constituency
blank1_info_sec1Jalpaiguri
blank2_name_sec1Vidhan Sabha constituency
blank2_info_sec1Dabgram-Phulbari
website
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Dabgram is a census town in the Rajganj CD block in the Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

| width=400| height=300| zoom=9 | coord=| float=left|caption=Places and tea estates in Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision (including Rajganj, Jalpaiguri, Maynaguri and Dhupguri CD blocks) in Jalpaiguri district CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, C: cantonment, NP: national park/ wildlife sanctuary, TE: tea estate Abbreviations used in names – TG for Tea Garden (town/village), TE for Tea Estate, JRS: junction railway station Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly |mark-coord1=| label-pos1=bottom|label1= Chakiabhita| numbered1=CT| mark-title1= Chakiabhita (CT)|label-color1= #800000 |label-size1=11| mark-size1=12|shape1=l-circle|shape-color1= #A40000|shape-outline1=white|label-offset-x1=2 |mark-coord2=| label-pos2=top|label2=Dabgram| numbered2=CT| mark-title2= Dabgram (CT)|shape-color2=black| label-size2=13|label-color2=black |mark-coord3=| label-pos3=left|label3=Binnaguri 2| numbered3=CT| mark-title3= Binnaguri, Rajganj (CT) |mark-coord4=| label-pos4=left|label4=Kharia| numbered4=CT| mark-title4= Kharia, Jalpaiguri (CT) |mark-coord5=| label-pos5=top|label5=Mainaguri| numbered5=CT| mark-title5= Mainaguri (CT) |mark-coord6=| label-pos6=right|label6=Dakshin Khagrabari| numbered6=CT| mark-title6= Dakshin Khagrabari (CT) |mark-coord7=| label-pos7=right|label7=Gairkata| numbered7=CT| mark-title7= Gairkata (CT) |mark-coord8=| label-pos8=right|label8=Banarhat| numbered8=CT| mark-title8= Banarhat (CT) |mark-coord9=| label-pos9=left|label9=Telipara TG| numbered9=CT| mark-title9= Telipara Tea Garden (CT) |mark-coord10=| label-pos10=right |label10=Jalpaiguri| numbered10=M| mark-title10= Jalpaiguri (M)| shape-color10=#800000 |mark-coord11=| label-pos11=right|label11=Dhupguri| numbered11=M| mark-title11= Dhupguri (M) | shape-color11=#800000 |mark-coord12= | label-pos12=right|label12= Binnaguri 1| numbered12=C| mark-title12=Binnaguri (C)|shape-color12=#AA6666 |mark-coord13=| label-pos13=left|label13=Phulbari|labela13=checkpoint| numbered13=R| mark-title13= Phulbari, Jalpaiguri (R)|shape-color13= #A42222 |mark-coord14=| label-pos14=left|label14=Rajganj| numbered14=R| mark-title14= Rajganj, Jalpaiguri (R)|shape-color14= #A42222 |mark-coord15=| label-pos15=right|label15=Belakoba| numbered15=R| mark-title15= Belakoba (R)|shape-color15= #A42222 |mark-coord16=| label-pos16= left |label16= Danguajhar TE | numbered16=TE| mark-title16= Danguajhar Tea Estate (TE)| shape-color16=#87A96B |mark-coord17=| label-pos17= right |label17= Gandrapara TE | numbered17=TE| mark-title17= Gandrapara and Lakhipara Tea Estates (TE)| shape-color17=#87A96B |mark-coord18=| label-pos18= top |label18= Lakhipara TE | numbered18=TE| mark-title18= Gandrapara and Lakhipara Tea Estates (TE)| shape-color18=#87A96B |mark-coord19= | label-pos19=right|label19=New Jalpaiguri JRS| numbered19=F| mark-title19= New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station (F)| shape-color19= #A40000 |mark-coord20=| label-pos20=bottom|label20=Gorumara |labela20= National| labelb20= Park| numbered20=NP| mark-title20= Gorumara National Park (NP)| shape-color20=#228B22 |mark-coord21=| label-pos21=bottom|label21=Chapramari |labela21= Wildlife| labelb21= Sanctuary| numbered21=NP| mark-title21= Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary (NP)| shape-color21=#228B22 |mark-coord22=|label22= Teesta| label-color22 = #77A1CB| label-angle22=60| label-pos22=top| label-size22=10| mark-size22=0| mark-title22=none |mark-coord23=|label23= River| label-color23 = #77A1CB| label-angle23=50| label-pos23=top| label-size23=10| mark-size23=0| mark-title23=none |mark-coord24=|label24= Jaldhaka|labela24= River| label-color24 = #77A1CB| label-angle24=80| label-pos24=top| label-size24=10| mark-size24=0| mark-title24=none |arc-coordA=|arc-textA= BANGLADESH| arc-text-colorA=hard grey| arc-angleA=28| arc-gapA=3.5| arc-radiusA=0.4 |arc-coordB=|arc-textB= BHUTAN| arc-text-colorB=hard grey| arc-angleB=20| arc-gapB=3.5| arc-radiusB=0.4}}

Location

Dabgram is located at

According to the map of the Rajganj CD block on page 115 in the District Census Handbook, Jalpaiguri, 2011 census, a part of Dabgram is shown as a part of Siliguri Municipal Corporation. However, a major part of Dabgram is shown outside Siliguri in Jalpaiguri district. Pradhan Nagar police station is shown in Dabgram. Dabgram, Binnaguri and Chakiabhita form a cluster of census towns on the eastern side of Siliguri.

Area overview

The map alongside shows the alluvial floodplains south of the outer foothills of the Himalayas. The area is mostly flat, except for low hills in the northern portions. It is a primarily rural area with 62.01% of the population living in rural areas and a moderate 37.99% living in the urban areas. Tea gardens in the Dooars and Terai regions produce 226 million kg or over a quarter of India's total tea crop. Some tea gardens were identified in the 2011 census as census towns or villages. Such places are marked in the map as CT (census town) or R (rural/ urban centre). Specific tea estate pages are marked TE.

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Civic administration

Police station

Pradhan Nagar police station has jurisdiction over a part of the Rajganj CD block and a part of Siliguri.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Dabgram (P) had a total population of 111,904 of which 61,078 (51%) were males and 57,962 (49%) were females. There were 15,093 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Dabgram was 76,092 (73.20% of the population over 6 years).

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Jalpaiguri, Dabgram covered an area of 24.06 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 53 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved service reservoir, tank, pond, lake. It had 14,075 domestic electric connections, 60 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities it had 1 dispensary/ health centre, 1 veterinary hospital, 21 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 1 special school for disabled. Among the social, cultural and recreational facilities, it had 1 orphanage home. It had the branch of 1 cooperative bank, 1 agricultural credit society.

References

References

  1. "District Census Handbook Jalpaiguri, Series 20, Part XII A, 2011 census". Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal.
  2. Debnath, S.. (2010). "The Dooars in Historical Transition". Shiv Mandir: N. L. Publishers.
  3. Dinerstein, E., Loucks, C. (2001). {{WWF ecoregion
  4. "Jalpaiguri". District administration.
  5. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Jalpaiguri". Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal.
  6. "Tea Growing Regions". Indian Tea Association.
  7. "Dooars-Terai". Tea Board India.
  8. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.
  9. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Jalpaiguri". Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal.
  10. "Search a Police Station". Jalpaiguri Police.
  11. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.
  12. "District Census Handbook Jalpaiguri, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A". Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal.

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