Madarihat

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title: "Madarihat" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["dooars", "villages-in-alipurduar-district"] topic_path: "general/dooars" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madarihat" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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FieldValue
nameMadarihat
other_nameUttar Madarihat
settlement_typeCensus Town
pushpin_mapIndia West Bengal#India
pushpin_map_captionLocation in West Bengal, India
pushpin_label_positionleft
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIndia
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name1West Bengal
subdivision_name2Alipurduar district
established_title
parts_typeTalukas
partsAlipurduar subdivision
unit_prefMetric
area_total_km24.2941
population_total9631
population_density_km2auto
timezone1IST
utc_offset1+5:30
postal_code_typePIN
postal_code735220
area_code_typeTelephone/STD code
area_code03561
iso_codeIN-WB
blank1_name_sec1Lok Sabha constituency
blank1_info_sec1Alipurduars (ST)
blank2_name_sec1Vidhan Sabha constituency
blank2_info_sec1Madarihat (ST)
website
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| name = Madarihat | official_name = | other_name = Uttar Madarihat | settlement_type = Census Town | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | nickname = | pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India | pushpin_label_position = left | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = India | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name1 = West Bengal | subdivision_name2 = Alipurduar district | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | parts_type = Talukas | parts = Alipurduar subdivision | government_type = | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 4.2941 | area_rank = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 9631 | population_as_of = | population_footnotes = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_rank = | population_demonym = | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 735220 | area_code_type = Telephone/STD code | area_code = 03561 | iso_code = IN-WB | registration_plate = | blank1_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency | blank1_info_sec1 = Alipurduars (ST) | blank2_name_sec1 = Vidhan Sabha constituency | blank2_info_sec1 = Madarihat (ST) | website = | footnotes = Madarihat (also referred to as Uttar Madarihat) is a census town and a gram panchayat in the Madarihat-Birpara CD block in the Alipurduar subdivision of the Alipurduar district, West Bengal, India. This town is situated on the outskirts of Jaldapara National Park, which is famous for being home of Indian rhinoceros. This is one of the main tourist spots in North Bengal, surrounded by tea gardens, forests, hills, and small rivers, and also having highly diverse population. Madarihat is also world famous for the local wooden furniture.

Geography

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Locations

Madarihat is located at .

Area overview

Alipurduar district is covered by two maps. It is an extensive area in the eastern end of the Dooars in West Bengal. It is undulating country, largely forested, with numerous rivers flowing down from the outer ranges of the Himalayas in Bhutan. It is a predominantly rural area with 79.38% of the population living in the rural areas. The district has 1 municipal town and 20 census towns and that means that 20.62% of the population lives in urban areas. The scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, taken together, form more than half the population in all the six community development blocks in the district. There is a high concentration of tribal people (scheduled tribes) in the three northern blocks of the district.

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

Madarihat police has jurisdiction over a part of Madarihat-Birpara CD block.

CD block HQ

Headquarters of Madarihat-Birpara CD block is at Madarihat.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Uttar Madarihat had a total population of 9,631. There were 4,889 (51%) males and 4,742 (49%) females. There were 1,025 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Uttar Madarihat was 7,107 (82.58% of the population over 6 years).

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Jalpaiguri, Uttar Madarihat covered an area of 4.2941 km2. Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved tap water from treated sources, tube well, bore well. It had 1,100 domestic electric connections, 1 road lighting point. Among the medical facilities it had 1 dispensary/ health centre, 1 charitable hospital/ nursing home, 1 medicine shop. Among the educational facilities it had 1 primary school, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school, 1 senior secondary school, the nearest general degree college at Birpara 16 km away. It had 3 non-formal education centres (Sarva Siksha Abhiyan). Two important commodities it manufactured were paddy, furniture . It had offices of 1 nationalised bank, 1 private commercial bank, 1 non-agricultural credit society.

Transport

The local train station, Madarihat Railway Station, is connected by the newly converted broad gauge New Jalpaiguri-Alipurduar-Samuktala Road Line. The train line leads through the forests and tea gardens of North Bengal. This train line is also connected to the major cities of India like Delhi, Kolkata, Ranchi and Patna. However, the important stations are Birpara and Hasimara, both of which are 20 km away, New Alipurduar (50 km away), New Cooch Behar (80 km), and New Jalpaiguri (140 km). Bagdogra Airport is the nearest airport.(140 km). It is located on the NH 31 (Siliguri-Hasimara) and is connected with Siliguri and other places in North Bengal. North Bengal State Transport Corporation buses, Bhutan Government buses, and minibuses are available from Siliguri to Alipurduar via Madarihat. Private cars can be hired at Siliguri.

References

References

  1. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Jalpaiguri". Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal.
  2. "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.
  3. "District Census Handbook, Jalpaiguri, Series 20, Part XIIA". Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal.
  4. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Jalpaiguri". Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal.
  5. "District Census Handbook, Jalpaiguri, Series 20, Part XIIA". Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal.
  6. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.
  7. "District Census Handbook Jalpaiguri, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A". Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal.

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