Falakata (community development block)
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Falakata (community development block)

Falakata is a community development block (CD block) that forms an administrative division in the Alipurduar subdivision of the Alipurduar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Falakata is located at 26°32′N 89°12′E / 26.53°N 89.20°E / 26.53; 89.20.

The Falakata CD block lies in the south-western part of the district. The Dadua River flows along the western boundary and the Torsha River flows along the eastern boundary of the district. It has hilly terrain which is part of the sub-Himalayan ranges.

The Falakata CD block is bounded by the Madarihat-Birpara CD block on the north, Alipurduar I CD block on the east, Mathabhanga II, Cooch Behar II CD blocks in Cooch Behar district on the south, Banarhat and Dhupguri CD block in Jalpaiguri district on the west.

The Falakata CD block has an area of 353.93 km2. It has 1 panchayat samity, 12 gram panchayats, 206 gram sansads (village councils), 63 mouzas, 60 inhabited villages and 4 census towns. Falakata police station serves this block. Headquarters of this CD block is at Falakata.

Gram panchayats of Falakata block/ panchayat samiti are: Dalgaon, Deogaon, Dhanirampur I, Dhanirampur II, Jateswar I, Jateswar II, Mairadanga, Parangerpar and Salkumar. Gram panchayats of Falakata block Falakata I, Falakata II, Guabarnagar are now part of Falakata Municipality.

According to the 2011 Census of India, the Falakata CD block had a total population of 290,722, of which 244,161 were rural, and 46,561 were urban. There were 149,626 (51%) males and 141,096 (49%) females. There were 34,843 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The Scheduled Castes numbered 118,281 (40.69%) and the Scheduled Tribes numbered 46,293 (15.92%).

According to the 2001 census, Falakata block had a total population of 254,027, out of which 131,066 were males and 122,961 were females. Falakata block registered a population growth of 22.22 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade.

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