Alipurduar is a city and a municipality in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Alipurduar district. Situated on the east bank of Kaljani River on the foothills of the Himalayas, the city is a gateway to Bhutan and northeastern states of India. Alipurduar was a sub-divisional town of Jalpaiguri district until 2007 when it was created a separate district. Geography Location Alipurduar 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 the 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. Demographics In the 2011 census, Alipurduar Urban Agglomeration had a population of 127,342, out of which 64,898 were males and 62,444 were females. The 0–6 years population was 10,545. Effective literacy rate for the 7+ population was 89.16 per cent. census, Alipurduar had a population of 73,047. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Alipurduar has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 54% of the males and 46% of females literate. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. Municipality Education Schools St. Joseph's High School Little Flowers English School Railway Higher Secondary School Stepping Stone Model School Techno India Group Public School M. C. William Higher Secondary School Alipurduar High School Alipurduar Girls' High School Alipurduar Newtown Girls' High School Kendriya Vidyalaya St. Xavier's School Jitpur Higher Secondary School Shyamaprsad Vidyamandir Boys & Girls Alipurduar Gobinda High School Rabikanta High School Colleges Alipurduar University Alipurduar Mahila Mahavidyalaya (affiliated with University of North Bengal) Vivekananda College, Alipurduar (affiliated with University of North Bengal) Industrial Training Institute (ITI), Birpara Nani Bhattacharya Smarak Mahavidyalaya, Jaigaon Birpara College, Birpara Alipurduar govt. polytechnic college,Alipurduar Alipurduar govt. Engineering college, Under construction Falakata College, Falakata Sahid Kshudiram