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Siliguri
Siliguri
	Metropolitan City
	; ; ; ; ; ; ; Top to bottom : ; Old view of Siliguri,; Lions Clock Tower,; City Centre; Cosmos Mall;
	Nickname(s): The Gateway of North East India;
	; ; ; ; ; Siliguri; ; ; Location of Siliguri in West Bengal; Show map of West Bengal; ; ; ; ; ; Siliguri; ; ; Siliguri (India); Show map of India; ;
	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;
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	; Darjeeling (62%), Jalpaiguri (38%);
Government ;
• Type	Municipal Corporation
• Body	Siliguri Municipal Corporation
• Mayor;	; Ashok Bhattacharya(CPI(M));
• ADM / SDO;	; P Harishanker (IAS)
Area ;
• Metropolitan City;	260 km2 (100 sq mi)
• Metro ;	1,451 km2 (560 sq mi)
Area rank	2nd in West Bengal;
Highest elevation ;	140 m (460 ft)
Lowest elevation ;	114 m (374 ft)
Population (2011 census); ;
• Metropolitan City;	513,264
• Density	2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi)
• Metro ;	705,579
Languages ;
• Official	; Bengali and English;
Time zone	; UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	734 001-734 015 (city limits), 734 401-734 436(suburbs), 735 133-735 135
Telephone code	0353, 0354
Vehicle registration	WB 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.

Metropolitan City in West Bengal, India

Siliguri (pronunciation (help·info)) 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.

Demographics

Religion in Siliguri^[5]
Religion			Percent
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. I

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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^ ^a^b "Census Of India".

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

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

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

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

^ ^a^b^c^d http://www.siliguri.gov.in/about.html

External links

Siliguri Municipal Corporation

Siliguri Jalpaiguri Development Authority

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[censusindia1-2] "Census Of India".

[censusindia2-3] "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] ttp://www.census2011.co.in/census/city/192-siliguri.html

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

[siliguri.gov.in-7] ttp://www.siliguri.gov.in/about.html

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Siliguri
Metropolitan City
Top to bottom : Old view of Siliguri, Lions Clock Tower, City Centre Cosmos Mall
Nickname(s): The Gateway of North East India
Siliguri Location of Siliguri in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Siliguri Siliguri (India) Show map of India
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
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Darjeeling (62%), Jalpaiguri (38%)
Government
• Type	Municipal Corporation
• Body	Siliguri 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 rank	2nd in West Bengal
Highest elevation	140 m (460 ft)
Lowest elevation	114 m (374 ft)
Population (2011 census)^[2]
• Metropolitan City	513,264
• Density	2,000/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 code	0353, 0354
Vehicle registration	WB 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.