Jaigaon
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| Jaigaon | |
 Jaigaon
in West Bangal |
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| Coordinates | 26°50′N 89°23′E / 26.83°N 89.38°E |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bangal |
| District(s) | jalpaiguri |
| Population | 38,664 (2001[update]) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Jaigaon (also spelt Joygaon)(Bengali: জয়গাঁও) is a small town in Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal, near the Bhutan border. The town lies at the gateway to Bhutan - Phuentsholing, and is thus a very thriving place of trade, to foster which the town has traders like Gupta Electronics and Shakti Trading Company. The main source of income for the vast majority of people here is through the Bhutanese citizens, that come down to Jaigaon in order to buy their monthly and weekly ration.
The main entrance to Bhutan is through Jaigaon. As the road condition in Bhutan is not so good, Bhutanese people tend to use the Indian road to go from one part to another. Kolkata is the nearest port, where goods to Bhutan are brought to. India offers a free flow of goods from Kolkata port to Bhutan.
It lies on the banks of the Torsa river. It is a census town and a police station of Alipurduar subdivision [1]
While Jaigaon used to have a clean environment and good roads earlier, it is now very polluted with dust and air pollution. The Bengal government is reluctant to build roads in this area. The roads have been improved a lot since November 2009.
Jaigaon is part of the proposed [2] and there are agitations going on every now and then. Although, in this part of the proposed Gorkhaland, the agitation is not very strong as the population consists of various communities. The population consists mainly of Begali, Gorkhali and Bihari communities.
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[edit] Geography
Jaigaon is located at 26°50′N 89°23′E / 26.83°N 89.38°E.[3]
[edit] Demographics
As of 2007[update] India census[4], Jaygaon had a population of 1,58,664. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Jaygaon has an average literacy rate of 52%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 59%, and female literacy is 43%. In Jaygaon, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] References
- ^ District-wise list of stautory towns
- ^ Gorkhaland
- ^ "Yahoo maps location of Jaigaon". Yahoo maps. http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=26.83021&lon=89.38248&zoom=13&q1=Jaygaon%252C%2520Jalpaiguri%252C%2520West%2520Bengal. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
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