Saktigarh, Siliguri

See Saktigarh for disambiguation

Saktigarh Saktigarh, Siliguri
city
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Jalpaiguri district
Government
• Mayor	Sri Asok Bhattacharya
Elevation	122 m (400 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	800,000
• Density	41.43/km2 (107.3/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	734 005
Telephone code	0353
Vehicle registration	WB 74 / WB 73 2
Website	www.siliguri.com
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 documentations.

Saktigarh is a developing part of Siliguri City, Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal.

Education

The major Schools in Saktigarh include Saktigarh Vidyapith (H.S), Saktigarh Balika Bidyalaya and several primary schools.

Transport

A new road, named the third Mahananda Bridge, has been rebuilt connecting Burdwan Road (Nowkagath More) and Medical More. The road is planned to join to the west with Matigara, providing seamless communication from the Station Feeder Road in the south and Deshbandhu Road in the east to the Hill Cart Road in the central part of the city.

National Highway no. 31, 31A passes through Siliguri.

Sport

Cricket, Kho Kho, Taekwon-Do, chess and football are the five most popular sports here. The Saktigarh ground is the only cricket ground and matches are regularly held here.

The city is known for being the training ground for many Kho Kho players & cricketers, including Wriddhiman Saha.