Jaigaon
Jaigaon is a census town in Alipurduar subdivision under Kalchini Block of Alipurduar district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is located on the country's border with Bhutan, and Bhutan Gate separates the two countries. Phuentsholing is the Bhutan's nearest city to Jaigaon. Bhutan does not have domestic roads linking all its towns, so it uses roads passing through Jaigaon to reach destinations such as Samtse, Gomtu, Nganglam and Samdrup Jongkhar.
Jaigaon | |
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Census Town | |
Jaigaon from the kharbandi (Bhutan) | |
Jaigaon Location in West Bengal, India, Jaigaon Jaigaon (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26.83°N 89.38°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Alipurduar |
| Government | |
| • MLA | Prena Bhujel |
| • MP | John Barla |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 42,254 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali |
| • Additional official | English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 736182 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha Constituency | Alipurduar (ST) |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kalchini (ST) |
| Website | www www |
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