Gangarampur
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Gangarampur is one of the cities and a municipality in Dakshin Dinajpur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Buniadpur is the headquarters of the Gangarampur subdivision. The city is located on the bank of river Punarbhaba. Gangarampur is one of the major cities connected through National Highway 512. It became the subdivision of newly formed district Dakshin Dinajpur when Paschim Dinajpur was bifurcated into Uttar and Dakshin Dinajpur in 1992.
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Gangarampur | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 25.4°N 88.52°E / 25.4; 88.52 | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Dakshin Dinajpur |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body | Gangarampur Municipality |
• Chairman | Shri Prasanta Mitra (TMC) |
• District Magistrate | Shri C.Murugan (IAS) |
• Superintendent of Police | Shri Debarshi Dutta (IPS) |
• Member of Legislative Assembly | Shri Satyendranath Roy (BJP) |
• Member of Parliament | Dr. Sukanta Majumdar (Professor, Gourbanga University) (BJP) |
Area | |
• Total | 10.29 km2 (3.97 sq mi) |
Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 56,175 |
• Density | 5,500/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 733124 |
Telephone code | 03521 |
Vehicle registration | WB61 - WB62 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Balurghat |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Gangarampur |
Website | Official website |
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