Buniadpur

Buniadpur
City
Buniadpur Location in West Bengal, India Buniadpur Buniadpur (India)
Coordinates:25.39°N 88.39°E/25.39; 88.39
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Dakshin Dinajpur
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Buniadpur Municipality
•Chairperson	Akhil Chandra Barman (AITC)
•District Magistrate	Shri Bijin Krishna (IAS)
Area
• Total	24.49 km2(9.46 sq mi)
• Rank	3rd largest city in Dakshin Dinajpur
Population (2011)
• Total	31,964
• Density	1,300/km2(3,400/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali,English
Time zone	UTC+5:30(IST)
PIN	733121
Telephone Code	03524
Vehicle registration	WB-61/WB-62
Website	ddinajpur.nic.in

Buniadpuris aCityand aMunicipalityinNorth Bengalin theDakshin Dinajpur district,West Bengal,India.

Geography

15km
10miles

Bangladesh

India

Bangarh

H

Kushmandi

R

Bansihari

R

Tapan

R

Kumarganj

R

Patiram

R

Hili Checkpoint

R

Chak Bhrigu

CT

Dakra

CT

Par Patiram

CT

Gopalpur

CT

Harirampur

CT

Buniadpur

M

Gangarampur

M

Balurghat

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Town in the Dakshin Dinajpur district
M: municipal Village, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical site
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Location

The municipality is located at the coordinates25.39°N 88.39°E/25.39; 88.39.It is divided into 14wards.

In the map alongside, all places marked on the map are linked in the full screen version.

Demographics

Buniadpur Municipality has total population of 31964.

Administrator

The first election results of 14 wards ofBuniadpur Municipalityhas been declared. The rulingTrinamool Congress(TMC) has won 13 out of 14 wards. Polling was held on 13 August 2017. The municipality is inDakshin Dinajpurdistrict ofWest Bengal.Civic elections took place for the first time in Buniadpur Municipality as the civic body was formed in 2014. Both the TMC andBJPcontested polls in all the 14 wards, whereas theCPI(M)fielded candidates in 12 wards. 86.89% of the voters exercised their franchise in the elections. Several incidents of violence and booth capturing were reported during the polling.

Transport

1.Buniadpur Railway Stationserves as rail transportion system for Buniadpur. 2.Buniadpur Bus Stand serves as Bus transportation system and buses are going toKolkata,Siliguri,Alipurduar,Jalpaiguri,Coochbehar,Maldaaccordingly.

New broad gauge lines –Gazole-Itahar(27.20 km), Itahar-Raiganj(22.16 km) and Itahar-Buniadpur (27.095 km) – as a material modification of the Eklakhi-Balurghat project (commissioned in 2004) was included in the budget 1983-84. Initial work for the lines has been taken up by Northeast Frontier Railway. 431.973 ha of land to be acquired. Land acquisition has commenced in the Gazole-Itahar sector with initial fund sanctions. As of August 2018, further sanctions are awaited.

New broad gauge line fromKaliaganjto Buniadpur (33.10 km) was included in the budget 2010-11. 157.938 ha of land to be acquired. As of August 2018, project work by Northeast Frontier Railway held up mainly because of paucity of funds.

Education

Buniadpur Mahavidyalayais a college located in Buniadpur, Affiliated toUniversity of Gour Banga. Banshihari High School is renowned school located in Buniadpur Municipality which was established in 1952. Banshihari Balika Vidyalay is also located in Buniadpur. Narayanpur High School, And the newly born high school, Buniadpur High School is also in Buniadpur. Buniadpur Teachers Training College (D.El.Ed,B.ED), Buniadpur Government GirlsITI,Ujjwal Kids World is also situated in Buniadpur.

Banking Facilities

State Bank of Indiaoperates its branch in Buniadpur. Raigang Central Co-Operative Bank Ltd. Bangiya Gramin Vikash Bank. Bandhan Bank Pvt. Ltd. United bank of India.