Jaigaon
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Jaigaon
West Bengal • India |
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| District(s) | Jalpaiguri |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Population | 38,664 (2001) |
Jaigaon (also spelt Jaygaon) 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 and smuggling foreign goods. It lies on the banks of the Torsa river. It is a census town and a police station of Alipurduar subdivision [1]
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As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Jaygaon had a population of 38,664. 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.
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