Phulbari, Jalpaiguri

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| coord={{coord|26|37|0|N|88|47|0|E}}| float=left|caption=Places and tea estates in Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision (including Rajganj, Jalpaiguri, Maynaguri and Dhupguri CD blocks) in Jalpaiguri district
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, C: cantonment, NP: national park/ wildlife sanctuary, TE: tea estate
Abbreviations used in names – TG for Tea Garden (town/village), TE for Tea Estate, JRS: junction railway station
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

|mark-coord1={{coord|26|43|10|N|88|27|41|E}}| label-pos1=top|label1= Dabgram| numbered1=CT| mark-title1= Dabgram (CT)|label-color1= #800000 |label-size1=11| mark-size1=12|shape1=l-circle|shape-color1= #A40000|shape-outline1=white|label-offset-x1=2

|mark-coord2={{coord|26|39|7|N|88|30|56|E}}| label-pos2=bottom|label2=Chakiabhita| numbered2=CT| mark-title2= Chakiabhita (CT)

|mark-coord3={{coord|26|39|35|N|88|28|7|E}}| label-pos3=left|label3=Binnaguri 2| numbered3=CT| mark-title3= Binnaguri, Rajganj (CT)

|mark-coord4={{coord|26|31|52|N|88|42|8|E}}| label-pos4=left|label4=Kharia| numbered4=CT| mark-title4= Kharia, Jalpaiguri (CT)

|mark-coord5={{coord|26|34|0|N|88|49|12|E}}| label-pos5=top|label5=Mainaguri| numbered5=CT| mark-title5= Mainaguri (CT)

|mark-coord6={{coord|26|32|50|N|88|50|17|E}}| label-pos6=right|label6=Dakshin Khagrabari| numbered6=CT| mark-title6= Dakshin Khagrabari (CT)

|mark-coord7={{coord|26|40|48|N|89|1|48|E}}| label-pos7=right|label7=Gairkata| numbered7=CT| mark-title7= Gairkata (CT)

|mark-coord8={{coord|26|46|40|N|89|2|26|E}}| label-pos8=right|label8=Banarhat| numbered8=CT| mark-title8= Banarhat (CT)

|mark-coord9={{coord|26|43|30|N|89|3|6|E}}| label-pos9=left|label9=Telipara TG| numbered9=CT| mark-title9= Telipara Tea Garden (CT)

|mark-coord10={{coord|26|30|10|N|88|43|48|E}}| label-pos10=right |label10=Jalpaiguri| numbered10=M| mark-title10= Jalpaiguri (M)| shape-color10=#800000

|mark-coord11={{coord|26|36|10|N|89|0|25|E}}| label-pos11=right|label11=Dhupguri| numbered11=M| mark-title11= Dhupguri (M) | shape-color11=#800000

|mark-coord12={{coord|26|45|20|N|89|3|20|E}} | label-pos12=right|label12= Binnaguri 1| numbered12=C| mark-title12=Binnaguri (C)|shape-color12=#AA6666

|mark-coord13={{coord|26|38|19|N|88|24|59|E}}| label-pos13=left|label13=Phulbari|labela13=checkpoint| numbered13=R| mark-title13= Phulbari, Jalpaiguri (R)|shape-color13=black| label-size13=13|label-color13=black

|mark-coord14={{coord|26|34|50|N|88|31|43|E}}| label-pos14=left|label14=Rajganj| numbered14=R| mark-title14= Rajganj, Jalpaiguri (R)|shape-color14= #A42222

|mark-coord15={{coord|26|35|24|N|88|35|20|E}}| label-pos15=right|label15=Belakoba| numbered15=R| mark-title15= Belakoba (R)|shape-color15= #A42222

|mark-coord16={{coord|26|33|31|N|88|41|57|E}}| label-pos16= left |label16= Danguajhar TE | numbered16=TE| mark-title16= Danguajhar Tea Estate (TE)| shape-color16=#87A96B

|mark-coord17={{coord|26|48|17|N|89|0|13|E}}| label-pos17= right |label17= Gandrapara TE | numbered17=TE| mark-title17= Gandrapara and Lakhipara Tea Estates (TE)| shape-color17=#87A96B

|mark-coord18={{coord|26|49|45|N|89|0|53|E}}| label-pos18= top |label18= Lakhipara TE | numbered18=TE| mark-title18= Gandrapara and Lakhipara Tea Estates (TE)| shape-color18=#87A96B

|mark-coord19={{coord|26|41|20|N|88|25|50|E}} | label-pos19=right|label19=New Jalpaiguri JRS| numbered19=F| mark-title19= New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station (F)| shape-color19= #A40000

|mark-coord20={{coord|26|43|10|N|88|48|10|E}}| label-pos20=bottom|label20=Gorumara |labela20= National| labelb20= Park| numbered20=NP| mark-title20= Gorumara National Park (NP)| shape-color20=#228B22

|mark-coord21={{coord|26|52|40|N|88|51|18|E}}| label-pos21=bottom|label21=Chapramari |labela21= Wildlife| labelb21= Sanctuary| numbered21=NP| mark-title21= Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary (NP)| shape-color21=#228B22

|mark-coord22={{coord|26|43|43|N|88|35|40|E}}|label22= Teesta| label-color22 = #77A1CB| label-angle22=60| label-pos22=top| label-size22=10| mark-size22=0| mark-title22=none

|mark-coord23={{coord|26|38|0|N|88|39|40|E}}|label23= River| label-color23 = #77A1CB| label-angle23=50| label-pos23=top| label-size23=10| mark-size23=0| mark-title23=none

|mark-coord24={{coord|26|39|0|N|88|53|0|E}}|label24= Jaldhaka |labela24= River| label-color24 = #77A1CB| label-angle24=80| label-pos24=top| label-size24=10| mark-size24=0| mark-title24=none

|arc-coordA={{coord|26|30|0|N|88|25|0|E}}|arc-textA= BANGLADESH| arc-text-colorA=hard grey| arc-angleA=28| arc-gapA=3.5| arc-radiusA=0.4

|arc-coordB={{coord|26|56|30|N|89|6|30|E}}|arc-textB= BHUTAN| arc-text-colorB=hard grey| arc-angleB=20| arc-gapB=3.5| arc-radiusB=0.4}}

The map alongside shows the alluvial floodplains south of the outer foothills of the Himalayas. The area is mostly flat, except for low hills in the northern portions.{{cite book |author=Debnath, S. |year=2010 |title=The Dooars in Historical Transition |publisher=Shiv Mandir: N. L. Publishers|url=http://14.139.206.50:8080/jspui/bitstream/1/885/1/THE%20DOOARS%20IN%20HISTORICAL%20TRANSITION.pdf}}Dinerstein, E., Loucks, C. (2001). {{WWF ecoregion|name=Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands|id=im0701}} It is a primarily rural area with 62.01% of the population living in rural areas and a moderate 37.99% living in the urban areas.{{cite web | url = http://jalpaiguri.gov.in/district-profile| title = Jalpaiguri | work =District Profile | publisher = District administration |access-date = 13 July 2020 }}{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Jalpaiguri |work = Tables 2.2, 2.4b |publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 13 July 2020}} Tea gardens in the Dooars and Terai regions produce 226 million kg or over a quarter of India's total tea crop.{{cite web| url =https://www.indiatea.org/tea_growing_regions |title = Tea Growing Regions | work= Dooars and Terai|publisher= Indian Tea Association | access-date = 13 July 2020}}{{cite web| url = http://www.teaboard.gov.in/TEABOARDCSM/MTA=|title = Dooars-Terai |publisher= Tea Board India | access-date = 13 July 2020}} Some tea gardens were identified in the 2011 census as census towns or villages.{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables | work= West Bengal – District-wise |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 13 July 2020 }} Such places are marked in the map as CT (census town) or R (rural/ urban centre). Specific tea estate pages are marked TE.

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Border crossing of vehicles between Phulbari in India and Banglabandha in Bangladesh was inaugurated in January 2011.{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-171066|title=Banglabandha land port opens today|date=22 January 2011|work=The Daily Star|access-date=7 May 2017|language=en}} Earlier, Nepal-Bangladesh transit through the border started in a limited manner in 1997. Goods-laden trucks from both sides cross the border and unload the goods at warehouses in the other country. The Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Bangladesh's Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury attended the inauguration ceremony.{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/foreign-trade/india-bangladesh-open-new-land-port-to-boost-trade/articleshow/7343737.cms?intenttarget=no|title=India, Bangladesh open new land port to boost trade - The Economic Times|work=The Economic Times|access-date=7 May 2017}} This border crossing can also be used for the movement of people between Bangladesh and India.{{Cite web|url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2016/02/18/india-bangladesh-open-a-new-land-port-connecting-phulbari-banglabandha|title=India, Bangladesh open a new land port connecting Phulbari, Banglabandha|date=18 February 2016|website=banglanews24.com|access-date=8 May 2017}}

There are complaints about lack of proper facilities at the border, and condition of the road between Phulbari and India-Nepal border. India has taken steps to improve the {{convert|42|km}} road between Kankarbhitta, where the Nepalese check-post is located, across the Mechi River from NH 31C and Phulbari border post on State Highway 12.{{cite web| url = http://news.priyo.com/business/2011/08/03/banglabandha-port-prospects-di-33544.html| title = Banglabandha port prospects dim| publisher = Priyo Internet Life, 3 August 2011| access-date = 28 December 2011| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120424173540/http://news.priyo.com/business/2011/08/03/banglabandha-port-prospects-di-33544.html| archive-date = 24 April 2012| url-status = dead}}{{cite web | url = http://www.unescap.org/ttdw/Publications/TIS_pubs/pub_2424/India.pdf | title = Priority Investment - India | access-date = 28 December 2011 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130620050453/http://www.unescap.org/ttdw/Publications/TIS_pubs/pub_2424/India.pdf | archive-date = 20 June 2013 | df = dmy-all }}

• Dabgram
• Changrabandha
• Hili
• Singhabad

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