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Population20,119
GeoNames
RegionWest Bengal
Elevation88 m
289 ft
Time zoneAsia/Kolkata
Nearest airportCooch Behar (COH)
34 km
Weather in Fālākāta
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About Fālākāta
Falakata is a city and a municipality near Jaldhaka River in the Alipurduar subdivision of the Alipurduar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
From the Wikipedia article Falakata (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schools, colleges and libraries1
Healthcare3
Map of Fālākāta
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Getting there and nearby towns
Cooch Behar (COH) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 34 km away.
- Tasti Tea Garden 15 km north, about 15 min by car
- Mātābhānga 20 km south, about 20 min by car
- Dhupgāri 21 km west, about 21 min by car
- Birpara 21 km north, about 21 min by car
- Goyerkāta 27 km northwest, about 27 min by car
- Hāsimāra 29 km northeast, about 29 min by car
- Koch Bihār 32 km southeast, about 32 min by car
- Alīpur Duār 32 km east, about 32 min by car
- Jalpāiguri 47 km west, about 47 min by car
- Siliguri 80 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Falakata Station nameplate, Anup Sadi, CC BY-SA 4.0
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