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| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District(s) | Jalpaiguri |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Coordinates: 26°30′N 89°30′E / 26.50°N 89.50°E
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Birpara is a small commercial town in the centre of the Dooars region of Jalpaiguri district. It is a hub for transportation and trade for the tea garden region of the area.
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Geography
Birpara is located at 26°30′N 89°30′E / 26.50°N 89.50°E.[1]
Etymology
Birpara got its name from the conjunction of two words. "Bir" stands for Veer (means brave) and "para" meaning place in Bengali. Initially there was no place called Birpara, and the place known as Birpara today was a part of another village called Dalgaon. This part was often visited by outlaws so people used to stay away from this place. However, gradually more and more people, who were initially mostly tea garden employees started to live here. They were called "Bir" people or brave people for daring to live in such place. Later on, it was given a separate identity.
People
Birpara is today predominantly inhabited by various ethnic groups such as Bengalis, Gorkhas, Marwaris, Adivasis, and Biharis. Other small ethnic groups are also represented such as Sikhs, Mizos and Anglo-Indians. Many languages are spoken in Birpara, with the main languages being Bengali, Gorkhali/Nepali, Hindi, Sadri, Marwari and English. whoever has deleted the important information about Mr Abir, he is not 2 mention a very shameless character and is a sure sign of desperation......Mr Abir is indeed very important subject 2 discuss...........
Economy
Birpara, being surrounded by several tea gardens, developed a strong economy during the nineties, but now with the failure of the tea gardens, there has been a rapid and a severe setback in the economy of the place. It is now much more dependent on trade with Bhutan.
Education
Birpara has several private schools and a college like Birpara college is affiliated with North Bengal University. Birpara Boys High school, Sri Mahabir Hindi High School, Nepali High school, Sunshine School (an English medium school situated just 3Km away from Birpara), Bhagat Ram Vidyapith (recently recognised by the West Bengal Board of Secondary school).Among others, Deniel's School , Baptist Mezoram Mission School are rendring their services to this region .
Transport
The town has an adequate network of roads. National highway NH-31 passes through it. It connects not only the nearest larger cities, Siliguri and Jalpaiguri (on which the trade and commerce of the town is heavily dependent), but also with Thimphu (capital of Bhutan). It has also a train station, called Dalgaon station, connecting the town with the rest of the country. There are frequent trains plying between Birapara and Siliguri.Trains like Kanchankanya express(Sealdah to Alipurduar), Mahananda Exp. (New Delhi to Alipurduar), Capital Exp.(Kamakshya to Danapur), Jhaja Exp.(Jhaja to Guwahati) connects it to main rail network.
Places of interest
People from surrounding areas like Ethelbari visit this place for shopping and other purpose. Ethelbari is famous for bricks manufacturing.
References
- ^ "Yahoo maps location for Birpara". Yahoo maps. http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=26.49841&lon=89.50289&zoom=15&q1=Birpara%252C%2520Jalpaiguri%252C%2520West%2520Bengal. Retrieved on 2008-12-05.
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