Jaigaon
Jaigaon | |
|---|---|
Census Town | |
Jaigaon from the kharbandi (Bhutan) | |
| Coordinates: 26°50′N 89°23′E / 26.83°N 89.38°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Alipurduar |
| Government | |
| • MLA | Bishal Lama |
| • MP | Manoj Tigga |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 42,254 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali |
| • Additional official | English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 736182 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha Constituency | Alipurduar (ST) |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kalchini (ST) |
| Website | www www |
Jaigaon is a census town in Alipurduar subdivision under Kalchini Block of Alipurduar district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is located on the country's border with Bhutan, and Bhutan Gate separates the two countries. Phuentsholing is the Bhutan's nearest city to Jaigaon. Bhutan does not have domestic roads linking all its towns, so it uses roads passing through Jaigaon to reach destinations such as Samtse, Gomtu, Nganglam and Samdrup Jongkhar.