Demographic Characteristics and Infrastructural Facilities in Alipurduar Municipality, West Bengal

Abstract

Demographic characteristics refers to the various demographic parameters like population growth, age, sex. male-female distribution, household size, workers category, scheduled caste and scheduled tribe population. literacy rate etc. Infrastructure is the backbone of any developmental work. Infrastructure is a combination of two words ' infra' and 'structure'. which means something that needs to be created before the building up of the structure. Alipurduar Municipality is a Class II town according to Census 2011. However, this does not impede its importance being the only municipal town in the district of Alipurduar. Given a resurgence of urban activities in Alipurduar Municipality in recent times associated with its emergence as district headquarter the demographic and physical infrastructure is witnessing a rapid change...