Balurghat, West Bengal, India

🇮🇳 Balurghat is a city and a municipality in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the district headquarters of the Dakshin Dinajpur district. It is one of the major cities connected through National Highway 512. In this town there are museum, parks, super speciality hospital, govt. offices, district court, schools, colleges, a university, police station, railway station, hotels, restaurants, cinema halls, temples, mosques, churches, etc. There is the Atreyee river which flows through this town. It is a place/town to live peacefully. It is a place to visit in the month of October to November when one can enjoy ritualistic and religious festivals. From the inner area of Balurghat one can go Hilli, a rural area, where one can see India-Bangladesh border.

Geography: Location Balurghat is at an average elevation of 25 metres (82 feet). The town covers 10.76 km² (4.15 sq mi) of area.

River Atreyee runs across the city, dividing it into disproportionate halves. The heart of the city, with important administrative, cultural and entertainment hubs, is on the eastern bank of the river. India-Bangladesh border is approximately 3 km from the town.

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Police stations Balurghat police station under West Bengal police has jurisdiction over Balurghat municipal area and Balurghat CD Block.

Balurghat Women police station has jurisdiction over Balurghat subdivision.

Subdivision and CD block HQ Balurghat subdivision has its headquarters at Balurghat.

The headquarters of Balurghat CD block is at Balurghat.