Jaigaon (also spelt Joygaon)(Bengali: জয়গাঁও) is a small town in Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal, near the Bhutan border. The town lies at the gateway to Bhutan - Phuentsholing, and is thus a very thriving place of trade. The main source of income for the vast majority of people here is through the Bhutanese citizens, that come down to Jaigaon in order to buy their monthly and weekly ration.The main entrance to Bhutan is through Jaigaon. As the road condition in Bhutan is not so good, Bhutanese people tend to use the Indian road to go from one part to another. Kolkata is the nearest port, where goods to Bhutan are brought to. India offers a free flow of goods from Kolkata port to Bhutan.
It lies on the banks of the Torsa river. It is a census town and a police station of Alipurduar subdivision
While Jaigaon used to have a clean environment earlier, it is now very polluted with dust and air pollution. The Bengal government is reluctant to build roads in this area. The roads have been improved a lot since November 2009. Also, it lacks one very basic amenity- public hospital inspite of having a huge population a prosperous economy. The residents of Jaigaon do not seem to pay attention to this matter not realizing the adverse effects such as high medical expenses which they incur from time to time. Also, the waste disposal system of jaigaon is very poor. But it seems like the people hardly care. 'Businessmen' residing in Jaigaon have hardly taken any initiative except for Mr. S.D. Agarwal who once took the initiative to do so. It proved successful. Many people such as him could take such initiatives too.Jaigaon is part of the proposed [2] and there are agitations going on every now and then. Although, in this part of the proposed Gorkhaland, the agitation is not very strong as the population consists of various communities. The population consists mainly of Bengali, Nepali (gorkhali),Bihari communities and the tribals of that place.CLICK HEAR FOR HOME PAGE
