Uttorayon Township | |
Native Name Lang: | bn |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
Coordinates: | 26.71°N 88.43°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Darjeeling |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali, English |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 734010 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 0353 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Darjeeling |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Siliguri |
Uttorayon Township is a satellite town of Siliguri. It is in the foothills of the Himalayas on the outskirts of Siliguri. It consists of neat clusters of houses and apartments. It is the first satellite township project of Siliguri.[1]
Uttorayon is located on the outskirts of Siliguri along National Highway 31 near Matigara. It is 9 km from the Bagdogra International Airport and is 3 km from Siliguri City proper.
Various bungalows are constructed across 1922 plots ranging from 2.5 to 20 . It also has a complex comprising five nine-story towers with a total of 220 HIG apartments. All apartments are provided with modern and well-equipped community centres, party lawns, swimming pools, gymnasiums, amphitheatres and more. It also has a Group Housing Complex comprising 400 flats in 25 buildings consisting of 112 LIG flats and 288 MIG flats. The total development area is 400 acres.[2]
The township started off in an orderly arrangement, but over the last few years newly constructed houses have flouted building rules, made changes to plot entry points, indiscriminate razed trees, so the quality of the township is rapidly deteriorating.