Mekhliganj subdivision

Mekhliganj subdivision
Subdivision
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Coordinates: 26°21′N 88°55′E / 26.35°N 88.92°E / 26.35; 88.92
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictCooch Behar
HeadquartersMekhliganj
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-WB
Vehicle registrationWB
Websitewb.gov.in

Mekhliganj subdivision is one of five subdivisions of the Cooch Behar district in the state of West Bengal, India. It has an area of 459.78 km2. As of 2011, its population was 282,750, of which 90.09% was rural and 9.91 urban.[1][2]

Subdivisions

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Cooch Behar district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:[1][2]

Subdivision Headquarters
Area
km2		 Population
(2011)		 Rural Population %
(2011)		 Urban Population %
(2011)
Mekhliganj Mekhliganj 459.78 282,750 90.09 9.91
Mathabhanga Mathabhanga 896.26 654,831 96.35 3.65
Cooch Behar Sadar Cooch Behar 754.84 748,394 77.92 22.08
Tufanganj Tufanganj 586.44 456,319 93.02 6.97
Dinhata Dinhata 692.02 676,792 94.02 5.98
Cooch Behar district Cooch Behar 3,387.00 2,819,026 89.73 10.27
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Jaldhaka River
Teesta River
Sitai
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Sitai, Cooch Behar (R)
Kuchlibari
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Kuchlibari (R)
Sitalkuchi
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Sitalkuchi, Cooch Behar (R)
Sikarpur
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Sikarpur, Cooch Behar (R)
Nishiganj
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Nishiganj (R)
Matiar Kuthi
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Matiar Kuthi (R)
Ghoksadanga
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Ghoksadanga (R)
Changrabandha
Check-point
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Changrabandha (CT)
Mekhliganj
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Mekhliganj (M)
Haldibari
M
Haldibari, India (M)
Mathabhanga
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Mathabhanga (M)
Places in the Mathabhanga, Mekhliganj subdivisions and Sitai CD block in Dinhata subdivision of Cooch Behar district
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, M: Municipal town
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Administrative units

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Mekhliganj subdivision has 3 police stations, 2 community development blocks, 2 panchayat samitis, 14 gram panchayats, 249 mouzas, 194 inhabited villages, 2 municipality and 1 census town. The municipalities are: Mekhliganj and Haldibari. The census town is: Nagar Changrabandha. The subdivision has its headquarters at Mekhliganj.[2][3]

Police stations

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Police stations in the Mekhliganj subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:[4][5][6]

Police Station Area covered
km2		 International border
 Inter-state border
km		 Municipal Town CD block
Mekhliganj 292.14 - - Mekhliganj Mekhliganj
Haldibari 152.38 - - Haldibari Haldibari
Kuchlibari 41.17 - - - Mekhliganj

Blocks

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Community development blocks in the Mekhliganj subdivision are:[2][7][8]

CD block Headquarters Area
km2		 Population
(2011)		 SC % ST % Literacy
Rate %		 Census
Towns
Mekhliganj Changrabandha 302.07 155,250 71.24 1.24 69.34 1
Haldibari Haldibari 152.38 103,969 61.18 0.03 69.22 -

Gram panchayats

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The subdivision contains 14 gram panchayats under 2 community development blocks:[9]

  • Mekhliganj block consists of eight gram panchayats, viz. Bagdogra–Fulkadabri, Jamaldaha, Niztarof, Uchalpukuri, Changrabandha, Kuchlibari, Ranirhat and Bhotbari.
  • Haldibari block consists of six gram panchayats, viz. Boxiganj, Dakshin Bara Haldibari, Hemkumari, Uttar Bara Haldibari, Dewanganj and Per–Mekhliganj.

Education

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The table below shows a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Cooch Behar district, with data for the year 2012–13.[10]

Subdivision Primary
School 		Middle
School 		High
School 		Higher Secondary
School 		General
College, Univ 		Technical /
Professional Instt 		Non-formal
Education
Institution Student Institution Student Institution Student Institution Student Institution Student Institution Student Institution Student
Mekhliganj 216 24,210 52 27,782 4 4,012 21 27,680 2 2858 1 55 456 25,387
Mathabhanga 432 52,235 80 52,338 14 113,452 42 61,315 4 3,910 8 578 1,171 70,179
Cooch Behar Sadar 441 61,375 47 15,322 33 35,204 56 59,614 6 8,934 29 3,749 1,195 61,733
Tufanganj 310 31,205 72 45,231 46 17,510 30 38,274 2 2,871 3 275 950 36,293
Dinhata 431 42,213 46 14,723 27 31,836 29 44,946 1 3,492 4 381 1,228 1,950
Cooch Behar district 1,830 211,247 297 154,943 94 102,014 178 231,829 15 22,065 45 5,038 5,000 223,323

Note: Primary schools include junior basic schools; middle schools, high schools and higher secondary schools include madrasahs; technical schools include junior technical schools, junior government polytechnics, industrial technical institutes, industrial training centres, nursing training institutes etc.; technical and professional colleges include engineering colleges, medical colleges, para-medical institutes, management colleges, teachers training and nursing training colleges, law colleges, art colleges, music colleges etc. Special and non-formal education centres include sishu siksha kendras, madhyamik siksha kendras, centres of Rabindra mukta vidyalaya, recognised Sanskrit tols, institutions for the blind and other handicapped persons, Anganwadi centres, reformatory schools etc.[10]

Educational institutions

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The following institutions are located in Mekhliganj subdivision:

Healthcare

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The table below (all data in numbers) presents an overview of the medical facilities available and patients treated in the hospitals, health centres and sub-centres in 2013 in Cooch Behar district, with data for the year 2012–13.:[13]

Subdivision Health & Family Welfare Deptt, WB Other
State
Govt
Deptts 		Local
bodies 		Central
Govt
Deptts /
PSUs 		NGO /
Private
Nursing
Homes 		Total Total
Number
of
Beds 		Total
Number
of
Doctors* 		Indoor
Patients 		Outdoor
Patients
Hospitals
 Rural
Hospitals
 Block
Primary
Health
Centres
 Primary
Health
Centres
Mekhliganj 1 1 1 5 - - - 1 9 255 32 23,850 185,720
Mathabhanga 1 - 2 7 - - - 3 13 297 45 44,730 712,513
Cooch Behar Sadar 4 - 2 7 1 - 2 9 25 1,030 115 96,233 560,813
Tufanganj 1 - 2 5 1 - - 3 12 266 38 46,232 560,813
Dinhata 1 - 3 7 - - - 3 14 429 50 62,943 624,514
Cooch Behar district 8 1 10 31 2 - 2 19 73 2,277 280 273,988 3,145,902

.* Excluding nursing homes.

Medical facilities

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Medical facilities in the Mekhliganj subdivision are as follows:

Hospitals: (Name, location, beds) [14]

  • Mekhliganj Subdivisional Hospital, Mekhliganj M, 120 beds

Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds) [15]

  • Haldibari Rural Hospital, Haldibari CD block, Haldibari M, 30 beds

Block Primary Health Centres: (Name, CD block, location, beds)[16]

  • Changrabandha Block Primary Health Centre, Mekhliganj CD block, Changrabandha, 10 beds

Primary Health Centres : (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds)[17]

  • Mekhliganj CD block: Jamaldaha (10)
  • Haldibari CD block: Anguldekha (PO Bakshiganj) (10 beds), Hudumdanga (PO Dewanganj) (6), Kuchlibari (6)

Legislative segments

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As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, the municipalities of Mekhliganj and Haldibari and the two blocks of Mekhliganj and Haldibari together will constitute the Mekhliganj assembly constituency of West Bengal. It will be reserved for Scheduled castes (SC) candidates. This constituency will be part of Jalpaiguri (Lok Sabha constituency), which will be reserved for SC candidates.[18]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cooch Behar". District administration. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "District Statistical Handbook 2013 Cooch Behar". Tables 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Directory of District, Subdivision, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal". Cooch Behar. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  4. ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2013 Cooch Behar". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Police Stations". Cooch Behar Police. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Police stations under Cooch Behar district". Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  7. ^ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  8. ^ "District Census Handbook, Koch Bihar, Series 20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Census of India 2011, Fifth page, map of Koch Bihar district. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Directory of District, Subdivision, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal". Cooch Behar – Revised in March 2008. Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  10. ^ a b "District Statistical Handbook 2013 Cooch Behar". Tables 4.4. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Mekliganj College". MC. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Netaji Subhas Mahaviyalaya". NSM. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  13. ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2013 Cooch Behar". Tables 3.1, 3.3. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  14. ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics - Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  15. ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  16. ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Block Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  17. ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  18. ^ "Press Note, Delimitation Commission" (PDF). Assembly Constituencies in West Bengal. Delimitation Commission. pp. 4, 23. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
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