Chamta

Village in West Bengal, India

Chamta

Village

Chamta

Location in West Bengal, India

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Chamta

Chamta (India)

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Coordinates: 26°18′27″N 89°39′14″E﻿ / ﻿26.3075°N 89.6539°E﻿ / 26.3075; 89.6539
Country|  India
State| West Bengal
District| Cooch Behar
Population

(2011)

• Total

| 8,190
Time zone| UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN|

736159

Telephone/STD code| 03582
Vehicle registration| WB
Lok Sabha constituency| Alipurduars
Vidhan Sabha constituency| Tufanganj
Website| coochbehar.gov.in

Chamta is a village in the Tufanganj I CD block in the Tufanganj subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in West Bengal, India

## Geography

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8km
5miles

Kamteswari
temple

Rajpat

River

Mara Torsha

Gangadhar River

River

Dudhkumar

Dharla River

Nakkatigachhi

Chamta

Bhuchungmari

Bara Kodali

Andaranfulbari

Airani Chitalia

Gosanimari

Sahebganj

Gitaldaha

Bamanhat

Natabari

Bakshirhat

Dinhata

Tufanganj

Bhangri
Pratham
Khanda

Kamat Phulbari

Chhota Laukuthi

Places in the Tufanganj and Dinhata subdivisions (except Sitai CD block) in Cooch Behar district
CT: census town, M: municipal town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

### Location

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Chamta is located at 26°18′27″N 89°39′14″E﻿ / ﻿26.3075°N 89.65399°E﻿ / 26.3075; 89.65399.

### Area overview

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The map alongside shows the eastern part of the district. In Tufanganj subdivision 6.97% of the population lives in the urban areas and 93.02% lives in the rural areas. In Dinhata subdivision 5.98% of the population lives in the urban areas and 94.02% lives in the urban areas.[1] The entire district forms the flat alluvial flood plains of mighty rivers.[2]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivisions. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

## Demographics

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As per the 2011 Census of India, Chamta had a total population of 8,190. There were 4,240 (52%) males and 3,950 (48%) females. There were 885 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Chamta was 5,529 (75.69% of the population over 6 years).[3]

## Culture

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There is a small temple with char-chala tin roof, wherein a triangular stone covered with vermillion is worshipped as Devi Ghurneswari, a form of goddess Kali. A trishula representing Bhairava is also worshipped. The temple draws devotees in large numbers on festive occasions. According to local legend, a cow/ buffalo used to come regularly and offer milk to the stone-piece lying under a banyan tree. Information about the incident reached Maharaja Harendra Narayan (1780-1839) of Cooch Behar State. He had a temple built; however, the present one seems to be a later construction.[4]

## References

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1. ^ "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 5 August 2020.
2. ^ "District Census Handbook, Koch Bihar, Series 20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Census of India 2011, pages 17-21 Physical feafures. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
3. ^ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
4. ^ Koch Bihar Jelar Purakirti (in Bengali), Data compilation and writing by Dr. Shyamachand Mukhopadhayay, published by the Department of Archaeology, Government of West Bengal, Second edition 1974, Pages 47-48.

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Cities and towns in Cooch Behar district

Cities, municipal
and census towns|

| Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision|

* Baisguri
* Baneswar
* Chakchaka
* Cooch Behar
* Dhaliabari
* Guriahati
* Khagrabari
* Kharimala Khagrabari
* Takagachh

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Dinhata subdivision|

* Bhangri Pratham Khanda
* Dinhata

Mathabhanga subdivision|

* Mathabhanga

Mekhliganj subdivision|

* Changrabandha
* Haldibari
* Mekhliganj

Tufanganj subdivision|

* Chhota Laukuthi
* Kamat Phulbari
* Tufanganj

Locations
other than cities and towns|

| Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision|

* Baikunthapur
* Dewanhat
* Ghughumari
* Gudam Maharaniganj
* Haripur
* Kalarayerkuthi
* Pundibari
* Sidheswari

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Dinhata subdivision|

* Bamanhat
* Gitaldaha
* Gosanimari
* Sahebganj
* Sitai

Mathabhanga subdivision|

* Ghoksadanga
* Matiar Kuthi
* Nishiganj
* Sikarpur
* Sitalkuchi

Mekhliganj subdivision|

* Kuchlibari

Tufanganj subdivision|

* Airani Chitalia
* Andaranfulbari
* Bakshirhat
* Balarampur
* Bara Kodali
* Bhuchungmari
* Chamta
* Nakkatigachhi
* Natabari

Related topics|

* Cooch Behar topics
* People from Cooch Behar district
* Indo-Bangladesh enclaves
* Villages in Cooch Behar district

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