Mekhliganj subdivision

Subdivision in West Bengal, India

Mekhliganj subdivision

Subdivision

Coordinates: 26°21′N 88°55′E﻿ / ﻿26.35°N 88.92°E﻿ / 26.35; 88.92
Country|  India
State| West Bengal
District| Cooch Behar
Headquarters| Mekhliganj
Languages

• Official| Bengali, English
Time zone| UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code| IN-WB
Vehicle registration| WB
Website| wb.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)

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|
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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

8km
5miles

Jaldhaka River

Teesta River

Sitai

Kuchlibari

Sitalkuchi

Sikarpur

Nishiganj

Matiar Kuthi

Ghoksadanga

Changrabandha
Check-point

Mekhliganj

Haldibari

Mathabhanga

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

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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

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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

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|
|

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:

* Mekliganj College was established in 1996 at Mekhliganj.[11]
* Netaji Subhas Mahavidyalaya was established in 1985 at Haldibari.[12]

## 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

Beds  | Total
Number

Doctors*  | Indoor
Patients  | Outdoor
Patients

|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

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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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

|

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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Cooch Behar district topics

General|

* Cooch Behar Airport
* Cooch Behar Palace
* Dooars
* India–Bangladesh enclaves
* Jagaddipendra Narayan
* Cooch Behar
* Cooch Behar State
* Kamata Kingdom
* Khen dynasty
* Koch dynasty
* North Bengal
* Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya
* Madhupur Satra
* Rajpat
* Kamteswari temple
* Baneswar Shiva temple

Subdivisions|

* Cooch Behar Sadar
* Dinhata
* Mathabhanga
* Tufanganj
* Mekhliganj

Community development
blocks|

| Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision|

* Cooch Behar I
* Cooch Behar II

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Dinhata subdivision|

* Dinhata I
* Dinhata II
* Sitai

Mathabhanga subdivision|

* Sitalkuchi
* Mathabhanga I
* Mathabhanga II

Tufanganj subdivision|

* Tufanganj I
* Tufanganj II

Mekhliganj subdivision|

* Mekhliganj
* Haldibari

Rivers|

* Dharla
* Raidak
* Teesta
* Torsa

Transport|

* NH 17
* New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section
* Cooch Behar State Railway

Railway stations|

* Bamanhat
* Cooch Behar
* New Gitaldaha
* New Cooch Behar Junction

Lok Sabha constituencies|

* Cooch Behar
* Alipurduars (one assembly segment)
* Jalpaiguri (one assembly segment)

Vidhan Sabha constituencies|

* Mekliganj
* Mathabhanga
* Cooch Behar Uttar
* Cooch Behar Dakshin
* Sitalkuchi
* Sitai
* Dinhata
* Natabari
* Tufanganj

Educational institutions|

* Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University
* Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya
* Tufanganj Government Polytechnic
* JNV Cooch Behar
* Cooch Behar GEC
* Netaji Subhas Mahavidyalaya

See also|

* Cities and towns in Cooch Behar district
* People from Cooch Behar district
* Villages in Cooch Behar district

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