- Mekhliganj (community development block)
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Mekhliganj — community development block — Coordinates 26°21′N 88°55′E / 26.35°N 88.92°ECoordinates: 26°21′N 88°55′E / 26.35°N 88.92°E Country India State West Bengal District(s) Cooch Behar Parliamentary constituency Jalpaiguri Assembly constituency Mekliganj Population
• Density
132,859 (2001[update])
• 460 /km2 (1,191 /sq mi)
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30) Area 288.64 square kilometres (111.44 sq mi) Website coochbehar.gov.in/ Mekhliganj (community development block) (Bengali: মেখলিগঞ্জ সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক) is an administrative division in Mekhliganj subdivision of Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Mekhliganj and Kuchlibari police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is at Changrabandha.[1][2]
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Geography
Mekhliganj is located at 26°21′N 88°55′E / 26.35°N 88.92°E.
Mekhliganj community development block has an area of 288.64 km2.[2]
Gram panchayats
Gram panchayats of Mekhliganj block/ panchayat samiti are: Bagdokra Fulkadabri, Bhotbari, Changrabandha, Jamaldaha, Kuchlibari, Niztaraf, Ranirhat and Uchalpukuri.[3]
Demographics
As per 2001 census, Mekhliganj block had a total population of 132,859, out of which 68,866 were males and 63,993 were females. Mekhliganj block registered a population growth of 19.67 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 14.15 per cent.[2]Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.[4]
Lliteracy
Mekhliganj block had a literacy rate of 61.52 per cent - males 73.24 per cent and females 48.81 per cent.[3]
References
- ^ "Contact details of Block Development Officers". Cooch Behar district. West Bengal Government. http://wbprd.gov.in/html/asp/bdo_contact.asp?cd=DL. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
- ^ a b c "Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal , Table 4". Census of India 2001, Koch Bihar district (03). Census Commissioner of India. http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/Table4_3.htm. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
- ^ a b "Relation between Blocks & Gram Panchayats (GPs)". Cooch Behar District Administration. http://coochbehar.nic.in/htmfiles/District_Administration.html. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
- ^ "Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4". Census of India 2001. Census Commission of India. http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/FrameTable4_1.htm. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
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