Mathabhanga I (community development block)

Mathabhanga I
—  community development block  —
Mathabhanga I Location of Mathabhanga I in West Bengal and India
Coordinates	26°17′28″N 89°13′53″E / 26.2911610°N 89.2314610°E / 26.2911610; 89.2314610Coordinates: 26°17′28″N 89°13′53″E / 26.2911610°N 89.2314610°E / 26.2911610; 89.2314610
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District(s)	Cooch Behar
Parliamentary constituency	Cooch Behar
Assembly constituency	Mathabhanga, Sitalkuchi
Population • Density	186,683 (2001[update]) • 594 /km2 (1,538 /sq mi)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area	314.50 square kilometres (121.43 sq mi)
Website	coochbehar.gov.in/

Mathabhanga I (community development block) (Bengali: মাথাভাঙ্গা I সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক) is an administrative division in Mathabhanga subdivision of Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Mathabhanga and Ghoksadanga police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is at Mathabhanga.^[1][2]

Geography

Jorpatki, a constituent panchayat of this block, is located at 26°17′28″N 89°13′53″E / 26.2911610°N 89.2314610°E / 26.2911610; 89.2314610.

Mathabhanga I community development block has an area of 314.50  km².^[2]

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayats of Mathabhanga I block/ panchayat samiti are: Bairagirhat, Gopalpur, Hazaraht I, Hazaraht II, Jorpatki, Kedarhat, Kurshamari, Nayarhat, Pachagarh and Sikarpur.^[3]

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Mathabhanga I block had a total population of 186,683, out of which 96,031 were males and 906,52 were females. Mathabhanga I block registered a population growth of 14.86 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

Mathhabhanga I block had a literacy rate of 60.81 per cent - males 72.66 per cent and females 48.21 per cent.^[3]

References

1. ^ "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. 
2. ^ ^{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. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Relation between Blocks & Gram Panchayats (GPs)". Cooch Behar District Administration. http://coochbehar.nic.in/htmfiles/District_Administration.html. Retrieved 2011-03-20. 
4. ^ "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.