Ghoksadanga

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Ghoksadanga
Neighbourhood
Ghoksadanga is located in West Bengal
Ghoksadanga
Ghoksadanga
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 26°25′53″N 89°16′24″E / 26.431265°N 89.273212°E / 26.431265; 89.273212Coordinates: 26°25′53″N 89°16′24″E / 26.431265°N 89.273212°E / 26.431265; 89.273212
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictCooch Behar
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
736171
Telephone/STD code03583
Vehicle registrationWB
Lok Sabha constituencyCooch Behar
Vidhan Sabha constituencyMathabhanga
Websitecoochbehar.gov.in

Ghoksadanga is a neighbourhood and a gram panchayat in the Mathabhanga II CD block in the Mathabhanga subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography[]

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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

Location[]

Ghoksadanga is located at

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26°25′53″N 89°16′24″E / 26.431265°N 89.273212°E / 26.431265; 89.273212.

According to the map of the Mathabhanga II CD block on page 241 in the District Census Handbook, Koch Bihar, 2011 census, Ghoksadanga is shown as being a part of Bara Simulguri village/ mouza (MDDS PLCN 2011 / 308306).[1]

Area overview[]

The map alongside shows the western part of the district. In Mekhliganj subdivision 9.91% of the population lives in the urban areas and 90.09% lives in the rural areas. In Mathabhanga subdivision 3.67% of the population, the lowest in the district, lives in the urban areas and 96.35% lives in the rural areas.[2] The entire district forms the flat alluvial flood plains of mighty rivers.[3]

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.

Civic administration[]

Police station[]

Ghoksadanga police station has jurisdiction over Mathabhanga II CD block.[4][5]

Transport[]

Ghoksadanga railway station is on the Barauni-Guwahati Line of Northeast Frontier Railway.[6]

Education[]

Ghoksadanga Birendra Mahavidyalaya was established in 2011. Affiliated with the Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University, it offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, political science, history and education, and a general course in arts. [7]

Healthcare[]

Ghoksadanga Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Ghoksadanga, is the major government medical facility in the Mathabhanga II CD block.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "District Census Handbook, Koch Bihar, Series 20, Part XII A , 2011 census" (PDF). page 241: Map of Mathabhanga II CD block. Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2013 Cooch Behar". Tables 2.1. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  5. ^ "List of Police Officers in Cooch Behar district". Cooch Behar Police. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Ghoksadanga". IndiaRailInfo. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Ghoksadanga Birendra Mahavidyalaya". GBM. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
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