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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2016}}
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{{Infobox settlement
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'''Mekhliganj subdivision''' is a subdivision of the [[Cooch Behar district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]].

==Subdivisions==
Cooch Behar district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:<ref name="admin">{{cite web | url = http://coochbehar.nic.in/htmfiles/District_Administration.html| title = Cooch Behar | publisher = District administration |access-date = 25 February 2020 }}</ref><ref name="handbook">{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2013 Cooch Behar |work = Tables 2.2, 2.4b |publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 28 July 2020}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Subdivision ||Headquarters|| Area km2 || Population (2011) ||Rural Population % (2011)||Urban Population % (2011)
|-
|Mekhliganj||[[Mekhliganj]]||459.78||282,750||90.09||9.91
|-
|[[Mathabhanga subdivision|Mathabhanga]]||[[Mathabhanga]]||896.26||654,831||96.35||3.65
|-
|[[Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision|Cooch Behar Sadar]]||[[Cooch Behar]]||754.84||748,394||77.92||22.08
|-
|[[Tufanganj subdivision|Tufanganj]]||[[Tufanganj]]||586.44||456,319||93.02||6.97
|-
|[[Dinhata subdivision|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
|-
|}

{{OSM Location map
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| coord={{coord|26|14|0|N|89|2|0|E}}| float=left|caption='''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
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===Administrative units===
Mekhliganj subdivision has 3 police stations, 2 community development blocks, 2 [[Panchayat Samiti (Block)|panchayat samitis]], 14 [[gram panchayat]]s, 249 [[mouza]]s, 194 inhabited villages, 2 municipality and 1 [[census town]]. The municipalities are: [[Mekhliganj]] and [[Haldibari, India|Haldibari]]. The census town is: [[Changrabandha|Nagar Changrabandha]]. The subdivision has its headquarters at [[Mekhliganj]].<ref name="handbook"/><ref>{{cite web| url = http://wbprd.gov.in/HtmlPage/PANCHAYATS.aspx |title = Directory of District, Subdivision, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal |work = Cooch Behar | access-date = 28 July 2020}}</ref>

==Police stations==
Police stations in the Mekhliganj subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:<ref>{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2013 Cooch Behar |work = Tables 2.1, 2.2 |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 28 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://coochbeharpolice.in/index.php/admin/police_stations|title =Police Stations | publisher= Cooch Behar Police | access-date =28 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url =http://coochbehar.nic.in/Htmfiles/CoB_Police.html |title = Police stations under Cooch Behar district| access-date =28 July 2020}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Police Station ||Area covered km2 ||International border ||Inter-state border km||Municipal Town || CD block
|-
|[[Mekhliganj]]||292.14|| - || - ||[[Mekhliganj]]||[[Mekhliganj (community development block)|Mekhliganj]]
|-
|[[Haldibari, India|Haldibari]]|| 152.38 || - || - ||[[Haldibari, India|Haldibari]]||[[Haldibari (community development block)|Haldibari]]
|-
|[[Kuchlibari]]||41.17 || - || - || - ||[[Mekhliganj (community development block)|Mekhliganj]]
|-
|}

===Blocks===
Community development blocks in the Mekhliganj subdivision are:<ref name="handbook"/><ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 28 July 2020}}</ref><ref name="map">{{cite web | url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1903_PART_A_DCHB_KOCH%20BIHAR.pdf| title = District Census Handbook, Koch Bihar, Series 20, Part XIIA| work= Census of India 2011, Fifth page, map of Koch Bihar district| publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal| access-date = 28 July 2020}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! CD block ||Headquarters||Area km2 || Population (2011) ||[[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|SC]] %||[[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|ST]] %||Literacy Rate %||Census Towns
|-
|[[Mekhliganj (community development block)|Mekhliganj]]||[[Changrabandha]]||302.07||155,250||71.24||1.24||69.34||1
|-
|[[Haldibari (community development block)|Haldibari]]|||[[Haldibari, India|Haldibari]]||152.38||103,969||61.18||0.03||69.22|| -
|-
|}

==Gram panchayats==
The subdivision contains 14 [[gram panchayat]]s under 2 [[Community Development Block in India|community development blocks]]:<ref>{{cite web| url = http://wbprd.gov.in/HtmlPage/PANCHAYATS.aspx |title = Directory of District, Subdivision, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal |work = Cooch Behar – Revised in March 2008 | publisher= Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 28 July 2020}}</ref>

* [[Mekhliganj (Community development block)|Mekhliganj]] block consists of eight gram panchayats, viz. Bagdogra–Fulkadabri, Jamaldaha, Niztarof, Uchalpukuri, [[Changrabandha]], Kuchlibari, Ranirhat and Bhotbari.
* [[Haldibari (Community development block)|Haldibari]] block consists of six gram panchayats, viz. Boxiganj, Dakshin Bara Haldibari, Hemkumari, Uttar Bara Haldibari, Dewanganj and Per–Mekhliganj.

==Education==
Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Cooch Behar district, with data for the year 2012–13.<ref name="education">{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2013 Cooch Behar |work = Tables 4.4 |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 28 July 2020}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size: 9pt"
|-
!width="110" rowspan="2"| Subdivision
!colspan="2"|Primary School
!colspan="2"|Middle School
!colspan="2"|High School
!colspan="2"|Higher Secondary School
!colspan="2"|General College, Univ
!colspan="2"|Technical / Professional Instt
!colspan="2"|Non-formal Education
|-
!width="30"|Institution

!width="30"|Student

!width="30"|Institution

!width="30"|Student

!width="30"|Institution

!width="30"|Student

!width="30"|Institution

!width="30"|Student

!width="30"|Institution

!width="30"|Student

!width="30"|Institution

!width="30"|Student

!width="30"|Institution

!width="30"|Student 
|-
|align=left|Mekhliganj
|align="center"|216
|align="center"|24,210
|align="center"|52
|align="center"|27,782
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|4,012
|align="center"|21
|align="center"|27,680
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|2858
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|55
|align="center"|456
|align="center"|25,387
|-
|align=left|[[Mathabhanga subdivision|Mathabhanga]]
|align="center"|432
|align="center"|52,235
|align="center"|80
|align="center"|52,338
|align="center"|14
|align="center"|113,452
|align="center"|42
|align="center"|61,315
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|3,910
|align="center"|8
|align="center"|578
|align="center"|1,171
|align="center"|70,179
|-

|align=left|[[Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision|Cooch Behar Sadar]]
|align="center"|441
|align="center"|61,375
|align="center"|47
|align="center"|15,322
|align="center"|33
|align="center"|35,204
|align="center"|56
|align="center"|59,614
|align="center"|6
|align="center"|8,934
|align="center"|29
|align="center"|3,749
|align="center"|1,195
|align="center"|61,733
|-
|align=left|[[Tufanganj subdivision|Tufanganj]]
|align="center"|310
|align="center"|31,205
|align="center"|72
|align="center"|45,231
|align="center"|46
|align="center"|17,510
|align="center"|30
|align="center"|38,274
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|2,871
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|275
|align="center"|950
|align="center"|36,293
|-
|align=left|[[Dinhata subdivision|Dinhata]]
|align="center"|431
|align="center"|42,213
|align="center"|46
|align="center"|14,723
|align="center"|27
|align="center"|31,836
|align="center"|29
|align="center"|44,946
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|3,492
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|381
|align="center"|1,228
|align="center"|1,950
|-
|align=left|[[Cooch Behar district]]
|align="center"|1,830
|align="center"|211,247
|align="center"|297
|align="center"|154,943
|align="center"|94
|align="center"|102,014
|align="center"|178
|align="center"|231,829
|align="center"|15
|align="center"|22,065
|align="center"|45
|align="center"|5,038
|align="center"|5,000
|align="center"|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.<ref name="education"/>

===Educational institutions===
The following institutions are located in Mekhliganj subdivision:
*[[Mekliganj College]] was established in 1996 at [[Mekhliganj]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://mekliganjcollege.org/ |title = Mekliganj College |publisher= MC | access-date = 28 July 2020 }}</ref>
*[[Netaji Subhas Mahavidyalaya]] was established in 1985 at [[Haldibari, India|Haldibari]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nsmahavidyalaya.org.in/ |title = Netaji Subhas Mahaviyalaya |publisher= NSM | access-date = 28 July 2020 }}</ref>

==Healthcare==
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.:<ref>{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2013 Cooch Behar |work = Tables 3.1, 3.3 |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 28 July 2020}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size: 9pt"
|-
!width="110" rowspan="2"| Subdivision
!width="160" colspan="4" rowspan="1"| Health & Family Welfare Deptt, WB

!widthspan="110" rowspan="2"|Other State Govt Deptts
!widthspan="110" rowspan="2"|Local bodies
!widthspan="110" rowspan="2"|Central Govt Deptts / PSUs
!widthspan="110" rowspan="2"|NGO / Private Nursing Homes
!widthspan="110" rowspan="2"|Total
!widthspan="110" rowspan="2"|Total Number of Beds
!widthspan="110" rowspan="2"|Total Number of Doctors*
!widthspan="130" rowspan="2"|Indoor Patients
!widthspan="130" rowspan="2"|Outdoor Patients
|-
!width="40"|Hospitals 
!width="40"|Rural Hospitals 
!width="40"|Block Primary Health Centres 
!width="40"|Primary Health Centres 
|-
|align=left|Mekhliganj
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|5
|align="center"| -
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|9
|align="center"|255
|align="center"|32
|align="center"|23,850
|align="center"|185,720
|-
|align=left|[[Mathabhanga subdivision|Mathabhanga]]
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|7
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| 3
|align="center"|13
|align="center"|297
|align="center"|45
|align="center"|44,730
|align="center"|712,513
|-
|align=left|[[Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision|Cooch Behar Sadar]]
|align="center"| 4
|align="center"| -
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|7
|align="center"|1
|align="center"| -
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|9
|align="center"|25
|align="center"|1,030
|align="center"|115
|align="center"|96,233
|align="center"|560,813
|-
|align=left|[[Tufanganj subdivision|Tufanganj]]
|align="center"|1
|align="center"| -
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|1
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|12
|align="center"|266
|align="center"|38
|align="center"|46,232
|align="center"|560,813
|-
|align=left|[[Dinhata subdivision|Dinhata]]
|align="center"|1
|align="center"| -
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|7
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|14
|align="center"|429
|align="center"|50
|align="center"|62,943
|align="center"|624,514
|-
|align=left|[[Cooch Behar district]]
|align="center"|8
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|10
|align="center"|31
|align="center"|2
|align="center"| -
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|19
|align="center"|73
|align="center"|2,277
|align="center"|280
|align="center"|273,988
|align="center"|3,145,902
|-
|}
.* Excluding nursing homes.

===Medical facilities===
Medical facilities in the Mekhliganj subdivision are as follows:

'''Hospitals''': (Name, location, beds) <ref name=medical>{{cite web | url = https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/Hospitals.pdf | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics - Hospitals | publisher = Government of West Bengal |access-date = 29 July 2020 }}</ref>
*Mekhliganj Subdivisional Hospital, [[Mekhliganj]] M, 120 beds

'''Rural Hospitals''': (Name, CD block, location, beds) <ref>{{cite web | url =https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/RH.pdf | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals | publisher = Government of West Bengal |access-date = 29 July 2020}}</ref>
*Haldibari Rural Hospital, Haldibari CD block, [[Haldibari, India|Haldibari]] M, 30 beds

'''Block Primary Health Centres''': (Name, CD block, location, beds)<ref>{{cite web | url =https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/BPHC.pdf | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics – Block Primary Health Centres | publisher = Government of West Bengal |access-date = 29 July 2020}}</ref>
*Changrabandha Block Primary Health Centre, Mekhliganj CD block, [[Changrabandha]], 10 beds

'''Primary Health Centres ''': (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds)<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/PHC.pdf | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres | publisher = Government of West Bengal |access-date = 29 July 2020}}</ref>
*Mekhliganj CD block: Jamaldaha (10)
*Haldibari CD block: Anguldekha (PO Bakshiganj) (10 beds), Hudumdanga (PO Dewanganj) (6), [[Kuchlibari]] (6)

==Legislative segments==
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 and scheduled tribes|Scheduled castes (SC)]] candidates. This constituency will be part of [[Jalpaiguri (Lok Sabha constituency)]], which will be reserved for SC candidates.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.wbgov.com/e-gov/English/DELIMITATION.pdf | format = PDF | title = Press Note, Delimitation Commission| access-date = 8 January 2009 | work = Assembly Constituencies in West Bengal| publisher = Delimitation Commission | pages = 4, 23}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist|3}}

{{Cooch Behar District}}
{{Cooch Behar topics}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mekhliganj Subdivision}}
[[Category:Subdivisions of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Cooch Behar district]]

Mekhliganj subdivision - Revision history

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