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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Nigamnagar<br />
| other_name = <br />
| nickname = <br />
| settlement_type = Village<br />
| image_skyline = <br />
| image_alt = <br />
| image_caption = <br />
| pushpin_map = India West Bengal<br />
| pushpin_label_position = left<br />
| pushpin_map_alt = <br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|26|07|10|N|89|30|50|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Cooch Behar District|Cooch Behar]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
| established_date = <br />
| founder = <br />
| named_for = <br />
| government_type = <br />
| governing_body = <br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
| area_rank = <br />
| area_total_km2 = <br />
| elevation_footnotes = <br />
| elevation_m = 39<br />
| population_total = 8303<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_rank = <br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| population_demonym = <br />
| population_footnotes = <br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 736169<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
| area_code = 03581<br />
| registration_plate = <br />
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Cooch Behar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Cooch Behar (SC)]]<br />
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Dinhata (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dinhata]], [[Sitai (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sitai (SC)]]<br />
| website = {{URL|coochbehar.nic.in}}<br />
| footnotes = <br />
}}<br />
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'''Nigamnagar''' is a village of [[Dinhata subdivision]], [[Cooch Behar District]], in the state of [[West Bengal]], India.Nigamnagar is popular for the temple of thakur Nigamananda Paramahansha.It is situated beside baniadaha river.<br />
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==Geography==<br />
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Nigamnagar has an average elevation of 39&nbsp;metres (128&nbsp;feet).<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
{{As of|2011}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Nigamnagar had a population of 8,303. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Nigamnagar has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84% and, female literacy is 75%. In Nigamnagar, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.<br />
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==Climate==<br />
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Nigamnagar has three distinct seasons: summer, winter and [[monsoon]]. In summer the temperature reaches 35 degree Celsius.{{Citation needed|date=May 2012}} Winters are generally chilled and cool when temperature goes down to 5 to 6 degree Celsius.{{Citation needed|date=May 2012}} During the monsoons (between June and September), the city is lashed by moderate to heavy rains. The city has several faults or uplands nearby and is the reason for frequent earthquakes.{{fact|date=February 2019}} The climate is suitable for growing rice and the surrounding regions have many tea gardens.{{fact|date=February 2019}}<br />
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{{Weather box<br />
|location = Nigamnagar<br />
|metric first = Yes<br />
|single line = Yes<br />
|Jan high C = 23<br />
|Feb high C = 25<br />
|Mar high C = 28<br />
|Apr high C = 31<br />
|May high C = 33<br />
|Jun high C = 35<br />
|Jul high C = 34<br />
|Aug high C = 31<br />
|Sep high C = 28<br />
|Oct high C = 26<br />
|Nov high C = 24<br />
|Dec high C = 23<br />
|year high C = <br />
|Jan low C = 5<br />
|Feb low C = 10<br />
|Mar low C = 13<br />
|Apr low C = 21<br />
|May low C = 24<br />
|Jun low C = 25<br />
|Jul low C = 26<br />
|Aug low C = 25<br />
|Sep low C = 23<br />
|Oct low C = 16<br />
|Nov low C = 10<br />
|Dec low C = 7<br />
|year low C = <br />
|Jan precipitation mm = 8<br />
|Feb precipitation mm = 18<br />
|Mar precipitation mm = 33<br />
|Apr precipitation mm = 94<br />
|May precipitation mm = 300<br />
|Jun precipitation mm = 658<br />
|Jul precipitation mm = 818<br />
|Aug precipitation mm = 643<br />
|Sep precipitation mm = 538<br />
|Oct precipitation mm = 142<br />
|Nov precipitation mm = 13<br />
|Dec precipitation mm = 7<br />
|year precipitation mm = 3266<br />
|source = [http://www.weatherreports.com/India/siliguri/averages.html Dinhata Weather]<br />
|date = June 2012<br />
}}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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{{Towns and Cities of Cooch Behar District}}<br />
{{Municipalities of West Bengal}}<br />
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[[Category:Villages in Cooch Behar district]]</div>TomOcampo9313