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'''Changrabandha''' (also called Nagar Changrabandha) is a [[census town]] and a [[gram panchayat]] in [[Mekhliganj (community development block)|Mekhliganj]] [[Community development block in India|CD block]] in [[Mekhliganj subdivision]] of [[Cooch Behar district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. It is a [[border checkpoint]] on the [[Bangladesh-India border]].  
'''Changrabandha''' (also called Nagar Changrabandha) is a [[census town]] and a [[gram panchayat]] in [[Mekhliganj (community development block)|Mekhliganj]] [[Community development block in India|CD block]] in [[Mekhliganj subdivision]] of [[Cooch Behar district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. It is a [[border checkpoint]] on the [[Bangladesh-India border]].


==Geography==
==Geography==
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===Area overview===
===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.<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  |accessdate = 5 August 2020  |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook  |archive-date = 21 January 2019  |url-status = dead  }}</ref> The entire district forms the flat [[alluvium|alluvial]] flood plains of mighty rivers.<ref>{{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, pages 17-21 Physical feafures| publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |accessdate =  5 August 2020}}</ref>  
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.<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  |accessdate = 5 August 2020  |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook  |archive-date = 21 January 2019  |url-status = dead  }}</ref> The entire district forms the flat [[alluvium|alluvial]] flood plains of mighty rivers.<ref>{{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, pages 17-21 Physical feafures| publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |accessdate =  5 August 2020}}</ref>


<small>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.</small>
<small>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.</small>


==Border checkpoint==
==Border checkpoint==
Changrabandha is a land border checkpoint,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbec.gov.in/customs/cs-act/notifications/csnt63-94.htm |title=Notification No. 63/94-Cus. (N.T.) dtd 21/11/1994 with amendments - Land Customs Stations and Routes for import and export of goods by land or inland water ways |accessdate=8 May 2019 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128165640/http://www.cbec.gov.in/customs/cs-act/notifications/csnt63-94.htm |archivedate=2012-01-28 }}</ref> on the Bangladesh-India border, being developed (in 2018) as an integrated checkpost (ICP) for the smooth movement of goods and people. The land port and checkpoint at [[Burimari railway station|Burimari]] in [[Lalmonirhat District]] of [[Rangpur Division]] is on the Bangladesh side of the border.<ref>{{cite web| url =  http://lpai.gov.in/content/innerpage/next-phase.php |title = Next phase: Road map of ICPs |publisher=  Land Ports Authority of India | accessdate = 8 May 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url =  https://www.bangladeshtradeportal.gov.bd/kcfinder/upload/files/Land%20Ports%20in%20a%20Brief%281%29.pdf |title = Land ports in brief  |publisher= Bangladesh government  | accessdate = 8 May 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url =  http://currentsamachar.com/union-home-minister-reviews-integrated-check-posts-and-border-management-projects |title = Union Home Minister  reviews Integrated Checkposts and Border Management projects|publisher=  Current Samachar | accessdate = 8 May 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url =  https://indianexpress.com/article/india/centre-plans-13-new-integrated-check-posts-to-encourage-engagement-with-neighbours-4895820/ |title =  Centre plans 13 new Integrated Check Posts to encourage engagement with neighbours  | publisher= The Indian Expres, 18 October 2017  | accessdate = 8 May 2019 }}</ref>
Changrabandha is a land border checkpoint,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbec.gov.in/customs/cs-act/notifications/csnt63-94.htm |title=Notification No. 63/94-Cus. (N.T.) dtd 21/11/1994 with amendments - Land Customs Stations and Routes for import and export of goods by land or inland water ways |accessdate=8 May 2019 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128165640/http://www.cbec.gov.in/customs/cs-act/notifications/csnt63-94.htm |archivedate=2012-01-28 }}</ref> on the Bangladesh-India border, being developed (in 2018) as an integrated checkpost (ICP) for the smooth movement of goods and people. The land port and checkpoint at [[Burimari railway station|Burimari]] in [[Lalmonirhat District]] of [[Rangpur Division]] is on the Bangladesh side of the border.<ref>{{cite web | url =  http://lpai.gov.in/content/innerpage/next-phase.php | title = Next phase: Road map of ICPs | publisher =  Land Ports Authority of India | accessdate = 8 May 2019 | archive-date =  16 November 2018 | archive-url =  https://web.archive.org/web/20181116000958/http://lpai.gov.in/content/innerpage/next-phase.php | url-status =  dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url =  https://www.bangladeshtradeportal.gov.bd/kcfinder/upload/files/Land%20Ports%20in%20a%20Brief%281%29.pdf |title = Land ports in brief  |publisher= Bangladesh government  | accessdate = 8 May 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url =  http://currentsamachar.com/union-home-minister-reviews-integrated-check-posts-and-border-management-projects |title = Union Home Minister  reviews Integrated Checkposts and Border Management projects|publisher=  Current Samachar | accessdate = 8 May 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url =  https://indianexpress.com/article/india/centre-plans-13-new-integrated-check-posts-to-encourage-engagement-with-neighbours-4895820/ |title =  Centre plans 13 new Integrated Check Posts to encourage engagement with neighbours  | publisher= The Indian Expres, 18 October 2017  | accessdate = 8 May 2019 }}</ref>


There is a customs office for export/import at Changrabandha.<ref>{{cite web| url =http://www.customsindiaonline.com/content.php?id=t912009  |title = Notification No.:91/2009-Customs|publisher= CustomsIndiaOnline | accessdate = 11 May 2019 }}</ref>
There is a customs office for export/import at Changrabandha.<ref>{{cite web   | url =http://www.customsindiaonline.com/content.php?id=t912009  | title =Notification No.:91/2009-Customs   | publisher =CustomsIndiaOnline   | accessdate =11 May 2019   | archive-date =20 June 2019  | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190620104010/http://customsindiaonline.com/content.php?id=t912009  | url-status =dead  }}</ref>
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==Transport==
==Transport==
[[Changrabandha railway station]] is on the broad gauge [[New Mal-Changrabandha-New Cooch Behar line]]. A pair of DMUs have been introduced on this route from Siliguri to Changrabandha via New Mal Jn from 20 January 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&id=0,4,268&dcd=947&did=1453121513595EACEB47E6F99B168A98BED1770B6B4D8.web91 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202073307/http://www.nfr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C4%2C268&dcd=947&did=1453121513595EACEB47E6F99B168A98BED1770B6B4D8.web91 |url-status=dead |archive-date= 2 February 2016 |title=Train running on the newly converted New Mal Junction-Changrabandha to start |publisher=North East Frontier Railway |accessdate=20 January 2016 }}</ref> There is a train from New Cooch Behar to Siliguri Jn via Changrabandha.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://indiarailinfo.com/train/-train-new-coochbehar-siliguri-jn-demu-via-changrabandha-75714/41895/551/445|title = 75714 New Cooch Behar-Siliguri Jn DEMU (via Changrabandha) | publisher= IndiaRailInfo | accessdate = 19 May 2019}}</ref>
[[Changrabandha railway station]] (station code CBD) and [[New Changrabandha railway station]] (station code NCBD) lies on the broad gauge [[New Mal-Changrabandha-New Cooch Behar line]]. A pair of DMUs have been introduced on this route from Siliguri to Changrabandha via New Mal Jn from 20 January 2016. [[Padatik Express|Sealdah - New Alipurduar Padatik Superfast Express]] runs from New Changrabandha railway station.<ref> {{Cite web|title=12377/Padatik Express(PT)|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/train/-train-padatik-express-12377/7585/325/444|website=indiarailinfo.com}} </ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&id=0,4,268&dcd=947&did=1453121513595EACEB47E6F99B168A98BED1770B6B4D8.web91 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202073307/http://www.nfr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C4%2C268&dcd=947&did=1453121513595EACEB47E6F99B168A98BED1770B6B4D8.web91 |url-status=dead |archive-date= 2 February 2016 |title=Train running on the newly converted New Mal Junction-Changrabandha to start |publisher=North East Frontier Railway |accessdate=20 January 2016 }}</ref> There is a train from New Cooch Behar to Siliguri Jn via Changrabandha.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://indiarailinfo.com/train/-train-new-coochbehar-siliguri-jn-demu-via-changrabandha-75714/41895/551/445|title = 75714 New Cooch Behar-Siliguri Jn DEMU (via Changrabandha) | publisher= IndiaRailInfo | accessdate = 19 May 2019}}</ref>


Changrabandha is on State Highway 12A.<ref name=police>{{cite web| url =  http://www.wbtrafficpolice.com/state-highways.php |title = List of State Highways in West Bengal  | publisher= West Bengal Traffic Police | accessdate = 8 May 2019}}</ref>
Changrabandha is on State Highway 12A.<ref name=police>{{cite web| url =  http://www.wbtrafficpolice.com/state-highways.php |title = List of State Highways in West Bengal  | publisher= West Bengal Traffic Police | accessdate = 8 May 2019}}</ref>


==Healthcare==
==Healthcare==
Changrabandha Block Primary Centre, with 10 beds at Changrabandha, is the major government medical facility in the Mekhliganh CD block. Mekhliganj Subdivional Hospital, with 120 beds, functions at [[Mekhliganj]].<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|accessdate =  29 July 2020}}</ref><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 |accessdate = 29 July 2020 }}</ref>
Changrabandha Block Primary Centre, with 10 beds at Changrabandha, is the major government medical facility in the Mekhliganh CD block. Mekhliganj Subdivional Hospital, with 120 beds, functions at [[Mekhliganj]].<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|accessdate =  29 July 2020}}</ref><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 | accessdate = 29 July 2020 | archive-date = 14 September 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200914160418/https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/Hospitals.pdf | url-status = dead }}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 06:33, 10 February 2026

Changrabandha
Census Town
Location in West Bengal, India
Changrabandha is located in India
Changrabandha
Changrabandha
Changrabandha (India)
Coordinates: 26°24′47″N 88°55′09″E / 26.4131°N 88.9193°E / 26.4131; 88.9193
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictCooch Behar
Population
 (2011)
 • Total4,483
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
735301
STD/ Telephone code03584
Lok Sabha constituencyJalpaiguri
Vidhan Sabha constituencyMekhliganj
Websitecoochbehar.nic.in

Changrabandha (also called Nagar Changrabandha) is a census town and a gram panchayat in Mekhliganj CD block in Mekhliganj subdivision of Cooch Behar district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is a border checkpoint on the Bangladesh-India border.

Geography[edit | edit source]

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Location[edit | edit source]

Changrabandha is located at 26°24′47″N 88°55′09″E / 26.4131°N 88.9193°E / 26.4131; 88.9193.

Area overview[edit | edit source]

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.[1] The entire district forms the flat alluvial flood plains of mighty rivers.[2]

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.

Border checkpoint[edit | edit source]

Changrabandha is a land border checkpoint,[3] on the Bangladesh-India border, being developed (in 2018) as an integrated checkpost (ICP) for the smooth movement of goods and people. The land port and checkpoint at Burimari in Lalmonirhat District of Rangpur Division is on the Bangladesh side of the border.[4][5][6][7]

There is a customs office for export/import at Changrabandha.[8] Template:New Mal–Changrabandha–New Cooch Behar Line Template:Domohani-Lalmonirhat line

CD Block HQ[edit | edit source]

The headquarters of Mekhliganj CD block is at Nagar Changrabandha.[9][10]

Demographics[edit | edit source]

As per the 2011 Census of India, Nagar Changrabandha had a total population of 4,483, of which 2,251 (50%) were males and 2,232 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 489. The total number of literates in Nagar Changrabanda was 3,172 (79.42% of the population over 6 years).[11]

Transport[edit | edit source]

Changrabandha railway station (station code CBD) and New Changrabandha railway station (station code NCBD) lies on the broad gauge New Mal-Changrabandha-New Cooch Behar line. A pair of DMUs have been introduced on this route from Siliguri to Changrabandha via New Mal Jn from 20 January 2016. Sealdah - New Alipurduar Padatik Superfast Express runs from New Changrabandha railway station.[12][13] There is a train from New Cooch Behar to Siliguri Jn via Changrabandha.[14]

Changrabandha is on State Highway 12A.[15]

Healthcare[edit | edit source]

Changrabandha Block Primary Centre, with 10 beds at Changrabandha, is the major government medical facility in the Mekhliganh CD block. Mekhliganj Subdivional Hospital, with 120 beds, functions at Mekhliganj.[16][17]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Notification No. 63/94-Cus. (N.T.) dtd 21/11/1994 with amendments - Land Customs Stations and Routes for import and export of goods by land or inland water ways". Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Next phase: Road map of ICPs". Land Ports Authority of India. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "Land ports in brief" (PDF). Bangladesh government. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  6. ↑ "Union Home Minister reviews Integrated Checkposts and Border Management projects". Current Samachar. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "Centre plans 13 new Integrated Check Posts to encourage engagement with neighbours". The Indian Expres, 18 October 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  8. ↑ "Notification No.:91/2009-Customs". CustomsIndiaOnline. Archived from the original on 20 June 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  9. ↑ "District Census Handbook: Koch Bihar, Series 20 Part XII A, 2011 census of India" (PDF). Map of Kooch Bihar with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fourth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  10. ↑ "BDO Offices under Cooch Behar District". Department of Mass Education Extension & Library Services, Government of West Bengal. West Bengal Public Library Network. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  11. ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  12. ↑ "12377/Padatik Express(PT)". indiarailinfo.com.
  13. ↑ "Train running on the newly converted New Mal Junction-Changrabandha to start". North East Frontier Railway. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  14. ↑ "75714 New Cooch Behar-Siliguri Jn DEMU (via Changrabandha)". IndiaRailInfo. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  15. ↑ "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  16. ↑ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  17. ↑ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics - Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 September 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.

External links[edit | edit source]

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