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{{Infobox settlement | {{Infobox settlement | ||
| name = Bamanhat | | name = Bamanhat | ||
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Bamanhat I and Bamanhat II are gram panchayats in Dinhata II CD block.<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 | accessdate = 31 July 2020}}</ref> | Bamanhat I and Bamanhat II are gram panchayats in Dinhata II CD block.<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 | accessdate = 31 July 2020}}</ref> | ||
Bamanhat is not identified as a separate inhabited | Bamanhat is not identified as a separate inhabited settlement in the 2011 census record. As per map of Dinhata II map in the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Koch Bihar'' it appears to be a part of Kalamati village/ mouza.<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, page 457: Map of Dinhata II CD block| publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal| accessdate = 22 July 2020}}</ref> | ||
===Area overview=== | ===Area overview=== | ||
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==Education== | ==Education== | ||
Bamanhat High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1970.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.schoolsworld.in/schools/showschool.php?school_id=19030207201 | title = Bamanhat High School Dinhata II| publisher = Schoolsworld |accessdate = 31 July 2020}}</ref> | |||
==Culture== | ==Culture== | ||
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[[Bamanhat railway station]] is on the broad gauge [[Alipurduar-Bamanhat branch line]]. Local trains link the area to larger stations at Cooch Behar and Alipurduar from where trains are available for places all over the country.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://indiarailinfo.com/train/-train-alipurduar-bamanhat-passenger-55465/21260/449/7550| title = 55765 =>55465 Alipurduar – Bamunhat Passenger | work= Time Table| publisher = Indiarailinfo |accessdate = 31 July 2020}}</ref> | [[Bamanhat railway station]] is on the broad gauge [[Alipurduar-Bamanhat branch line]]. Local trains link the area to larger stations at Cooch Behar and Alipurduar from where trains are available for places all over the country.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://indiarailinfo.com/train/-train-alipurduar-bamanhat-passenger-55465/21260/449/7550| title = 55765 =>55465 Alipurduar – Bamunhat Passenger | work= Time Table| publisher = Indiarailinfo |accessdate = 31 July 2020}}</ref> | ||
In the early 1900s, [[Eastern Bengal Railway]] extended the [[Metre gauge]] railways to [[Lalmonirhat railway station|Lalmonirhat]], [[Gitaldaha railway station|Gitaldaha]] (via [[Mogalhat Railway Station|Mogalhat]]), [[Bamanhat railway station|Bamanhat]], [[Golokganj railway station|Golokganj]] and other places, thereby connecting Assam to Katihar, in Bihar. In 1901 [[Cooch Behar State Railway]] built the [[Narrow-gauge railway|narrow gauge]] line from Gitaldaha to [[Jayanti, Alipurduar|Jayanti]], near the Bhutan border. Shortly thereafter, the line was upgraded to metre gauge. During the British era, there was a railway line linking Assam with Bengal that passed through [[Sonahat]].<ref name=Sonahat>{{cite web | url =https://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/360397/Govt-to-build-highway-to-boost-trade-thru-Sonahat-land-port | title = Govt to build highway to boost trade thu Sonahat land port | publisher = The Daily Sun, 30 December 2018 |accessdate = 1 August 2020}}</ref><ref name=timeline>{{cite web |url=http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm |title=Indian Railway History timeline |author=R.P. Saxena |accessdate=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://archive. | In the early 1900s, [[Eastern Bengal Railway]] extended the [[Metre gauge]] railways to [[Lalmonirhat railway station|Lalmonirhat]], [[Gitaldaha railway station|Gitaldaha]] (via [[Mogalhat Railway Station|Mogalhat]]), [[Bamanhat railway station|Bamanhat]], [[Golokganj railway station|Golokganj]] and other places, thereby connecting Assam to Katihar, in Bihar. In 1901 [[Cooch Behar State Railway]] built the [[Narrow-gauge railway|narrow gauge]] line from Gitaldaha to [[Jayanti, Alipurduar|Jayanti]], near the Bhutan border. Shortly thereafter, the line was upgraded to metre gauge. During the British era, there was a railway line linking Assam with Bengal that passed through [[Sonahat]].<ref name=Sonahat>{{cite web | url =https://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/360397/Govt-to-build-highway-to-boost-trade-thru-Sonahat-land-port | title = Govt to build highway to boost trade thu Sonahat land port | publisher = The Daily Sun, 30 December 2018 |accessdate = 1 August 2020}}</ref><ref name=timeline>{{cite web |url=http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm |title=Indian Railway History timeline |author=R.P. Saxena |accessdate=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714085533/http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm |archive-date=14 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://coochbehar.nic.in/htmfiles/history_book5.html| title = Royal History| work= page 5| publisher = Cooch Behar district authorities |accessdate = 31 July 2020}}</ref> The partition of the country and formation of the erstwhile East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) led to complete severance of communication with the State of Assam from the rest of India.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.railwayrecruitment.co.in/north-east-frontier-railway/ | title = The North-east Frontier Railway| publisher = Railway Recruitment |accessdate = 31 July 2020}}</ref> | ||
{{Alipurduar-Bamanhat branch line|collapse=y}} | {{Alipurduar-Bamanhat branch line|collapse=y}} | ||
The 72 km long [[Alipurduar-Bamanhat branch line]] was converted to {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] in 2007.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wiki.iricen.gov.in/doku/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=11301:vps.pdf | title = Role of Engineering Deptt in Meeting Corporate Objectives of Indian Railways | first = V.P. | last = Srivastava | accessdate = 31 July 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140330160317/http://wiki.iricen.gov.in/doku/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=11301:vps.pdf | archive-date = 30 March 2014 | url-status = dead }}</ref> | The 72 km long [[Alipurduar-Bamanhat branch line]] was converted to {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] in 2007.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wiki.iricen.gov.in/doku/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=11301:vps.pdf | title = Role of Engineering Deptt in Meeting Corporate Objectives of Indian Railways | first = V.P. | last = Srivastava | accessdate = 31 July 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140330160317/http://wiki.iricen.gov.in/doku/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=11301:vps.pdf | archive-date = 30 March 2014 | url-status = dead }}</ref> | ||
==Healthcare== | ==Healthcare== | ||
Bamanhat Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Bamanhat, is the major government medical facility in the Dinhata II CD block.<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 = | Bamanhat Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Bamanhat, is the major government medical facility in the Dinhata II CD block.<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 | archive-date =8 October 2022 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20221008143352/https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/RH.pdf | url-status =dead }}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Villages in Cooch Behar district]] | [[Category:Villages in Cooch Behar district]] | ||
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Bamanhat | |
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Neighbourhood | |
Location in West Bengal, India   Bamanhat Bamanhat (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°04′14″N 89°35′10″E / 26.0706°N 89.5862°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Cooch Behar |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 736168 |
| Telephone/STD code | 03581 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Cooch Behar |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Dinhata |
| Website | coochbehar |
Bamanhat is a neighbourhood and a gram panchayat in the Dinhata II CD block in the Dinhata subdivision of the Cooch Behar district, West Bengal, India.
Geography[edit | edit source]
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Location[edit | edit source]
Bamanhat is located at 26°04′14″N 89°35′10″E / 26.0706°N 89.5862°E.
Bamanhat I and Bamanhat II are gram panchayats in Dinhata II CD block.[1]
Bamanhat is not identified as a separate inhabited settlement in the 2011 census record. As per map of Dinhata II map in the District Census Handbook 2011, Koch Bihar it appears to be a part of Kalamati village/ mouza.[2]
Area overview[edit | edit source]
The map alongside shows the eastern part of the district. In Tufanganj subdivision 6.97% of the population lives in the urban areas and 93.02% lives in the rural areas. In Dinhata subdivision 5.98% of the population lives in the urban areas and 94.02% lives in the urban areas.[3] The entire district forms the flat alluvial flood plains of mighty rivers.[4]
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.
Education[edit | edit source]
Bamanhat High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1970.[5]
Culture[edit | edit source]
Bamanhat also has the Madhaikhal fair, held annually in the Bengali month of Chaitra.
Railway links[edit | edit source]
Bamanhat railway station is on the broad gauge Alipurduar-Bamanhat branch line. Local trains link the area to larger stations at Cooch Behar and Alipurduar from where trains are available for places all over the country.[6]
In the early 1900s, Eastern Bengal Railway extended the Metre gauge railways to Lalmonirhat, Gitaldaha (via Mogalhat), Bamanhat, Golokganj and other places, thereby connecting Assam to Katihar, in Bihar. In 1901 Cooch Behar State Railway built the narrow gauge line from Gitaldaha to Jayanti, near the Bhutan border. Shortly thereafter, the line was upgraded to metre gauge. During the British era, there was a railway line linking Assam with Bengal that passed through Sonahat.[7][8][9] The partition of the country and formation of the erstwhile East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) led to complete severance of communication with the State of Assam from the rest of India.[10] Template:Alipurduar-Bamanhat branch line The 72 km long Alipurduar-Bamanhat branch line was converted to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge in 2007.[11]
Healthcare[edit | edit source]
Bamanhat Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Bamanhat, is the major government medical facility in the Dinhata II CD block.[12]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Directory of District, Subdivision, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal". Cooch Behar. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ↑ "District Census Handbook, Koch Bihar, Series 20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Census of India 2011, page 457: Map of Dinhata II CD block. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Bamanhat High School Dinhata II". Schoolsworld. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ↑ "55765 =>55465 Alipurduar – Bamunhat Passenger". Time Table. Indiarailinfo. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ↑ "Govt to build highway to boost trade thu Sonahat land port". The Daily Sun, 30 December 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ↑ R.P. Saxena. "Indian Railway History timeline". Retrieved 31 July 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Royal History". page 5. Cooch Behar district authorities. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ↑ "The North-east Frontier Railway". Railway Recruitment. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ↑ Srivastava, V.P. "Role of Engineering Deptt in Meeting Corporate Objectives of Indian Railways" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ↑ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2020.