Nishiganj | |
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Nishiganj is located in West Bengal  Nishiganj Location in West Bengal, India  Nishiganj Nishiganj (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°18′56″N 89°18′05″E / 26.315565°N 89.301412°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Cooch Behar |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 736157 |
| Telephone/STD code | 03582 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Cooch Behar |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Mathabhanga |
| Website | coochbehar |
Nishiganj is a gram panchayat and not identified as a separate place in 2011 census in the Mathabhanga II CD block in the Mathabhanga subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography[edit | edit source]
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Location[edit | edit source]
Nishiganj is located at 26°18′56″N 89°18′05″E / 26.315565°N 89.301412°E.
Nishiganj I and Nishiganj II are gram panchayats.[1]
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.[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.
Education[edit | edit source]
Madhusudan Hore Mahavidyalaya was established in 2011 at Nishiganj. Affiliated with the Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University, it offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, geography and philosophy, and a general course in arts.[4]
Healthcare[edit | edit source]
There is a primary health centre at Nishiganj (with 10 beds).[5]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Directory of District, Subdivision, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal". Cooch Behar – Revised in March 2008. Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 30 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.
- ↑ "Madhusudan Hore Mahavidyalaya". MHM. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ↑ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
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