Ghoksadanga | |
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Neighbourhood | |
Ghoksadanga is located in West Bengal  Ghoksadanga Location in West Bengal, India  Ghoksadanga Ghoksadanga (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°25′53″N 89°16′24″E / 26.431265°N 89.273212°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Cooch Behar |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 736171 |
| Telephone/STD code | 03583 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Cooch Behar |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Mathabhanga |
| Website | coochbehar |
Ghoksadanga is a neighbourhood and a gram panchayat 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]
Ghoksadanga is located at 26°25′53″N 89°16′24″E / 26.431265°N 89.273212°E.
According to the map of the Mathabhanga II CD block on page 241 in the District Census Handbook, Koch Bihar, 2011 census, Ghoksadanga is shown as a part of Bara Simulguri village (MDDS PLCN 2011 / 308306).[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.
Civic administration[edit | edit source]
Police station[edit | edit source]
Ghoksadanga police station has jurisdiction over Mathabhanga II CD block.[4][5]
Transport[edit | edit source]
Ghoksadanga railway station is on the Barauni-Guwahati Line of Northeast Frontier Railway.[6]
Education[edit | edit source]
Ghoksadanga Birendra Mahavidyalaya was established in 2011. Affiliated with the Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University, it offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, political science, history and education, and a general course in arts.[7]
Healthcare[edit | edit source]
Ghoksadanga Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Ghoksadanga, is the major government medical facility in the Mathabhanga II CD block.[8]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "District Census Handbook, Koch Bihar, Series 20, Part XII A, 2011 census" (PDF). page 241: Map of Mathabhanga II CD block. Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal. Retrieved 26 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.
- ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2013 Cooch Behar". Tables 2.1. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ↑ "List of Police Officers in Cooch Behar district". Cooch Behar Police. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ↑ "Ghoksadanga". IndiaRailInfo. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ↑ "Ghoksadanga Birendra Mahavidyalaya". GBM. Retrieved 26 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.