Mekhliganj (community development block)

Mekhliganj
—  community development block  —
Mekhliganj Location of Mekhliganj in West Bengal and India
Coordinates	26°21′N 88°55′E / 26.35°N 88.92°E / 26.35; 88.92Coordinates: 26°21′N 88°55′E / 26.35°N 88.92°E / 26.35; 88.92
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District(s)	Cooch Behar
Parliamentary constituency	Jalpaiguri
Assembly constituency	Mekliganj
Population • Density	132,859 (2001[update]) • 460 /km2 (1,191 /sq mi)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area	288.64 square kilometres (111.44 sq mi)
Website	coochbehar.gov.in/

Mekhliganj (community development block) (Bengali: মেখলিগঞ্জ সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক) is an administrative division in Mekhliganj subdivision of Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Mekhliganj and Kuchlibari police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is at Changrabandha.^[1][2]

Geography

Mekhliganj is located at 26°21′N 88°55′E / 26.35°N 88.92°E / 26.35; 88.92.

Mekhliganj community development block has an area of 288.64  km².^[2]

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayats of Mekhliganj block/ panchayat samiti are: Bagdokra Fulkadabri, Bhotbari, Changrabandha, Jamaldaha, Kuchlibari, Niztaraf, Ranirhat and Uchalpukuri.^[3]

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Mekhliganj block had a total population of 132,859, out of which 68,866 were males and 63,993 were females. Mekhliganj block registered a population growth of 19.67 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 14.15 per cent.^[2]Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.^[4]

Lliteracy

Mekhliganj block had a literacy rate of 61.52 per cent - males 73.24 per cent and females 48.81 per cent.^[3]

References

1. ^ "Contact details of Block Development Officers". Cooch Behar district. West Bengal Government. http://wbprd.gov.in/html/asp/bdo_contact.asp?cd=DL. Retrieved 2011-03-20. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal , Table 4". Census of India 2001, Koch Bihar district (03). Census Commissioner of India. http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/Table4_3.htm. Retrieved 2011-03-20. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Relation between Blocks & Gram Panchayats (GPs)". Cooch Behar District Administration. http://coochbehar.nic.in/htmfiles/District_Administration.html. Retrieved 2011-03-20. 
4. ^ "Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4". Census of India 2001. Census Commission of India. http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/FrameTable4_1.htm. Retrieved 2011-03-20.