Dinhata

Dinhata
Dinhata
—  town  —
Dinhata
Location of Dinhata
in West Bengal and India
Coordinates 26°08′N 89°28′E / 26.13°N 89.47°E / 26.13; 89.47Coordinates: 26°08′N 89°28′E / 26.13°N 89.47°E / 26.13; 89.47
Country India
State West Bengal
District(s) Cooch Behar
Parliamentary constituency Cooch Behar (SC)
Assembly constituency Dinhata, Sitai (SC)
Population 34,303 (2001)
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Area

Elevation


36 metres (118 ft)

Website coochbehar.nic.in

Dinhata (Bengali: দিনহাটা) is head quarterss of Dinhata subdivision, and a municipality in Cooch Behar District in the state of West Bengal, India.

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Geography

Dinhata is located at 26°08′N 89°28′E / 26.13°N 89.47°E / 26.13; 89.47.[1] It has an average elevation of 36 metres (118 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Dinhata had a population of 34,303. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Dinhata has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84% and, female literacy is 75%. In Dinhata, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Politics

Dinhata has a notable political history. Hossain Mohammad Ershad, a former President of Bangladesh, had studied in Dinhata High School. His son was born in Dinhata and some of his relatives now live there. Kamal Guha, MLA from Forward Block, former agriculture minister of the Government of West Bengal, was from Dinhata.

Total number of wards in the municipality: 15[3]

Other information

A regional station of the Central Tobacco Research Institute, India is located in this town.[4]

References


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