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Mekhliganj (community Development Block)
Mekhliganj is a community development block (CD block) that forms an administrative division in the Mekhliganj subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Mekhliganj is located at . Topographically Cooch Behar district is generally plain land which is low and marshy at some places. “Considering the nature of general surface configuration, relief and drainage pattern, distribution of different types of soil, climatic condition, the formation of geology and forest tracts, the district Koch Bihar falls under Barind Tract. The physiology of this area consists of alluvial soil, generally blackish brown in colour and composed of sand, clay and silt. The soils are loose and sandy throughout the district.” The Himalayan formations in the north end beyond the boundaries of this district. There are no hills/ mountains here. It has a large network of rivers flowing from north-west to south and south-east. The Teesta flows through Mekhliganj CD bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
States And Territories Of India
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions. History Pre-independence The Indian subcontinent has been ruled by many different ethnic groups throughout its history, each instituting their own policies of administrative division in the region. The British Raj mostly retained the administrative structure of the preceding Mughal Empire. India was divided into provinces (also called Presidencies), directly governed by the British, and princely states, which were nominally controlled by a local prince or raja loyal to the British Empire, which held ''de facto'' sovereignty ( suzerainty) over the princely states. 1947–1950 Between 1947 and 1950 the territories of the princely states were politically integrated into the Indian union. Most were merged into existing provinces; others were organised into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barind Tract
Barind Tract (alternately called the Varendra Tract in English and Borendro Bhumi in Bengali) is the largest Pleistocene era physiographic unit in the Bengal Basin. It covers most of Dinajpur, Rangpur, Pabna, Rajshahi, Bogra, and Joypurhat districts of Rajshahi Division and Rangpur Division in Bangladesh as well as entirety of Uttar Dinajpur, Dakshin Dinajpur and most of Maldah districts in West Bengal, India. It is made up of several separate sections in the northwestern part of Bangladesh, and, northern part of West Bengal, India covering a total area of approximately of mostly old alluvium. On the eastern edge of the tract is a lower fault escarpment. Through the fault troughs run the little Jamuna, Atrai and Lower Punarbhaba rivers. To the west, the main area is tilted up, and to the east this area is tilted downwards. The climate of the tract differs from that of much of India, in that more extreme temperature variations (ranging from 45 degrees Celsius down to five de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gram Panchayat
Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general body of the Gram Panchayat. The members of the Gram Panchayat are elected by the Gram Sabha. There are about 250,000+ Gram Panchayats in India. History Established in various states of India, the Panchayat Raj system has three tiers: Zila Parishad, at the district level; Panchayat Samiti, at the block level; and Gram Panchayat, at the village level. Rajasthan was the first state to establish Gram Panchayat, Bagdari Village (Nagaur District) being the first village where Gram Panchayat was established, on 2 October 1959. The failed attempts to deal with local matters at the national level caused, in 1992, the reintroduction of Panchayats for their previously used purpose as an organisation for local self-governance. Structure Gram P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panchayat Samiti (Block)
Panchayat samiti is a rural local government (panchayat) body at the intermediate tehsil (taluka/mandal) level in India. It works for the villages of the tehsil that together are called a development block. It has been said to be the "panchayat of panchayats". The 73rd Amendment defines the levels of panchayati raj institution as : * No Level * Intermediate level * Base level The panchayat samiti is the link between the gram panchayat (village council) and the zila parishad (district board). The name varies across states: ''mandal parishad'' in Andhra Pradesh, ''taluka panchayat'' in Gujarat, and ''mandal panchayat'' in Karnataka. Composition Typically, a taluka panchayat is composed of elected members of the area: the block development officer, members of the state's legislative assembly, members of parliament belonging to that area, otherwise unrepresented groups ( Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and women), associate members (such as a farmer, a representative of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haldibari (community Development Block)
Haldibari is a community development block (CD block) that forms an administrative division in the Mekhliganj subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Haldibari is located at . Topographically Cooch Behar district is generally plain land which is low and marshy at some places. “Considering the nature of general surface configuration, relief and drainage pattern, distribution of different types of soil, climatic condition, the formation of geology and forest tracts, the district Koch Bihar falls under Barind Tract. The physiology of this area consists of alluvial soil, generally blackish brown in colour and composed of sand, clay and silt. The soils are loose and sandy throughout the district.” The Himalayan formations in the north end beyond the boundaries of this district. There are no hills/ mountains here. It has a large network of rivers flowing from north-west to south and south-east. The Teesta flows through Mekhliganj CD bloc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hatibandha Upazila
Hatibandha ( bn, হাতিবান্ধা) is an upazila of Lalmonirhat District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh. Geography Hatibandha is located at . It has 33369 households and total area 288.42 km2. Demographics As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Hatibandha has a population of 172417. Males constitute 51.39% of the population, and females 48.61%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 85064. Hatibandha has an average literacy rate of 21.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. Administration Hatibandha Upazila is divided into 12 union parishads: Barokhata, Dawabari, Fakirpara, Goddimari, Gotamari, Nowdabas, Paticapara, Shaniajan, Sindurna, Singimari, Tongvhanga, and Vhelaguri. The union parishads are subdivided into 63 mauzas and 65 villages. See also *Upazilas of Bangladesh An ''upazila'' ( bn, উপজেলা, upôzela, lit=sub-district pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative region in Bangladesh, functi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domar Upazila
Domar ( bn, ডোমার) is an upazila of Nilphamari District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh. Geography Domar is located at . It has 33490 households and total area 250.84 km2. Demographics As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Domar has a population of 175507. Males constitute 51.16% of the population, and females 48.84%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 87290. Domar has an average literacy rate of 39% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. Administration Domar Upazila is divided into Domar Municipality and ten union parishads: Bamunia, Bhogda Buri, Boragari, Domar, Gomnati, Harinchara, Jorabari, Ketkibari, Panga Motukpur, and Sonaray. The union parishads are subdivided into 47 mauzas and 47 villages. Domar Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 12 mahallas. Notable people * Shahrin Islam Tuhin, BNP politician See also *Upazilas of Bangladesh An ''upazila'' ( bn, উপজেলা, upôzela, lit=sub-district pronounced: ), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimla Upazila
Dimla ( bn, ডিমলা) is an upazila of Nilphamari District in the Rangpur Rangpur Division, Bangladesh. Geography Dimla is located at . It has 36, 440 households and a total area of 326.8 km2. It is bordered by West Bengal, India on the north and Jaldhaka Upazila on the south. Dimla Upazila is located in Nilphamari District. Upazila(s)/Thana(s) in Nilphamari are Dimla Upazila, Domar Upazila, Jaldhaka Upazila, Kishoreganj Upazila, Nilphamari Sadar Upazila, Saidpur Upazila. Demographics According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Dimla had a population of 187,696. Males constituted 51.24% of the population, and females 48.76%. The population aged 18 or over was 91, 421. Dimla had an average literacy rate of 19.4% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%. Administration Dimla thana, now an upazila, was established in 1857. Dimla Upazila is divided into ten union parishads: Balapara, Dimla, Jhunagachh Chapani, Khalisha Chapani, Khogakharibari, Naotara, P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathabhanga I
Mathabhanga I is a community development block (CD block) that forms an administrative division in the Mathabhanga subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Jorpatki, a constituent panchayat of this block, is located at . Topographically Cooch Behar district is generally plain land which is low and marshy at some places. “Considering the nature of general surface configuration, relief and drainage pattern, distribution of different types of soil, climatic condition, the formation of geology and forest tracts, the district Koch Bihar falls under Barind Tract. The physiology of this area consists of alluvial soil, generally blackish brown in colour and composed of sand, clay and silt. The soils are loose and sandy throughout the district.” The Himalayan formations in the north end beyond the boundaries of this district. There are no hills/ mountains here. It has a large network of rivers flowing from north-west to south and south-east. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maynaguri (community Development Block)
Maynaguri is a community development block (CD block) that forms an administrative division in the Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Mainaguri is located at . The Maynaguri CD block lies in the southern part of the district with the Teesta River flowing along a portion of its western boundary and the Jaldhaka River flowing along its eastern boundary. It lies on a gently sloping alluvial plain locally called ''Terai''. The Maynaguri CD block is bounded by the Matiali and Nagrakata CD blocks on the north, Dhupguri and Banarhat CD block on the east, Haldibari and Mekhliganj CD blocks in Cooch Behar district on the south, and Jalpaiguri and Kranti CD blocks on the west. The Maynaguri CD block has an area of 530.60 km2. It has 1 panchayat samity, 16 gram panchayats, 234 gram sansads (village councils), 86 mouzas, 79 inhabited villages and 2 census towns. Mainaguri police station serves this block. Headquart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dharla River
The Dharla River ( bn, ধরলা নদী, translit=Dhorola nodi) is a tributary of Brahmaputra which is a trans-boundary river flowing through India, Bhutan and Bangladesh. It originates from Kupup/Bitang lake lying in Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary of East Sikkim in Himalayas where it is known as the Jaldhaka River, and then it flows through East Sikkim, India than goes to Samtse District, Bhutan and comes back to India again at Kalimpong district than it flows through Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar districts of West Bengal, India, one of the seven main rivers to do so. Here the river enters Bangladesh through the Lalmonirhat District and flows as the Dharla River until it empties into the Brahmaputra River near the Kurigram District. Near Patgram Upazila, it again flows easterly back into India. It then moves south and enters Bangladesh again through Phulbari Upazila of Kurigram District and continues a slow meandering course. The average depth of river is and maximum de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
