Binnaguri is a
census town
In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics.
India
In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population ...
and a
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 bod ...
in the
Rajganj CD block in the
Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision
Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision is an administrative division of the Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography Subdivisions
Jalpaiguri district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:
Administrative ...
of the
Jalpaiguri district
Jalpaiguri district () is a district of the Indian state of West Bengal. The district was established in 1869 during British Raj.
The headquarters of the district are in the city of Jalpaiguri, which is also the divisional headquarters of No ...
in the state of
West Bengal
West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...
,
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
.
Geography
Location
Binnaguri is located at .
According to the map of the Rajganj CD block on page 115 in the ''District Census Handbook, Jalpaiguri, 2011 census,''
Dabgram
Dabgram is a census town in the Rajganj CD block in the Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Dabgram is located at
According to the map of the Rajganj CD block o ...
, Binnaguri and
Chakiabhita
Chakiabhita is a census town in the Rajganj CD block in the Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Chakiabhita is located at ...
form a cluster of census towns on the eastern side of
Siliguri
Siliguri, ) is a major tier-II city in West Bengal. It forms twin cities, "Twin Cities" with the neighboring district capital of Jalpaiguri. The city spans areas of the Darjeeling district, Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri districts in the Indian sta ...
.
Area overview
The map alongside shows the
alluvial
Alluvium (from Latin ''alluvius'', from ''alluere'' 'to wash against') is loose clay, silt, sand, or gravel that has been deposited by running water in a stream bed, on a floodplain, in an alluvial fan or beach, or in similar settings. Alluv ...
floodplains
A floodplain or flood plain or bottomlands is an area of land adjacent to a river which stretches from the banks of its channel to the base of the enclosing valley walls, and which experiences flooding during periods of high discharge.Goudi ...
south of the outer foothills of the
Himalayas
The Himalayas, or Himalaya (; ; ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the planet's highest peaks, including the very highest, Mount Everest. Over 100 ...
. The area is mostly flat, except for low hills in the northern portions. It is a primarily rural area with 62.01% of the population living in rural areas and a moderate 37.99% living in the urban areas.
Tea gardens in the
Dooars
The Dooars or Duars ( as, দুৱাৰ, duar, rkt, দুৱাৰ, duar, bn, দুয়ার, duyar) () are the alluvial floodplains in eastern-northeastern India that lie south of the outer foothills of the Himalayas and north of the ...
and
Terai
The Terai or Tarai is a lowland region in northern India and southern Nepal that lies south of the outer foothills of the Himalayas, the Sivalik Hills, and north of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. This lowland belt is characterised by tall grasslands, scr ...
regions produce 226 million kg or over a quarter of India's total tea crop. Some tea gardens were identified in the 2011 census as
census town
In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics.
India
In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population ...
s or villages. Such places are marked in the map as CT (census town) or R (rural/ urban centre). Specific tea estate pages are marked TE.
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Demographics
According to the
2011 Census of India
The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...
, Binnaguri had a total population of 58,840 of which 30,258 (51%) were males and 28,582 (49%) were females. There were 8,172 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Binnaguri was 34,129 (67.36% of the population over 6 years).
Infrastructure
According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Jalpaiguri'', Binnaguri covered an area of 54.926 km
2. Among the civic amenities, it had 33 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved river infiltration gallery, service reservoir, tap water from treated sources, uncovered well. It had 3,000 domestic electric connections, 210 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities it had 6 dispensary/ health centres, 1 veterinary hospital, 11 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 21 primary schools, 5 middle schools, 7 secondary schools, 3 senior secondary schools, 2 special schools for disabled. Among the social, cultural and recreational facilities, it had 1 public library. Three important items it produced were tea, ply-wood and carrom board. It had branches of 2 nationalised banks.
References
Cities and towns in Jalpaiguri district
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