Chopra 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 ...

in Chopra CD Block in

Islampur subdivision Islampur subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Subdivisions Uttar Dinajpur district is divided into two administrative subdivisions: Administrative units Islampur subdivis ...

Uttar Dinajpur district Uttar Dinajpur () is a district of the Indian state of West Bengal. Created on 1 April 1992 by the division of the erstwhile West Dinajpur district, it comprises two subdivisions: Raiganj and Islampur. History Undivided Dinajpur district ...

in the state of

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Geography

Location

Chopra is located at . In the map alongside, all places marked on the map are linked in the full screen version.

Police station

Chopra police station under West Bengal police has jurisdiction over Chopra CD Block. It is 145 km from the district headquarters and covers an area of 378.40 km².

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Chopra CD block is at Chopra.

Demographics

As per 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 ...

, Chopra had a total population of 5,777, of which 2,997 (52%) were males and 2,780 (48%) were females. The population below 6 years was 841. The total number of literates in Chopra was 3,388 (68.64% of the population over 6 years).

Transport

National Highway 27 passes through Chopra.

Education

Chopra Kamala Paul Smriti Mahavidyalaya Chopra Kamala Paul Smriti Mahavidyalaya, established in 2013, is the undergraduate degree college in Chopra, Uttar Dinajpur district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts. The campus is in the Uttar Dinajpur district. It is affiliated to ...

was established in 2013-14 at Chopra. Affiliated to the

North Bengal University University of North Bengal (abbreviated as NBU) is a public, public state collegiate major research university in North Bengal region of West Bengal, which is located in Raja Rammohanpur, Siliguri, Darjeeling district, in the Indian state of ...

, it offers honours courses in Bengali, history and political science. Urdu is taught as a general subject. Chopra High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational higher secondary school established in 1968. Housed in a government building it has facilities for teaching from class VI to XII. It has 18 computers, a library and a playground. Chopra Girls High School is Bengali-medium girls only higher secondary school established in 1979. Housed in a government building it has facilities for teaching from class VI to XII. It has 11 computers, a library and a playground.

Healthcare

Dalua rural hospital at Dalua (with 30 beds), the main medical facility in Chopra CD block, is located nearby.

References

{{Uttar Dinajpur District Cities and towns in Uttar Dinajpur district