Dinhata is a city and a municipality in
Cooch Behar district
Cooch Behar district () is a district of Indian state of West Bengal.
Formerly part of the Kamarupa kingdom, the area became the heart of the Kamata Kingdom in the 12th century. During the British Raj, the district was known as Cooch Behar st ...
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 fou ...
, India. It is the headquarters of the
Dinhata subdivision
Dinhata subdivision is a subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Subdivisions
Cooch Behar district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:
Administrative units
Dinhata subdivision has 2 ...
.
Dinhata
Dinhata is a city and a municipality in Cooch Behar district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Dinhata subdivision. Dinhata is known for arranging best Durga Puja in North Bengal.
Dinhata is famous for Sastho M ...
is known for arranging best
Durga Puja
Durga Puja ( bn, দুর্গা পূজা), also known as Durgotsava or Sharodotsava, is an annual Hindu festival originating in the Indian subcontinent which reveres and pays homage to the Hindu goddess Durga and is also celebrated ...
in
North Bengal.
Dinhata
Dinhata is a city and a municipality in Cooch Behar district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Dinhata subdivision. Dinhata is known for arranging best Durga Puja in North Bengal.
Dinhata is famous for Sastho M ...
is famous for Sastho Mela & Dinhata Utsav, Sanghati Mela, Janmastami Mela.
Geography
Location
Dinhata is located at . It has an average elevation of 36 metres (118 feet).
According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Koch Bihar'', Dinhata covered an area of 4.55 km
2.
Area overview
The map alongside shows the eastern part of the district. In Tufanganj subdivision 6.97% of the population lives in the urban areas and 93.02% lives in the rural areas. In Dinhata subdivision 5.98% of the population lives in the urban areas and 94.02% lives in the urban areas.
The entire district forms the flat
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. All ...
flood plains of mighty rivers.
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivisions. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Demographics
As per
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 ...
Dinhata had a total population of 36,124 of which 18,344 (51%) were males and 17,780 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 2,485. The total number of literate persons in Dinhata was 30,487 (91.61% of the population over 6 years).
For information regarding language and religion see
Dinhata I#Language and religion and
Dinhata II#Language and religion
India
census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses in ...
, 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.
Civic administration
Police station
Dinhata police station has jurisdiction over Dinhata municipal area and
Dinhata I
Dinhata I is a community development block (CD block) that forms an administrative division in the Dinhata subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Petla, one of the constituent panchayats of the block ...
CD block.
CD block HQ
The headquarters of the Dinhata I CD block are located at Dinhata town.
Municipality
The total number of wards in the municipality are 16.
Education
Dinhata College was established in 1956. Affiliated with the
Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University Cooch can refer to:
* A colloquial term for the vagina
* A variation of the surname Couch
** William Cooch (1898–1950), New Zealand artist, architect and stamp designer
See also
* Cooch Behar (disambiguation)
*
* Hoochie coochie, a dance
*Couch ...
, it offers courses in arts, science and commerce.
A regional station of the Central Tobacco Research Institute, India is located in this town.
Healthcare
Dinhata Subdivisional Hospital at Dinhata functions with 180 beds.
Transport
Dinhata Railway Station serves the city of Dinhata, the station lies under
Alipurduar railway division
Alipurduar railway division is one of the five railway divisions under Northeast Frontier Railway zone of Indian Railways. This railway division was formed on 15 January 1958 and its headquarter is located at Alipurduar in the state of West Ben ...
of
Northeast Frontier Railway
The Northeast Frontier Railway (abbreviated NFR) is one of the 19 railway zones of the Indian Railways. It is headquartered in Maligaon, Guwahati in the state of Assam, and responsible for operation and expansion of rail network all across No ...
.
Notable people
*
GM Quader
Ghulam Muhammed Quader ( bn, গোলাম মোহাম্মদ কাদের; born 24 February 1948), better known as GM Quader, is a Bangladeshi politician and the current chairperson of Jatiya Party. He is the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad ...
, former Bangladeshi commerce minister
*
Hossain Mohammad Ershad
Lt. Gen. Hussain Muhammad Ershad ( bn, হুসেইন মুহাম্মদ এরশাদ; 1 February 1930 – 14 July 2019) was a Bangladeshi Army Chief politician who served as the President of Bangladesh from 1983 to 1990, a time m ...
, former President of
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
*
Hossain Mokbul Shahriar, Bangladeshi politician
*
Merina Rahman
Merina Rahman ( bn, মেরিনা রহমান; b. 18 October 1943) is a Bangladeshi Jatiya Party politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member from Reserved Women's Seat. She is the sister of former President of Bangladesh, Hussain Moham ...
, Bangladeshi MP
*
Mozammel Hossain Lalu
Mozammel Hossain Lalu ( bn, মোজাম্মেল হোসেন লালু; 1942 – 1 September 2014) was a Bangladeshi politician. He was elected a Jatiya Sangsad member from Kurigram-3 constituency winning the September 1996 by-elect ...
, Bangladeshi politician
*
Saad Ershad
Rahgir Al Mahi Ershad (born 1983), better known as Saad Ershad, is a Bangladeshi businessman and politician belonging to Jatiya Party. He is the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Rangpur-3 constituency. His father Hussain Muhamma ...
, Bangladeshi businessman
*
Kamal Guha, former Agriculture Minister of the
Government of West Bengal
*
Dipak Sen Gupta, Freedom fighter and one of the leading participants of Goa Freedom Movement from West Bengal in 1955, former Member of
West Bengal Legislative Assembly
The West Bengal Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located in the B. B. D. Bagh area of Kolkata, the capital of the state. Members of the Legislative assembly are directly elected by t ...
for 4 consecutive terms and Chairman of
Dinhata Municipality
*
Udayan Guha
Udayan Guha is an Indian politician currently serves as Cabinet Minister for Department of North Bengal Development of the Government of West Bengal. He is a three terms member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
The West Bengal Leg ...
, MLA from
Dinhata constituency in
West Bengal Legislative Assembly
The West Bengal Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located in the B. B. D. Bagh area of Kolkata, the capital of the state. Members of the Legislative assembly are directly elected by t ...
Dinhata picture gallery
File:DINHATA_CHOWPATHI_01.jpg, Dinhata Main Road
File:DINHATA CHOWPATHI 02.jpg, Chowpathi
File:Greenfields of Dinhata.jpg, Dinhata's Village Side
File:Nripendra Narayan Smriti Sadan Theatre.jpg, Inside picture of Nripendra Narayan Memorial Hall (Smriti Sadan)
File:New Meat and Fish Market.jpg, Its a new meat and fish market
File:DINHATA RAILWAY STATION.jpg, Dinhata Railway Station
File:Dinhata's Durgapuja images 1.jpg, Dinhata's Durga Puja
File:Dinhata's Durga puja 02.jpg, Dinhata's Durga Puja
File:Dinhata's Durga puja 01.jpg, Durga Puja of Dinhata
File:DINHATA CHURCH.jpg, Church Of Dinhata
File:Dinhata Jam E Masjid.jpg, Jam E masjid, A mosque Of Dinhata
File:Biggest Kali Puja.jpg, The Biggest Kali goddess Idol of Dinhata
File:Ma Mahamaya Path Temple Of Dinhata.jpg, Ma Mahamaya Path Temple Of Dinhata
References
{{Municipalities of West Bengal
Cities and towns in Cooch Behar district
Cities in West Bengal
See also
Harish Chandra Paul