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 fourt ...

, 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.

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 km².

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. Alluv ...

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 incl ...

, 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 ...

Northeast Frontier Railway The Northeast Frontier Railway (abbreviated NFR) is one of the Zones and divisions of Indian Railways, 19 railway zones of the Indian Railways. It is headquartered in Maligaon, Guwahati in the state of Assam, and responsible for operation and e ...

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 The Government of West Bengal also known as the West Bengal Government, is the subnational government of the Indian state of West Bengal , created by the National Constitution as the state's legislative, executive and judicial authority. The ...

* 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 states and territories of India, 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 as ...

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

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