Dakshin Bagdogra is a
census town in the
Naxalbari
Naxalbari (also spelled Naksalbari) is a village in the Naxalbari CD block in the Siliguri subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India. Naxalbari is famous for being the site of a 1967 revolt that would eventua ...
CD block in the
Siliguri subdivision
Siliguri subdivision is a subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Subdivisions
Darjeeling district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:
Police stations
Police stations in the Siligu ...
of
Darjeeling district
Darjeeling District is the northernmost district of the state of West Bengal in eastern India in the foothills of the Himalayas. The district is famous for its hill station and Darjeeling tea. Darjeeling is the district headquarters.
Kurse ...
in the state of
West Bengal
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,
India
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.
Geography
Location
Dakshin Bagdogra is located at .
Area overview
The map alongside shows the Siliguri subdivision of Darjeeling district. This area is spread across the foothills of the Himalayas and is a plain land gently sloping from north to south. While the northern part is mentioned as the Terai region, the larger southern portion forms the western part of the Dooars region. While 55.11% per cent of the population resides in the rural areas, 44.89% resides in the urban areas. On the western side the
Mechi River forms a long border with Nepal. On the eastern side the
Mahananda River
The Mahananda River (Pron:/ˌməhɑːˈnʌndə or ˌmɑːhəˈnʌndə/) is a trans-boundary river that flows through the Indian states of Bihar and West Bengal, and Bangladesh. It is an important tributary of the Ganges.
Course
The Mahananda ...
forms a short border with Bangladesh.
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 ...
, Dakshin Bagdogra had a total population of 2,647 of which 1,301 (49%) were males and 1,346 (51%) were females. There were 317 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Dakshin Bagdogra was 1,823 (68.87% of the population over 6 years).
Infrastructure
According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Darjiling'', Dakshin Bagdogra covered an area of 1.4609 km
2. Among the civic amenities, it had 1 km road with open drains, the protected water supply involved tap water from uncovered well, tubewell/ borehole, it had 287 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities, it had 1 medicine shop. Among the educational facilities it had were 1 primary school, the nearest middle school, secondary school, senior secondary school, general degree college at
Bagdogra
Bagdogra is a settlement in the Naxalbari CD block in the Siliguri subdivision of the Darjeeling district, in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the Greater Siliguri Metropolitan Area. The Bagdogra is well connected by air to six ...
2–5 km away.
References
{{Darjeeling District
Cities and towns in Darjeeling district