Ghoksadanga is a

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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

Mathabhanga II Mathabhanga II is a community development block (CD block) that forms an administrative division in the Mathabhanga subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Angarkata Paradubi, a constituent panchayat ...

CD block in the

Mathabhanga subdivision Mathabhanga 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 Mathabhanga subdivis ...

of the

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

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Geography

Location

Ghoksadanga is located at . According to the map of the Mathabhanga II CD block on page 241 in the ''District Census Handbook, Koch Bihar, 2011 census,'' Ghoksadanga is shown as being a part of Bara Simulguri village/ mouza (MDDS PLCN 2011 / 308306).

Area overview

The map alongside shows the western part of the district. In Mekhliganj subdivision 9.91% of the population lives in the urban areas and 90.09% lives in the rural areas. In Mathabhanga subdivision 3.67% of the population, the lowest in the district, lives in the urban areas and 96.35% lives in the rural areas. The entire district forms the flat

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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.

Civic administration

Police station

Ghoksadanga police station has jurisdiction over Mathabhanga II CD block.

Transport

Ghoksadanga railway station Ghoksadanga railway station is a railway station on the Barauni–Guwahati line of Northeast Frontier Railway. It serves Ghoksadanga town in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Its station code is GDX. The station consists ...

is on the Barauni-Guwahati Line of

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 ...

Education

Ghoksadanga Birendra Mahavidyalaya was established in 2011. Affiliated with the

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, it offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, political science, history and education, and a general course in arts.

Healthcare

Ghoksadanga Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Ghoksadanga, is the major government medical facility in the Mathabhanga II CD block.

References

{{Cooch Behar District Villages in Cooch Behar district