Kuchlibari is a village in the

Mekhliganj Mekhliganj is a city and a municipality in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Mekhliganj subdivision. Geography Location Mekliganj is at . It adjoins the boundary of Teesta River. It has an ...

CD block in the

Mekhliganj subdivision Mekhliganj subdivision is one of five subdivisions of the Cooch Behar district in the state of West Bengal, India. It has an area of 459.78 km2 . As of 2011, it has a population of 282,750 of which 90.09% are rural and 9.91 are urban. Adminis ...

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

Kuchlibari is located at .

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

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.

Civic administration

Police station

Kuchlibari police station has jurisdiction over a part of Mekhliganj CD block. Kuchlibari police station covers an area of 41.17 sq km.

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 ...

, Kuchlibari had a total population of 610. There were 312 (51%) males and 298 (49%) females. There were 52 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Kuchlibari was 469 (84.05% of the population over 6 years).

References

Villages in Cooch Behar district {{CoochBehar-geo-stub