Mekhliganj 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

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. It is the headquarters of 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 ...

Geography

Location

Mekliganj is at . It adjoins the boundary of

Teesta River Teesta River is a long river that rises in the Pauhunri Mountain of eastern Himalayas, flows through the Indian states of Sikkim and West Bengal through Rangpur, and enters the Bay of Bengal. It drains an area of . In India, it flows through ...

. It has an average elevation of . Also it is situated very near to Saniajan River According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Koch Bihar'', Mekliganj covered an area of 3.88 km².

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.

Demographics

As per

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Mekliganj had a total population of 9,217 of which 4,664 (51%) were males and 4,463 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,098. The total number of literate persons in Mekliganj was 6,009 (74.84% of the population over 6 years). India

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, Mekliganj had a population of 10,833. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Mekliganj has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 53%. In Mekliganj, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Civic administration

Police station

Mekhliganj police station has jurisdiction over Mekhligaganj municipal area and a part of Mekhliganj CD block.

Education

Founded in 1996, Mekliganj College is an undergraduate college situated at Mekhliganj. It has total te
academic departments
.

Healthcare

Mekhliganj Subdivional Hospital, with 120 beds, functions at Mekhliganj.

References

{{Cooch Behar District Cities and towns in Cooch Behar district Cities in West Bengal