Nishiganj is 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 ...

and not identified as a separate place in 2011 census 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

Nishiganj is located at . Nishiganj I and Nishiganj II are gram panchayats.

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.

Education

Madhusudan Hore Mahavidyalaya Madhusudan Hore Mahavidyalaya, established in 2011, is general degree college in Nishiganj. It is in Cooch Behar Cooch Behar (), or Koch Bihar, is a city and a municipality in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of ...

was established in 2011 at Nishiganj. 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 *Cou ...

, it offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, geography and philosophy, and a general course in arts.

Healthcare

There is a primary health centre at Nishiganj (with 10 beds).

References

{{Cooch Behar District Villages in Cooch Behar district