Mathabhanga is a city along

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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

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 ...

Geography

Location

Mathabhanga is located at . It has an average elevation of . There are two rivers near Mathabhanga. One is Satranga ( Sutunga) and the other is Mansai. When the sky is clear (mainly in summer, autumn and spring), the Himalayan range is visible. According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Koch Bihar'', Mathabhanga covered an area of 3.71 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

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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.

Demographics

As per

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Mathabhanga had a total population of 23,890 of which 12,059 (50%) were males and 11,831 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 2,165. The total number of literate persons in Mathabhanga was 19,571 (90.09% of the population over 6 years). India

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, Mathabhanga had a population of 21,110. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Mathabhanga has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 71%. In Mathabhanga, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Civic administration

Police station

Mathabhanga police station has jurisdiction over Mathabhanga municipal area and

Mathabhanga I Mathabhanga I 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 Jorpatki, a constituent panchayat of this blo ...

CD block.

Transport

The Mathabhanga Railway Station lies on the

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Education

Mathabhanga College Mathabhanga College(Bengali: মাথাভাঙ্গা কলেজ) established in 1969, is one of the oldest college in Mathabhanga. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences. The campus is in the Cooch Behar distric ...

was established in 1969 at Mathabhanga. Affiliated with the

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, it offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, political science, history, geography, philosophy, economics, physics, chemistry, mathematics and accounting and general courses in arts, science and commerce.

Healthcare

Mathabhanga Subdivisional Hospital at Mathabhanga functions with 120 beds.

References

{{Municipalities of West Bengal Cities and towns in Cooch Behar district Cities in West Bengal