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Jalpaiguri (community Development Block)
Jalpaiguri is a community development block (CD block) that forms an administrative division in the Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Jalpaiguri is located at . The Jalpaiguri CD block lies in the southern part of the district. The Teesta River flows along its northern and eastern boundary. It lies on a gently sloping alluvial plain locally called ''Terai''. The Jalpaiguri CD block is bounded by the Kranti CD block on the north, Maynaguri CD block on the east, Panchagarh Sadar Upazila of Panchagarh District in Rangpur Division in Bangladesh on the south, and Rajganj CD block on the west. The Jalpaiguri CD block has an area of 500.65 km2. It has 1 panchayat samity, 14 gram panchayats, 227 gram sansads (village councils), 29 mouzas, 28 inhabited villages and 1 census town. Jalpaiguri police station serves this block. Headquarters of this CD block is at Jalpaiguri. Gram panchayats of Jalpaiguri block/ p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
States And Territories Of India
India is a federalism, federal union comprising 28 federated state, states and 8 union territory, union territories, for a total of 36 subnational entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into 800 List of districts in India, districts and smaller administrative divisions of India, administrative divisions by the respective subnational government. The states of India are self-governing administrative divisions, each having a State governments of India, state government. The governing powers of the states are shared between the state government and the Government of India, union government. On the other hand, the union territories are directly governed by the union government. History 1876–1919 The British Raj was a very complex political entity consisting of various imperial divisions and states and territories of varying autonomy. At the time of its establishment in 1876, it was made up of 584 princely state, constituent states and the prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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 and subsequently enters Bangladesh through Rangpur division. In Bangladesh, it merges with Jamuna River which after meeting some other major rivers of the Bengal delta finally falls into the Bay of Bengal. It drains an area of . In India, the Teesta flows through Mangan District, Gangtok District, Pakyong District, Kalimpong district, Darjeeling District, Jalpaiguri District, Cooch Behar districts and the cities of Rangpo, Jalpaiguri and Mekhliganj. In Bangladesh, it flows through Lalmonirhat District, Rangpur District, Kurigram District and Gaibandha District. It joins the Jamuna River at Phulchhari Upazila in Bangladesh. of the river lies in India and in Bangladesh. The Teesta is the largest river of Sikkim and second largest river of West Bengal after the Ganges. Course The Teesta River originates from Teest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Patkata, West Bengal
Patkata is a village in the suburb of Jalpaiguri, Jalpaiguri District, West Bengal, India. It is located near the border with Bangladesh, approximately 4 kilometres northwest of the city center of Jalpaiguri. As of the year 2011, the village has a total population of 43,360. Geography Patkata is situated on the western shore 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 and subsequently enters Bangladesh through Rangpur division. In Bangladesh, it merges with Jamu .... The West Bengal State Highway 12A passes through the south of the village. It covers an area of 7192.4 hectares. Healthcare 1 Primary Health Sub-Centre, 2 RMP doctors are available in this village. Education Government Pre Primary, Private Pre Primary, Govt Primary and Govt Secondary Schools and one technical college are available in this village. Demographics According to the 2011 Indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jalpaiguri (Community Development Block)
Jalpaiguri is a community development block (CD block) that forms an administrative division in the Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Jalpaiguri is located at . The Jalpaiguri CD block lies in the southern part of the district. The Teesta River flows along its northern and eastern boundary. It lies on a gently sloping alluvial plain locally called ''Terai''. The Jalpaiguri CD block is bounded by the Kranti CD block on the north, Maynaguri CD block on the east, Panchagarh Sadar Upazila of Panchagarh District in Rangpur Division in Bangladesh on the south, and Rajganj CD block on the west. The Jalpaiguri CD block has an area of 500.65 km2. It has 1 panchayat samity, 14 gram panchayats, 227 gram sansads (village councils), 29 mouzas, 28 inhabited villages and 1 census town. Jalpaiguri police station serves this block. Headquarters of this CD block is at Jalpaiguri. Gram panchayats of Jalpaiguri block/ p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jalpaiguri
Jalpaiguri (), is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Jalpaiguri district as well as of the Jalpaiguri division of West Bengal, covering the jurisdiction of the five districts of North Bengal. The city is located on the banks of the Teesta River and Karala River, on the foothills of the Himalayas. The city is home to the circuit bench of the Calcutta High Court, the other seat being at Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Jalpaiguri features the Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College, the second campus of the University of North Bengal and the Biswa Bangla Krirangan/ Jalpaiguri Sports Village. It lies east of its twin city, Siliguri. The merging of the two cities makes it the largest metropolis of the region. Etymology The name "Jalpaiguri" comes from the word "Jalpai''"'' meaning ''Ceylon olive'', which grew in the city and adjacent areas. And "Guri" means ''a'' place. Geography Jalpaiguri is the district headquarter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Census Town
In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics. India In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population has attained urban characteristics. They are characterized by the following: * Population exceeds 5,000 * At least 75% of main male working population is employed outside the agricultural sector * Minimum population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ... of 400 persons per km2 Census 2011 The number of census towns (CTs) in India grew from 1,362 in 2001 to 3,894 in 2011. As per Pradhan (2013), these CTs account for 30% of the urban growth in the last decade. Pradhan also notes that the largest increase in the number o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mouza
In Bangladesh, Pakistan and parts of India, a mouza or mauza (also mouja) is a type of administrative district, corresponding to a specific land area within which there may be one or more settlements. Before the 20th century, the term referred to a revenue collection unit just underneath a ''pargana'' or revenue district. The mauza system in the Indian Subcontinent is similar to the manorial system in Europe. The head of a mauza is styled as Mustajir, Pradhan or Mulraiyat, equivalent to Lord of the Manor in the manorial system. As populations increased and villages became more common and developed, the concept of the mouza declined in importance. Today it has become mostly synonymous with the ''gram'' or village. Most voter lists, for example, now use the names of villages rather than mouzas. In contemporary Pakistan, a mouza is defined as "a territorial unit with a separate name, definite boundaries, and area precisely measured and divided into plots/ khasras/survey numbers." ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Panchayat Samiti (Block)
Panchayat samiti or block panchayat is a rural local government (Panchayati raj (India), panchayat) body at the intermediate tehsil (taluka/mandal) or Blocks of India, block level in India. It works for the villages of the tehsil that together are called a development block. It has been said to be the "panchayat of panchayats". The Amendment of the Constitution of India, 73rd Amendment defines the levels of panchayati raj institution as : * District level * Intermediate level * Base level The panchayat samiti is the link between the Gram Panchayat, gram panchayat (village council) and the District Councils of India, zila parishad (district council). The name varies across states: ''mandal parishad'' in Andhra Pradesh, ''taluka panchayat'' in Gujarat, and ''mandal panchayat or taluk panchayat'' in Karnataka, ''block panchayat'' in Local government in Kerala, Kerala, ''panchayat union'' in Tamil Nadu, Tamilnadu, ''janpad panchayat'' in Madhya Pradesh, ''anchalik panchayat'' in A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Panchagarh Sadar Upazila
Panchagarh Sadar Upazila () is an upazila of Panchagarh District in Rangpur Division, Bangladesh. Geography Panchagarh Sadar is located at , north side of the district. It has 37232 households and total area 347.08 km2. It is bounded by West Bengal state of India on the north and east, Boda and Debiganj upazilas on the south, Atwari and Tentulia upazilas and West Bengal state of India on the west. The upazila has two enclaves; the Indian enclaves in the upazila are Garati and Singimari. Demographics According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Panchagarh Sadar Upazila had 60,115 households and a population of 271,707. 65,736 (24.19%) were under 10 years of age. Panchagarh Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 53.19%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 985 females per 1000 males. 46,038 (16.94%) lived in urban areas. As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Panchagarh Sadar has a population of 193,198. Males constitute 51.3% of the population, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
