Chopra is a

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in Chopra CD Block in

Islampur subdivision Islampur subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. This subdivision was earlier a part of Bihar and was transferred to West Bengal with the passi ...

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in the state of

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Geography

Location

Chopra is located at . In the map alongside, all places marked on the map are linked in the full screen version.

Police station

Chopra police station under West Bengal police has jurisdiction over Chopra CD Block. It is 145 km from the district headquarters and covers an area of 378.40 km².

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Chopra CD block is at Chopra.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Chopra had a total population of 5,777, of which 2,997 (52%) were males and 2,780 (48%) were females. The population below 6 years was 841. The total number of literates in Chopra was 3,388 (68.64% of the population over 6 years).

Transport

National Highway 27 passes through Chopra.

Education

Chopra Kamala Paul Smriti Mahavidyalaya was established in 2013-14 at Chopra. Affiliated to the

North Bengal University The University of North Bengal (also North Bengal University, abbreviated as NBU) is a public state university in the North Bengal region of West Bengal, India. Its main campus is located in Raja Rammohanpur, Siliguri, Darjeeling district, in ...

, it offers honours courses in Bengali, history and political science. Urdu is taught as a general subject. Chopra High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational higher secondary school established in 1968. Housed in a government building it has facilities for teaching from class VI to XII. It has 18 computers, a library and a playground. Chopra Girls High School is Bengali-medium girls only higher secondary school established in 1979. Housed in a government building it has facilities for teaching from class VI to XII. It has 11 computers, a library and a playground.

Healthcare

Dalua rural hospital at Dalua (with 30 beds), the main medical facility in Chopra CD block, is located nearby.

References

{{Uttar Dinajpur District Cities and towns in Uttar Dinajpur district