Dewanhat is a village in the

Cooch Behar I Cooch Behar I is a community development block (CD block) that forms an administrative division in the Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Guriahati, one of the constituen ...

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in the Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision 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 ...

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Geography

Area overview

The map alongside shows the north-central part of the district. It has the highest level of urbanisation in an overwhelming rural district. 22.08% of the population of the Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision lives in the urban areas and 77.92% 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 subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Dewanhatmoamari had a total population of 7,460. There were 3,847 (52%) males and 3,613 (48%) females. There were 684 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Dewanhatmoamari was 6,054 (89.34% of the population over 6 years).

Transport

There is a station named Dewanhat Railway Station on the broad gauge Alipurduar-Bamanhat branch line. The nearest airport, Cooch Behar Airport, is 13 km away.

Education

Dewanhat Mahavidyalaya was established in 2007. Affiliated with the

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, it offers honours courses in Sanskrit, history, philosophy and political science and a general course in arts.

Healthcare

Dewanhat Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Dewanhat, is the major government medical facility in the Cooch Behar I CD block.

References

Cities and towns in Cooch Behar district {{CoochBehar-geo-stub