Banarhat (community development block) explained

Banarhat
Settlement Type:(Community development block)
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:26.79°N 89.03°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Jalpaiguri
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:218164
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Alipurduar(part)Jalpaiguri(part)
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Dhupguri(part)Nagrakata(part) Madarihat(part)

Banarhat is a community development block (CD block) that forms an administrative division in the Dhupguri subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district in the India state of West Bengal.

Geography

Banarhat is located at 26.79°N 89.03°W.

Headquarters of this CD block is at Banarhat.[1]

The Banarhat(CD block) consists of seven gram panchayats.Gram panchayats of Banarhat block / panchayat samiti are: Sakoajhora-I, Salbari-I, Salbari-II,Banarhat-I, Banarhat-II, Chamurchi and Binnaguri Gram Panchayats.[2] [3]

The Banarhat CD block is bounded by the Samtse District of Bhutan on the north, Madarihat-Birpara and Falakata CD blocks in Alipurduar district on the east, Dhupguri and Maynaguri CD blocks on the south, Nagrakata CD block on the west.[4]

Transport

Banarhat is connected by State road to the district city of Jalpaiguri and other nearby towns of Dhupguri, Gairkata, Mainaguri, etc. It lies on National Highway 31C, which crosses the Teesta river at the Coronation Bridge, Siliguri, Oodlabari, Malbazar, Birpara, Hasimara, Alipurduar and beyond.

Banarhat Railway Station the important railway station: Banarhat (Code: BNQ, Railway Zone: Northeast Frontier) - on the New Jalpaiguri-Alipurduar-Samuktala Road Line.

Education

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jalpaiguri . District Profile . District administration . 15 July 2023 .
  2. Web site: জলপাইগুড়িতে দু'টি নতুন ব্লক- বানারহাট ও ক্রান্তি, অনুমোদন রাজ্যের . 15 July 2023 .
  3. Web site: বানারহাট এ ব্লক স্থাপনের নোটিফিকেশন যারি হলো আজ . 15 July 2023 .
  4. Web site: Map of Banarhat Block. District administration. 15 July 2023.
  5. Web site: Banarhat Kartik Oraon Hindi Government College . BKOHGC . 15 July 2023 .