Chhota Laukuthi Explained

Chhota Laukuthi
Settlement Type:Census Town
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal#India3
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:26.3312°N 89.7719°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Cooch Behar
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:0.6863
Population Total:5480
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:736131 (Bakshirhat)
Area Code Type:Telephone/STD code
Area Code:03582
Registration Plate:WB
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Alipurduars
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Tufanganj

Chhota Laukuthi is a census town in the Tufanganj II CD block in the Tufanganj subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

Location

Chhota Laukuthi is located at 26.3312°N 89.7719°W.

The 2011 census record does not identify Bakshirhat as a separate inhabited place but the place has a post office and a police station by that name. Census maps do not show Bakshirhat police station, but it is mentioned in Cooch Behar police records. Google maps show both Chhota Laukuthi and Bakshirhat as adjacent places.[1] [2]

Area overview

The map alongside shows the eastern part of the district. In Tufanganj subdivision 6.97% of the population lives in the urban area and 93.02% in rural areas. In Dinhata subdivision 5.98% of the population lives in the urban areas and 94.02% lives in the urban areas.[3] The entire district forms the flat alluvial flood plains of mighty rivers.[4]

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.

Civic administration

CD block HQ

The headquarters of the Tufanganj II CD block are located at Chhota Laukuthi.[5]

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Chhota Laukuthi had a total population of 5,480. There were 2,791 (51%) males and 2,689 (49%) females. There were 622 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Chhota Laukuthi was 3,986 (82.05% of the population over 6 years).[6]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Koch Bihar, Chota Laukuthi covered an area of 0.6863 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 33 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved tank/pond/lake, hand pumps. It had 450 electric connections, 40 electric light points. Among the medical facilities the nearest dispensary/ health centre was 3 km away, it had 4 medicine shops in the town. Among the educational facilities it had 2 primary schools, 3 middle schools, 1 high school, 1 higher secondary school.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Police Stations . Cooch Behar Police . 26 July 2020.
  2. Web site: Police Stations under Cooch Behar district. Cooch Behar Police . 26 July 2020.
  3. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2013 Cooch Behar . Tables 2.2, 2.4b . Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal . 5 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook . 21 January 2019 . dead .
  4. Web site: District Census Handbook, Koch Bihar, Series 20, Part XIIA. Census of India 2011, pages 17-21 Physical feafures. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal . 5 August 2020.
  5. Web site: District Census Handbook, Koch Bihar, Series 20, Part XIIA. Census of India 2011, Fifth page, map of Koch Bihar district. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. 22 July 2020.
  6. Web site: C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) . West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 26 July 2020.
  7. Web site: District Census Handbook Koch Bihar, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A . Section II Town Directory, Pages 593-594 : Statement I: Status and Growth History, Pages 595: Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Pages 595-596: Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Page 597: Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 598-599: Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Page 600: Statement VI:Industry and Banking . Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal . 29 July 2020.