Ghoksadanga Explained

Ghoksadanga
Settlement Type:	Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:	India West Bengal#India
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:	26.4313°N 89.2732°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Cooch Behar
Unit Pref:	Metric
Population As Of:	2011
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone1:	IST
Utc Offset1:	+5:30
Postal Code Type:	PIN
Postal Code:	736171
Area Code Type:	Telephone/STD code
Area Code:	03583
Registration Plate:	WB
Blank1 Name Sec1:	Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:	Cooch Behar
Blank2 Name Sec1:	Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:	Mathabhanga

Ghoksadanga is a neighbourhood and a gram panchayat in the Mathabhanga II CD block in the Mathabhanga subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

Location

Ghoksadanga is located at 26.4313°N 89.2732°W. According to the map of the Mathabhanga II CD block on page 241 in the District Census Handbook, Koch Bihar, 2011 census, Ghoksadanga is shown as a part of Bara Simulguri village (MDDS PLCN 2011 / 308306).^[1]

Area overview

The map alongside shows the western part of the district. In Mekhliganj subdivision 9.91% of the population lives in the urban areas and 90.09% lives in the rural areas. In Mathabhanga subdivision 3.67% of the population, the lowest in the district, lives in the urban areas and 96.35% lives in the rural areas.^[2] The entire district forms the flat alluvial flood plains of mighty rivers.^[3]

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

Police station

Ghoksadanga police station has jurisdiction over Mathabhanga II CD block.^{[4] [5]}

Transport

Ghoksadanga railway station is on the Barauni-Guwahati Line of Northeast Frontier Railway.^[6]

Education

Ghoksadanga Birendra Mahavidyalaya was established in 2011. Affiliated with the Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University, it offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, political science, history and education, and a general course in arts.^[7]

Healthcare

Ghoksadanga Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Ghoksadanga, is the major government medical facility in the Mathabhanga II CD block.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: District Census Handbook, Koch Bihar, Series 20, Part XII A, 2011 census. page 241: Map of Mathabhanga II CD block. Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal . 26 July 2020.
2. 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 .
3. 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.
4. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2013 Cooch Behar . Tables 2.1 . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 26 July 2020.
5. Web site: List of Police Officers in Cooch Behar district . Cooch Behar Police . 26 July 2020.
6. Web site: Ghoksadanga . IndiaRailInfo . 26 July 2020.
7. Web site: Ghoksadanga Birendra Mahavidyalaya. GBM . 26 July 2020.
8. Web site: Health & Family Welfare Department . Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals . Government of West Bengal . 29 July 2020 . 8 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221008143352/https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/RH.pdf . dead .