Kumargram, Alipurduar Explained

Kumargram
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:26.6148°N 89.8293°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Alipurduar
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:5,384
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:736121
Area Code Type:Telephone/STD code
Area Code:03561
Registration Plate:WB
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Alipurduars
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Kumagram

Kumargram is a village in the Kumargram CD block in the Alipurduar subdivision of the Alipurduar district in the state of West Bengal, India. Nearest Town Kamakhyaguri

Geography

Location

Kumargram is located at 26.6148°N 89.8293°W.

Area overview

Alipurduar district is covered by two maps. It is an extensive area in the eastern end of the Dooars in West Bengal. It is undulating country, largely forested, with numerous rivers flowing down from the outer ranges of the Himalayas in Bhutan. It is a predominantly rural area with 79.38% of the population living in the rural areas. The district has 1 municipal town and 20 census towns and that means that 20.62% of the population lives in the urban areas. The scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, taken together, form more than half the population in all the six community development blocks in the district. There is a high concentration of tribal people (scheduled tribes) in the three northern blocks of the district.[1] [2] [3]

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.

Civic administration

Police station

Kumagram police station has jurisdiction over a part of the Kumargram CD block.[4] [5]

CD block HQ

Headquarters of Kumargram CD block is at Kumargram.[6]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Kumargram had a total population of 5,384 of which 2,785 (52%) were males and 2,599 (50%) were females. There were 545 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Kumargram was 3,742 (77.33% of the population over 6 years).[7]

Healthcare

There is a primary health centre, with 6 beds at Kumargram.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 Jalpaiguri . Tables 2.2, 2.4b . Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal . 29 June 2020.
  2. Web site: CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) . 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 29 June 2020.
  3. Web site: District Census Handbook, Jalpaiguri, Series 20, Part XIIA. Census of India 2011, page 13 Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal . 18 June 2020.
  4. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 Jalpaiguri . Tables 2.1, 2.2 . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 1 July 2020 .
  5. Web site: Search a Police Station . Alipurduar Police . 1 July 2020.
  6. Web site: District Census Handbook, Jalpaiguri, Series 20, Part XIIA. Census of India 2011, Fifth page, map of Jalpaiguri district. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. 1 July 2020.
  7. Web site: 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables . West Bengal – District-wise . Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 1 July 2020 .
  8. Web site: Health & Family Welfare Department . Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres . Government of West Bengal . 1 July 2020.