Sitalkuchi, Cooch Behar Explained

Sitalkuchi
Settlement Type:	Village
Pushpin Map:	India West Bengal#India
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:	26.1732°N 89.1796°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Cooch Behar
Unit Pref:	Metric
Population Total:	37052
Population As Of:	2011
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone1:	IST
Utc Offset1:	+5:30
Postal Code Type:	PIN
Postal Code:	736158
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:	Sitalkuchi

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

Geography

Location

Sitalkuchi is located at 26.1732°N 89.1796°W.

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.^[1] The entire district forms the flat alluvial flood plains of mighty rivers.^[2]

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

Sitalkuchi police station has jurisdiction over Sitalkuchi CD block. It covers an area of 261.79 km².^{[3] [4]}

CD block HQ

The headquarters of the Sitalkuchi CD block are located at Sitalkuchi village.^[5]

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Sitalkuchi had a total population of 37,052. There were 18,940 (51%) males and 18,112 (49%) females. There were 4,711 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Sitalkuchi was 23,473 (72.58% of the population over 6 years).^[6]

Education

Sitalkuchi College was established in 1999. Affiliated with the Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University, it offers honours courses in Bengali, English, political science, history, geography and philosophy and a general course in arts.^{[7] [8]}

Healthcare

Sitalkuchi Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Sitalkuchi, is the major government medical facility in the Sitalkuchi CD block.^[9]

Notes and References

1. 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 .
2. 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.
3. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2013 Cooch Behar . Tables 2.1 . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 26 July 2020.
4. Web site: Police Stations under Cooch Behar district. Cooch Behar Police . 26 July 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: Sitalkuchi College. SC. 26 July 2020.
8. Web site: Sitalkuchi College. College Admission . 26 July 2020.
9. Web site: Health & Family Welfare Department . Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals . Government of West Bengal. 29 July 2020.