Sobhaganj Explained

Sobhaganj
Settlement Type:Census Town
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal#India3
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:26.48°N 89.54°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Alipurduar
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:4,891
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Registration Plate:WB
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Alipurduars (ST)
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Alipurduars (ST)

Sobhaganj is a census town in the Alipurduar II CD block in the Alipurduar subdivision in the Alipurduar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Location

Sobhaganj is located at 26.48°N 89.54°W.[1]

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.[2] [3] [4]

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.

Demographics

India census,[5] Sobhaganj had a population of 4891. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Sobhaganj has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 60%. In Sobhaganj, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yahoo maps of Sobhaganj. Yahoo maps. 2008-11-29.
  2. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 Jalpaiguri . Tables 2.2, 2.4b . Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal . 29 June 2020.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.