Nishiganj

Nishiganj
Village
Nishiganj is located in West Bengal
Nishiganj
Nishiganj
Location in West Bengal, India
Nishiganj is located in India
Nishiganj
Nishiganj
Nishiganj (India)
Coordinates: 26°18′56″N 89°18′05″E / 26.315565°N 89.301412°E / 26.315565; 89.301412
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictCooch Behar
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
736157
Telephone/STD code03582
Vehicle registrationWB
Lok Sabha constituencyCooch Behar
Vidhan Sabha constituencyMathabhanga
Websitecoochbehar.gov.in

Nishiganj is a gram panchayat and not identified as a separate place in 2011 census in the Mathabhanga II CD block in the Mathabhanga subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography[edit]

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5miles
B
A
N
G
L
A
D
E
S
H
Jaldhaka River
Teesta River
Sitai
R
Sitai, Cooch Behar (R)
Kuchlibari
R
Kuchlibari (R)
Sitalkuchi
R
Sitalkuchi, Cooch Behar (R)
Sikarpur
R
Sikarpur, Cooch Behar (R)
Nishiganj
R
Matiar Kuthi
R
Matiar Kuthi (R)
Ghoksadanga
R
Ghoksadanga (R)
Changrabandha
Check-point
CT
Changrabandha (CT)
Mekhliganj
M
Mekhliganj (M)
Haldibari
M
Haldibari, India (M)
Mathabhanga
M
Mathabhanga (M)
Places in the Mathabhanga, Mekhliganj subdivisions and Sitai CD block in Dinhata subdivision of Cooch Behar district
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, M: Municipal town
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location[edit]

Nishiganj is located at 26°18′56″N 89°18′05″E / 26.315565°N 89.301412°E / 26.315565; 89.301412.

Nishiganj I and Nishiganj II are gram panchayats.[1]

Area overview[edit]

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.

Education[edit]

Madhusudan Hore Mahavidyalaya was established in 2011 at Nishiganj. Affiliated with the Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University, it offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, geography and philosophy, and a general course in arts.[4]

Healthcare[edit]

There is a primary health centre at Nishiganj (with 10 beds).[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Directory of District, Subdivision, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal". Cooch Behar – Revised in March 2008. Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  2. ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2013 Cooch Behar". Tables 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  3. ^ "District Census Handbook, Koch Bihar, Series 20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Census of India 2011, pages 17-21 Physical feafures. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Madhusudan Hore Mahavidyalaya". MHM. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
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