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Mekhliganj subdivision
Subdivision
Coordinates: 26°21′N 88°55′E / 26.35°N 88.92°E / 26.35; 88.92
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Cooch Behar
Headquarters	Mekhliganj
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-WB
Vehicle registration	WB
Website	wb.gov.in

Mekhliganj subdivision is one of five subdivisions of the Cooch Behar district in the state of West Bengal, India. It has an area of 459.78 km. As of 2011, its population was 282,750, of which 90.09% was rural and 9.91 urban.

Subdivisions

Cooch Behar district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:

Administrative units

Mekhliganj subdivision has 3 police stations, 2 community development blocks, 2 panchayat samitis, 14 gram panchayats, 249 mouzas, 194 inhabited villages, 2 municipality and 1 census town. The municipalities are: Mekhliganj and Haldibari. The census town is: Nagar Changrabandha. The subdivision has its headquarters at Mekhliganj.

Police stations

Police stations in the Mekhliganj subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:

Blocks

Community development blocks in the Mekhliganj subdivision are:

Gram panchayats

The subdivision contains 14 gram panchayats under 2 community development blocks:

• Mekhliganj block consists of eight gram panchayats, viz. Bagdogra–Fulkadabri, Jamaldaha, Niztarof, Uchalpukuri, Changrabandha, Kuchlibari, Ranirhat and Bhotbari.
• Haldibari block consists of six gram panchayats, viz. Boxiganj, Dakshin Bara Haldibari, Hemkumari, Uttar Bara Haldibari, Dewanganj and Per–Mekhliganj.

Education

The table below shows a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Cooch Behar district, with data for the year 2012–13.

Note: Primary schools include junior basic schools; middle schools, high schools and higher secondary schools include madrasahs; technical schools include junior technical schools, junior government polytechnics, industrial technical institutes, industrial training centres, nursing training institutes etc.; technical and professional colleges include engineering colleges, medical colleges, para-medical institutes, management colleges, teachers training and nursing training colleges, law colleges, art colleges, music colleges etc. Special and non-formal education centres include sishu siksha kendras, madhyamik siksha kendras, centres of Rabindra mukta vidyalaya, recognised Sanskrit tols, institutions for the blind and other handicapped persons, Anganwadi centres, reformatory schools etc.

Educational institutions

The following institutions are located in Mekhliganj subdivision:

• Mekliganj College was established in 1996 at Mekhliganj.
• Netaji Subhas Mahavidyalaya was established in 1985 at Haldibari.

Healthcare

The table below (all data in numbers) presents an overview of the medical facilities available and patients treated in the hospitals, health centres and sub-centres in 2013 in Cooch Behar district, with data for the year 2012–13.:

.* Excluding nursing homes.

Medical facilities

Medical facilities in the Mekhliganj subdivision are as follows:

Hospitals: (Name, location, beds)

• Mekhliganj Subdivisional Hospital, Mekhliganj M, 120 beds

Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds)

• Haldibari Rural Hospital, Haldibari CD block, Haldibari M, 30 beds

Block Primary Health Centres: (Name, CD block, location, beds)

• Changrabandha Block Primary Health Centre, Mekhliganj CD block, Changrabandha, 10 beds

Primary Health Centres : (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds)

• Mekhliganj CD block: Jamaldaha (10)
• Haldibari CD block: Anguldekha (PO Bakshiganj) (10 beds), Hudumdanga (PO Dewanganj) (6), Kuchlibari (6)

Legislative segments

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, the municipalities of Mekhliganj and Haldibari and the two blocks of Mekhliganj and Haldibari together will constitute the Mekhliganj assembly constituency of West Bengal. It will be reserved for Scheduled castes (SC) candidates. This constituency will be part of Jalpaiguri (Lok Sabha constituency), which will be reserved for SC candidates.

References

1. ^ "Cooch Behar". District administration. Retrieved 25 February 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 28 July 2020.
3. "Directory of District, Subdivision, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal". Cooch Behar. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
4. "District Statistical Handbook 2013 Cooch Behar". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
5. "Police Stations". Cooch Behar Police. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
6. "Police stations under Cooch Behar district". Retrieved 28 July 2020.
7. "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
8. "District Census Handbook, Koch Bihar, Series 20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Census of India 2011, Fifth page, map of Koch Bihar district. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
9. "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 28 July 2020.
10. ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2013 Cooch Behar". Tables 4.4. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
11. "Mekliganj College". MC. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
12. "Netaji Subhas Mahaviyalaya". NSM. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
13. "District Statistical Handbook 2013 Cooch Behar". Tables 3.1, 3.3. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
14. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics - Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
15. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
16. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Block Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
17. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
18. "Press Note, Delimitation Commission" (PDF). Assembly Constituencies in West Bengal. Delimitation Commission. pp. 4, 23. Retrieved 8 January 2009.

v t e Cities and towns in Cooch Behar district
Cities, municipal and census towns	Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision Baisguri Baneswar Chakchaka Cooch Behar Dhaliabari Guriahati Khagrabari Kharimala Khagrabari Takagachh Dinhata subdivision Bhangri Pratham Khanda Dinhata Mathabhanga subdivision Mathabhanga Mekhliganj subdivision Changrabandha Haldibari Mekhliganj Tufanganj subdivision Chhota Laukuthi Kamat Phulbari Tufanganj
Locations other than cities and towns	Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision Baikunthapur Dewanhat Ghughumari Gudam Maharaniganj Haripur Kalarayerkuthi Pundibari Sidheswari Dinhata subdivision Bamanhat Gitaldaha Gosanimari Sahebganj Sitai Mathabhanga subdivision Ghoksadanga Matiar Kuthi Nishiganj Sikarpur Sitalkuchi Mekhliganj subdivision Kuchlibari Tufanganj subdivision Airani Chitalia Andaranfulbari Bakshirhat Bara Kodali Bhuchungmari Chamta Nakkatigachhi Natabari
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