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Sobhaganj
Census Town
SobhaganjLocation in West Bengal, IndiaShow map of West BengalSobhaganjSobhaganj (India)Show map of India
Coordinates: 26°29′N 89°32′E / 26.48°N 89.54°E / 26.48; 89.54
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Alipurduar
Population
• Total	4,891
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Alipurduars (ST)
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Alipurduars (ST)
Website	jalpaiguri.gov.in

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°29′N 89°32′E / 26.48°N 89.54°E / 26.48; 89.54.

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.

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

As of 2001 India census, 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.

References

1. "Yahoo maps of Sobhaganj". Yahoo maps. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
2. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Jalpaiguri". Tables 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
3. "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
4. "District Census Handbook, Jalpaiguri, Series 20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Census of India 2011, page 13 Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
5. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

v t e Cities, towns and locations in Alipurduar district
Cities, municipal and census towns	Alipurduar Alipurduar Railway Junction Birpara Bholar Dabri Chechakhata Jagijhora Barabak Jaigaon Jateswar Dakshin Rampur Falakata Hasimara Kalchini Laskarpara Madarihat Mechiabasti Parangarpar Paschim Jitpur Samuktala Sisha Jumrha Sobhaganj Uttar Kamakhyaguri Uttar Latabari Uttar Satali
Locations other than cities and towns	Bandapani Tea Garden Birpara Tea Garden Dheklapara Tea Garden Jashodanga Jayanti Kumargram Madhu Tea Garden Rajabhatkhawa Pachkalguri Totopara Raimatang Sonapur Uttar Mandabari
Tea estates	Aryaman Tea Estate Kumargram and Sankos Tea Estates
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