Uttar Kamakhyaguri

Uttar Kamakhyaguri is a census town and biggest town in the Kumargram CD block in the Alipurduar subdivision of the Alipurduar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. There are Railway Park, Mini Indoor Stadium, Rasikbill Zoo etc.

Uttar Kamakhyaguri
Census Town
Uttar Kamakhyaguri
Location in West Bengal, India
Uttar Kamakhyaguri
Uttar Kamakhyaguri (India)
Coordinates: 26.48°N 89.73°E / 26.48; 89.73
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictAlipurduar
Population
 (2011)
 • Total12,022
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
736202
Vehicle registrationWB
Lok Sabha constituencyAlipurduars (ST)
Vidhan Sabha constituencyKumargram (ST)
Websitealipurduar.gov.in

Geography
Places and tea estates in the eastern portion of Alipurdar subdivision (including Kalchini, Kumargram and Alipuduar II CD blocks) in Alipurduar district
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, A: Air Force Station, NP: national park/ wildlife sanctuary, TE: tea estate, H: historical site
Abbreviations used in names – TG for Tea Garden (town/village), TE for Tea Estate
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Uttar Kamakhyaguri is at 26.48°N 89.73°E / 26.48; 89.73.[1]

It is situated beside the 31C national highway. Kamakhyaguri situated between the river Rydak1 and Raydak2.

Physiography of Kamakhyaguri: It is part of Doors region. The type of soil is partly Alluvium in nature. Temperature : Maximum 35-38 degree Celsius in Summer and Minimum 8-10 degree Celsius in Winter.

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

As of 2011 India census,[5] Uttar Kamakhyaguri is a census town in the district of Alipurduar , West Bengal. The Uttar Kamakhyaguri census town has population of 12,022 of which 6,132 are males while 5,890 are females as per the report released by Census India 2011.

The population of children ages 0–6 is 1006 which is 8.37% of the total population of Uttar Kamakhyaguri (CT). In Uttar Kamakhyaguri Census Town, female sex ratio is of 961 against state average of 950. Moreover child sex ratio in Uttar Kamakhyaguri is around 992 compared to West Bengal state average of 956. The literacy rate of Uttar Kamakhyaguri city is 91.81% higher than state average of 76.26%. In Uttar Kamakhyaguri, male literacy is around 94.63% while female literacy rate is 88.87%.

Uttar Kamakhyaguri Census Town has total administration over 2,826 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is authorized to build roads in Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

College

Sahid Kshudiram Mahavidyalaya is the only College of Kumargram Block situated in Uttar Kamakhyaguri. Three streams Science, Arts and Commerce are offered here for graduation.

School

Kamakhyaguri High School and

Kamakhyaguri Girls High School

Kamakhyaguri Mission High School

Sister Nivedita Convent School

Ananda Marga School

Shri Arabinda Shishu Tirtha

Sarda School

Oxford School

Swami Vivekananda Academi

Healthcare

Kamakhyaguri Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Kamakhyaguri, is the major government medical facility in the Kumargram CD block.[6] Block Animal Health Centre situate near Tetultala Chawpathi beside 31-C

References
  1. "Yahoo maps of Uttar Kamakhyaguri". Yahoo maps. Retrieved 28 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. "Uttar Kamakhyaguri Population Census 2011". Census 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  6. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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