Nishiganj

Nishiganj
Village
Nishiganj Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Nishiganj Nishiganj (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 26.315565°N 89.301412°E / 26.315565; 89.301412
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Cooch Behar
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	736157
Telephone/STD code	03582
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Cooch Behar
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Mathabhanga
Website	coochbehar.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

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Jaldhaka River

Teesta River

Sitai

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Kuchlibari

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Sitalkuchi

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Sikarpur

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Nishiganj

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Matiar Kuthi

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Ghoksadanga

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Changrabandha
Check-point

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Mekhliganj

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Haldibari

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Mathabhanga

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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

Nishiganj is located at 26.315565°N 89.301412°E / 26.315565; 89.301412.

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

Area overview

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

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

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

References

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.