Mathabhanga subdivision is a subdivision of the
Cooch Behar districtCooch Behar district is a district of the state of West Bengal, India, as well as the district's namesake town...
in the state of
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,
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. It consists of
MathabhangaMathabhanga is a city and a municipality in Koch Bihar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Mathabhanga is located at . It has an average elevation of .-Demographics:...
municipality and three community development blocks: Sitalkuchi, Mathabhanga–I and Mathabhanga–II. The three blocks contain 28
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s. The subdivision has its headquarters at Mathabhanga.
Area
Apart from the
MathabhangaMathabhanga is a city and a municipality in Koch Bihar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Mathabhanga is located at . It has an average elevation of .-Demographics:...
municipality, the subdivision contains rural areas of 28 gram panchayats under three community development blocks: Sitalkuchi, Mathabhanga–I and Mathabhanga–II. There is no urban area under these three blocks.
Sitalkuchi block
Rural area under Sitalkuchi block consists of eight gram panchayats, viz. Barokaimari, Chhotosalbari, Gosairhat, Lalbazar, Bhawerthana, Golenowhati, Khalisamari and Sitalkuchi. Sitalkuchi police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is in Sitalkuchi.
Mathabhanga–I block
Rural area under Mathabhanga–I block consists of ten gram panchayats, viz. Bairagirhat, Hazrahat–II, Kursamari, Shikarpur, Gopalpur, Jorpatki, Nayarhat, Hazrahat–I, Kedarhat and Pachagarh. Mathabhanga and Ghoksadanga police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is in Mathabhanga.
Mathabhanga–II block
Rural area under Mathabhanga–II block consists of ten gram panchayats, viz. Angarkata–Pardubi, Ghoksardanga, Nishiganj–II, Unishbisha, Barasoulmari, Latapota, Premerdanga, Fulbari, Nishiganj–I and Ruidanga. Mathabhanga and Ghoksadanga police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is in Bhogmara.
Legislative segments
As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, the Mathabhanga municipality, Mathabhanga–II block and Hazrahat–I, Hazrahat–II and Pachagarh gram panchayats of Mathabhanga–I block together will constitute the Mathabhanga assembly constituency of West Bengal. The other seven gram panchayats of Mathabhanga–I block, viz. Bairagirhat, Kursamari, Shikarpur, Gopalpur, Jorpatki, Nayarhat and Kedarhat will form the Sitalkuchi assembly constituency along with the whole area under Sitalkuchi block. Both the constituencies will be reserved for Scheduled castes (SC) candidates. Both constituencies will be part of
Cooch Behar (Lok Sabha constituency)Cooch Behar is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Cooch Behar in West Bengal...
, which will be reserved for SC candidates.