Matigarahat

Matigarahat is a village in the Matigara CD block in the Siliguri subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Matigarahat
Village
Matigarahat Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Matigarahat Matigarahat (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 26.722067°N 88.388553°E / 26.722067; 88.388553
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Drjeeling
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,710
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	734010
Telephone/STD code	0353
Lok Sabha constituency	Darjeeling
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Matigara-Naxalbari
Website	darjeeling.gov.in

Geography

4km
2.5miles

N

Mahananda
River

M

Balason River

F

New Jalpaiguri Jn RS

F

North Bengal Medical College

F

University of North Bengal

R

Mohorgon TG

R

Matigarahat

MC

Siliguri

CT

Tari

CT

Mathapari

CT

Kalkut

CT

Jitu

CT

Bairatisal

CT

Bara Mohansingh

   

Places in the North-eastern portion of Siliguri subdivision in Darjeeling district
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, MC: municipal corporation, F: facilities
Abbreviations used in names – TG for Tea Garden, Jn RS for Junction Railway Station
New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station is in Jalpaiguri district
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Matigarahat is located at 26.722067°N 88.388533°E / 26.722067; 88.388533.

Area overview

The map alongside shows the Siliguri subdivision of Darjeeling district. This area is spread across the foothills of the Himalayas and is a plain land gently sloping from north to south. While the northern part is mentioned as the Terai region, the larger southern portion forms the western part of the Dooars region. While 55.11% per cent of the population resides in the rural areas, 44.89% resides in the urban areas. On the western side the Mechi River forms a long border with Nepal. On the eastern side the Mahananda River forms a short border with Bangladesh.^[1][2]

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

According to the 2011 Census of India, Matigarahat had a total population of 4,710 of which 2,413 (51%) were males and 2,297 (49%) were females. There were 654 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Matigarahat was 2,781 (59.04% of the population over 6 years).^[3]

Civic administration

Police station

Matigara police station has jurisdiction over the Matigara CD block.^[4][5]

Transport

v t e Railways in the Siliguri area
Legend
Sivok–Rangpo line to Rangpo, Sikkim ( under construction ) New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar– Samuktala line 21 km 13 mi Sivok 10 km 6 mi Gulma Darjeeling Himalayan Railway narrow-gauge railway to Darjeeling 8 km 5 mi Siliguri Junction 12 km 7 mi Matigara Mahananda River 6 km 4 mi Siliguri Town New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section and New Jalpaiguri—Haldibari line 0 New Jalpaiguri 5 km 3 mi Rangapani New Jalpaiguri–Howrah line via Barsoi 18 km 11 mi Bagdogra Bagdogra Airport Siliguri–Katihar Line via Thakurganj

There is station at Matigara on the Katihar-Siliguri line.^[6]

Education

Matigara Harasundar High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1959. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.^[7]