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Sitalkuchi is a village and a gram panchayat in the Sitalkuchi CD block in the Mathabhanga subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Sitalkuchi | |
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Village | |
  Sitalkuchi Location in West Bengal, India  Sitalkuchi Sitalkuchi (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26.1732°N 89.1796°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Cooch Behar |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 37,052 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 736158 |
| Telephone/STD code | 03583 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Cooch Behar |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Sitalkuchi |
| Website | coochbehar |
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Jaldhaka River
Teesta River
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Sikarpur
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Places in the Mathabhanga, Mekhliganj subdivisions and Sitai CD block of Dinhata subdivision in 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
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
Sitalkuchi is located at 26.1732°N 89.1796°E.
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.[1] The entire district forms the flat alluvial flood plains of mighty rivers.[2]
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.
Police station
Sitalkuchi police station has jurisdiction over Sitalkuchi CD block. It covers an area of 261.79 km2.[3][4]
CD block HQ
The headquarters of the Sitalkuchi CD block are located at Sitalkuchi village.[5]
As per the 2011 Census of India, Sitalkuchi had a total population of 37,052. There were 18,940 (51%) males and 18,112 (49%) females. There were 4,711 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Sitalkuchi was 23,473 (72.58% of the population over 6 years).[6]
Sitalkuchi College was established in 1999. Affiliated with the Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University, it offers honours courses in Bengali, English, political science, history, geography and philosophy and a general course in arts.[7][8]
Sitalkuchi Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Sitalkuchi, is the major government medical facility in the Sitalkuchi CD block.[9]
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