Sitalkuchi, Cooch Behar

This article is about the village in West Bengal, India. For 1. its namesake community development block, see Sitalkuchi. For 2. its namesake assembly constituency, see Sitalkuchi (Vidhan Sabha constituency).

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
Village
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Coordinates: 26.1732°N 89.1796°E / 26.1732; 89.1796
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.gov.in

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 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

Location

Sitalkuchi is located at 26.1732°N 89.1796°E / 26.1732; 89.1796.

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.

Civic administration

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]

Demographics

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]

Education

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]

Healthcare

Sitalkuchi Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Sitalkuchi, is the major government medical facility in the Sitalkuchi CD block.^[9]