Bairatisal is a
census town
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India
In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population ...
in the
Matigara CD block in the
Siliguri subdivision
Siliguri subdivision is a subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Subdivisions
Darjeeling district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:
Police stations
Police stations in the Silig ...
of
Darjeeling district in the state of
West Bengal
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,
India
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.
Geography
Location
Bairatisal is located at .
Bairatisal,
Tari,
Jitu
Jitu (, also Romanized as Jītū and Jūtū) is a village in Filestan Rural District, in the Central District (Pakdasht County), Central District of Pakdasht County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,774, in 459 famil ...
,
Bara Mohansingh and
Mathapari
Mathapari is a census town in the Matigara CD block in the Siliguri subdivision of Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Mathapari is located at .
Bairatisal, Tari, ...
form a cluster of census towns as per map of Matigara CD block on page 265 of District Census Handbook, Darjeeling.
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
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Course
The Mechi originates in the Mahabharat Range in Nepal. It flows through Nepal, forms the boundary between India and Nepal ...
forms a long border with Nepal. On the eastern side the
Mahananda River
The Mahananda ( ) is a trans-boundary river that flows through the Indian states of Bihar and West Bengal before crossing into Bangladesh. It is an important tributary of the Ganges.
Course
The Mahananda river system consists of two streams- ...
forms a short border with Bangladesh.
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.
Civic administration
CD block HQ
Headquarters of Matigara CD block is at Bairatsal.
Demographics
According to the
2011 Census of India, Bairatisal had a total population of 4,916 of which 2,452 (50%) were males and 2,464 (50%) were females. There were 420 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Bairatisal was 4,182 (85.07% of the population over 6 years).
India
census
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, Bairatisal had a population of 5400. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Bairatisal has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 57% of the males and 43% of females literate. 8% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Infrastructure
According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Darjiling'', Bairatisal covered an area of 2.51 km
2. Among the civic amenities, it had 34 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved tap water from treated sources and covered well, it had 1,227 domestic electric connections and 467 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities, it had 12 medicine shops in the town and several facilities in nearby areas. Among the educational facilities it had were 1 middle school, 1 secondary school, 1 senior secondary school, 1 general degree college. Among the social cultural and recreational facilities it had were 1 orphanage, 1 auditorium/ community hall, 1 public library, 1 reading room. It had branches of 3 nationalised banks.
Education
University of North Bengal
The University of North Bengal (also North Bengal University, abbreviated as NBU) is a public state university in the North Bengal region of West Bengal, India. Its main campus is located in Raja Rammohanpur, Siliguri, Darjeeling district, in ...
was established at Raja Rammohunpur in 1962.
References
{{Darjeeling District
Cities and towns in Darjeeling district