Changrabandha (also called Nagar Changrabandha) is a
census town
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India
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and a
gram panchayat in
Mekhliganj CD block in
Mekhliganj subdivision of
Cooch Behar district
Cooch Behar district (), also known as Koch Bihar district, is one of the List of districts of West Bengal, 23 districts of the state of West Bengal in India. The district is the part of Jalpaiguri division, Jalpaiguri Division. Cooch Behar ci ...
in the state of
West Bengal
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,
India
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. It is a
border checkpoint
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on the
Bangladesh-India border.
Geography
Location
Changrabandha is located at .
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.
The entire district forms the flat
alluvial
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flood plains of mighty rivers.
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.
Border checkpoint
Changrabandha is a land border checkpoint, on the Bangladesh-India border, being developed (in 2018) as an integrated checkpost (ICP) for the smooth movement of goods and people. The land port and checkpoint at
Burimari in
Lalmonirhat District
Lalmonirhat District () is a District, situated at the northern border of Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rangpur Division. Lalmonirhat mahakuma was established as a district on 1 February 1984. To the north of Lalmonirhat lie Cooch Behar and Ja ...
of
Rangpur Division
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) is a first-level Divisions of Bangladesh, administrative division of Bangladesh. It covers the northernmost part of the country with a population of about 18 million inhabitants within an area of . Rangpur Division shar ...
is on the Bangladesh side of the border.
There is a customs office for export/import at Changrabandha.
CD Block HQ
The headquarters of Mekhliganj CD block is at Nagar Changrabandha.
Demographics
As per the
2011 Census of India, Nagar Changrabandha had a total population of 4,483, of which 2,251 (50%) were males and 2,232 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 489. The total number of literates in Nagar Changrabanda was 3,172 (79.42% of the population over 6 years).
Transport
Changrabandha railway station is on the broad gauge
New Mal-Changrabandha-New Cooch Behar line. A pair of DMUs have been introduced on this route from Siliguri to Changrabandha via New Mal Jn from 20 January 2016. There is a train from New Cooch Behar to Siliguri Jn via Changrabandha.
Changrabandha is on State Highway 12A.
Healthcare
Changrabandha Block Primary Centre, with 10 beds at Changrabandha, is the major government medical facility in the Mekhliganh CD block. Mekhliganj Subdivional Hospital, with 120 beds, functions at
Mekhliganj.
References
External links
{{India–Bangladesh land border checkpoints
Cities and towns in Cooch Behar district
Bangladesh–India border crossings