Dinhata is a city and a municipality in

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

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, India. It is the headquarters of the Dinhata subdivision. Apart from the city area, Dinhata consists of 3 blocks.

Geography

Location

Dinhata is located at . It has an average elevation of 36 metres (118 feet). According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Koch Bihar'', Dinhata covered an area of 4.55 km².

Area overview

The map alongside shows the eastern part of the district. In Tufanganj subdivision 6.97% of the population lives in the urban area and 93.02% in the rural areas. In Dinhata subdivision 5.98% of the population lives in the urban areas and 94.02% lives in the rural areas. The entire district forms the flat

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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.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Dinhata had a total population of 36,124 of which 18,344 (51%) were males and 17,780 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 2,485. The total number of literate persons in Dinhata was 30,487 (91.61% of the population over 6 years). For information regarding language and religion see Dinhata I#Language and religion and Dinhata II#Language and religion India

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, Dinhata had a population of 34,303. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Dinhata has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84% and, female literacy is 75%. In Dinhata, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Civic administration

Police station

Dinhata police station has jurisdiction over Dinhata municipal area and Dinhata I CD block.

CD block HQ

The headquarters of the Dinhata I CD block are located at Dinhata town.

Municipality

The total number of wards in the municipality are 16.

Education

Dinhata College was established in 1956. Affiliated with the Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University, it offers courses in arts, science and commerce. A regional station of the Central Tobacco Research Institute, India is located in this town.

Healthcare

Dinhata Subdivisional Hospital at Dinhata functions with 180 beds.

Transport

Dinhata Railway Station serves the city of Dinhata, the station lies under Alipurduar railway division of Northeast Frontier Railway.

Notable people

GM Quader Ghulam Muhammed Quader (born 24 February 1948), better known as GM Quader, is a Bangladeshi politician and the 2nd chairperson of Jatiya Party (Ershad), Jatiya Party and was the Opposition Leader of Bangladesh Parliament. He is a former Jatiya Sa ...

, former Bangladeshi commerce minister * Hossain Mohammad Ershad, former President of

Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...

* Hossain Mokbul Shahriar, Bangladeshi politician * Merina Rahman, Bangladeshi MP * Mozammel Hossain Lalu, Bangladeshi politician * Saad Ershad, Bangladeshi businessman * Kamal Guha, former Agriculture Minister of the

Government of West Bengal The Government of West Bengal, also known as the West Bengal Government, is the Administrative division, principal administrative authority of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of West Bengal, created by the Constitution ...

* Dipak Sen Gupta, Freedom fighter and one of the leading participants of Goa Freedom Movement from West Bengal in 1955, former Member of

West Bengal Legislative Assembly The West Bengal Legislative Assembly (ISO 15919, ISO: ''Paścimabaṅga Vidhānasabhā'') is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of West Bengal, located in eastern India. It consists of 294 members directly elected from single-seat ...

for 4 consecutive terms and Chairman of Dinhata Municipality * Udayan Guha, MLA from Dinhata constituency in

Gallery

File:DINHATA_CHOWPATHI_01.jpg, Chowpathi File:DINHATA CHOWPATHI 02.jpg, Dinhata Main Road File:Greenfields of Dinhata.jpg, Dinhata's Village Side File:Nripendra Narayan Smriti Sadan Theatre.jpg, Inside picture of Nripendra Narayan Memorial Hall (Smriti Sadan) File:New Meat and Fish Market.jpg, Its a new meat and fish market File:DINHATA RAILWAY STATION.jpg, Dinhata Railway Station File:Dinhata's Durgapuja images 1.jpg, Dinhata's Durga Puja File:Dinhata's Durga puja 02.jpg, Dinhata's Durga Puja File:Dinhata's Durga puja 01.jpg, Durga Puja of Dinhata File:DINHATA CHURCH.jpg, Church Of Dinhata File:Dinhata Jam E Masjid.jpg, Jam E masjid, A mosque Of Dinhata File:Biggest Kali Puja.jpg, The Biggest Kali goddess Idol of Dinhata File:Ma Mahamaya Path Temple Of Dinhata.jpg, Ma Mahamaya Path Temple Of Dinhata Dinhata_high_school

References

{{Municipalities of West Bengal