Kalarayerkuthi is a village in the
Cooch Behar II CD block in the
Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision
Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision is a subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Subdivisions
Cooch Behar district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:
Administrative units
Cooch Behar Sad ...
of the
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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,
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.
Geography
Location
Kalarayerkuthi is located at .
Area overview
The map alongside shows the north-central part of the district. It has the highest level of urbanisation in an overwhelming rural district. 22.08% of the population of the Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision lives in the urban areas and 77.92% 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 subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Civic administration
CD block HQ
The headquarters of the Cooch Behar II CD block are located at Kalarayerkuthi.
Demographics
As per the
2011 Census of India, Kalarayerkuthi had a total population of 20,739. There were 10,812 (52%) males and 9,927 (48%) females. There were 2,444 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Kalarayerkuthi was 14,798 (80.89% of the population over 6 years).
References
{{Cooch Behar District
Villages in Cooch Behar district