Laskarpara is a
census town
In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics.
India
In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population ...
in the
Kumargram CD block
In India, a Community development block (CD block) or simply Block is a sub-division of Tehsil, administratively earmarked for planning and development. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer (BDO), supported by several technic ...
in the
Alipurduar subdivision
Alipurduar subdivision is an administrative division of the Alipurduar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography Subdivisions
Alipurduar district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:
Administrative units
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of the
Alipurduar district
Alipurduar is a city and a municipality in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Alipurduar district. Situated on the east bank of Kaljani River on the foothills of the Himalayas, the city is a gateway to Bhutan and ...
in the state of
West Bengal
West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the four ...
,
India
India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...
.
Geography
Location
Laskarpara is located at .
Area overview
Alipurduar district is covered by two maps. It extends to the eastern end of the
Dooars
The Dooars or Duars ( as, দুৱাৰ, duar, rkt, দুৱাৰ, duar, bn, দুয়ার, duyar) () are the alluvial floodplains in eastern-northeastern India that lie south of the outer foothills of the Himalayas and north of the ...
in West Bengal. The area is largely-forested, undulating country with numerous rivers flowing down from the outer ranges of the
Himalayas
The Himalayas, or Himalaya (; ; ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the planet's highest peaks, including the very highest, Mount Everest. Over ...
in Bhutan. It is a predominantly rural area with 79.38% of the population living in the rural areas. The district has one municipal town and 20 census towns so 20.62% of the population lives in the urban areas. The scheduled castes and scheduled tribes collectively form more than half the population in all six community development blocks in the district. There is a high concentration of tribal people (scheduled tribes) in the three northern blocks of the district.
Demographics
As per the
2011 Census of India, Laskarpara had a total population of 7,137. There were 3,706 (52%) males and 3,431 (48%) females. There were 752 persons in the age range of 0 to six years. The total number of literate people in Laskarpara was 5,544 (86.83% of the population is over six years).
Infrastructure
According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Jalpaiguri'', Laskarpara covered an area of . In regard to civic amenities: there were of road; the protected water supply was overhead tank; and tap water was from a treated sourcewith an uncovered well also used for storage. It had 700 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities, the nearest dispensary/ health centre was away. There were four medicine shops in the town. Among educational facilities, it had five primary schools and a middle school. The nearest secondary school is away, in
Barobisha
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. The closest senior secondary school, in
Chakchaka
Chakchaka is a census town and gram panchayat in the Cooch Behar II CD block in the Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Chakchaka is located at .
Area overvie ...
, is a similar distance. Laskarpara had one cinema.
Education
Saheed Kshudiram College was established at
Kamakhyaguri in 1996. Affiliated with the University of North Bengal, it offers courses in arts and science.
Healthcare
With 30 beds, Kamakhyaguri Rural Hospital is the major government medical facility in the Kumargram CD block.
References
Cities and towns in Alipurduar district
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