Laskarpara is a

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in the

Kumargram Kumargram is a community development block (CD block) that forms an administrative division in the Alipurduar subdivision of the Alipurduar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Kumargram is located at . The Kumargarm CD Block ...

CD block in the

Alipurduar subdivision Alipurduar subdivision is an Administrative divisions of India, administrative division of the Alipurduar district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. Geography Subdivisions Alipurduar district is divided into the ...

of the

Alipurduar district Alipurduar district (), is one of the 23 districts of the state of West Bengal in India. The district is the part of Jalpaiguri Division. Alipurduar city is the headquarters of the district. It was made a district by bifurcating Jalpaiguri di ...

in the state of

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Geography

Location

Laskarpara is located at .

Area overview

Alipurduar district is covered by two maps. It extends to the eastern end of the

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in West Bengal. The area is largely-forested, undulating country with numerous rivers flowing down from the outer ranges of the

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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. 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.

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. The closest senior secondary school, in Chakchaka, 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

{{Alipurduar district Cities and towns in Alipurduar district