Matigarahat is a village in the Matigara CD block in the Siliguri subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the state of

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Geography

Location

Matigarahat is located at .

Area overview

The map alongside shows the Siliguri subdivision of Darjeeling district. This area is spread across the foothills of the

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and is a plain land gently sloping from north to south. While the northern part is mentioned as the Terai region, the larger southern portion forms the western part of the

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region. While 55.11% per cent of the population resides in the rural areas, 44.89% resides in the urban areas. On the western side the

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forms a long border with

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. On the eastern side the

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forms a short border with

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. 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

According to the 2011 Census of India, Matigarahat had a total population of 4,710 of which 2,413 (51%) were males and 2,297 (49%) were females. There were 654 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Matigarahat was 2,781 (59.04% of the population over 6 years).

Civic administration

Police station

Matigara police station has jurisdiction over the Matigara CD block.

Transport

There is station at Matigara on the Katihar-Siliguri line.

Education

Matigara Harasundar High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1959. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.

References

Villages in Darjeeling district {{Darjeeling-geo-stub