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Nagrakata is a village in the Nagrakata community development block in the Malbazar subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district,
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. National Highway 17 passes through Nagrakata. It is a station on the New Jalpaiguri-Alipurduar-Samuktala Road Line.


Geography


Location

It is located at at an elevation of 214 m above
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. National Highway 31C passes through Nagrakata. It is a station on the New Jalpaiguri-Alipurduar-Samuktala Road Line.


Area overview

Gorumara National Park has overtaken Jaldapara National Park in footfall. The Malbazar subdivision is presented in the map alongside. It is a predominantly rural area, with 88.62% of the population living in rural areas and 11.32% living in urban areas. Tea gardens in the Dooars and
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regions produce 226 million kg of India's total tea crop. Some tea gardens were identified in the 2011 census as
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s or villages.


Civic administration

The Nagrakata police has jurisdiction over a part of the community development block, and the village serves as the headquarters of the Nagrakata community development block.


Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Nagrakata had a total population of 150000. There were 70500 (50%) males and 70500 (50%) females. There were 9000 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Nagrakata was 70500 (50 % of the population over 6 years).


Transport

Nagrakata Railway Station serves the village and nearby areas, which lies in the New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line of Northeast Frontier Railway, Alipurduar railway division.


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About Nagrakata

Satellite map of Nagrakata
* {{Jalpaiguri district Villages in Jalpaiguri district