Nagrakata is a village in the
Nagrakata community development block in the
Malbazar subdivision of the
Jalpaiguri district,
West Bengal
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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
mean sea level
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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
Terai
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This lowland belt is characterised by ...
regions produce 226 million kg of India's total tea crop. Some tea gardens were identified in the
2011 census as
census town
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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.
References
External links
About NagrakataSatellite map of Nagrakata*
{{Jalpaiguri district
Villages in Jalpaiguri district