Overview of District Profile of Cooch Behar

| District Map | Location in West Bengal |

Location : North-Eastern part of West Bengal; bounded by the districts of Alipurduar in the north and Jalpaiguri in the north-west, state of Assam in the east (bounded by the districts of Kokrajhar & Dhubri in Assam) and the International Border in the form of Indo-Bangladesh boundary in the south-west, south and south-east. Beside this bounded area there are enclaves (called Chhits) which are outlying and detached tracts of land situated inside Bangladesh. There are 110 such Chhits.

Cooch Behar district lies between 25°57'47" & 26°36'20" North Latitude ; between 88°47'44" & 89°54'35" East Longitude. The District Headquarter lies between 26°19'86''N Latitude and 89°23'53"E Longitude. [Source : District Census Handbook, 1961]

The Area of the district is 3387 sq. KMs, which contributes 3.82% of the land mass of the State of West Bengal.

Cooch Behar is essentially a flat country with a slight south-eastern slope along which the main rivers of the district flow. Most of the high lands appertain to Sitalkuchi area and most of the low lands lie in Dinhata area. The soil is alluvial of very recent formation. It is mostly sandy and loose. The surface soil is loam and hardly any good clay is found.
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Rivers :~

The rivers flow in a slanting course from north-west to south-east. Six river systems cut through the district flowing in a south-easterly direction. From the west to east these are : the Tista system, Jaldhaka system, Torsa, Kaljani, Raidak and Gadadhar system. Some notable rivers are :

Dharla
Dudua
Gadadhar
Ghargharia
Jaldhaka
Kaljani

Mansai
Raidak - I
Raidak - II
Sankosh
Teesta
Torsa

LAND UTILISATION STATISTICS

Classification of Land Utilisation Statistics in the district of Cooch Behar

Year (area in thousand hectares)

Reporting Area Forest Area Area under
Non-Agricultural
Use Barren &
Unculturable
Land Permanent
Pastures & other
Grazing Land Land under Misc.
Tree Groves not
included in
Net Area sown Culturable
Waste Land Fallow Land
other than
current fallow Current
Fallow
Land Net area
sown

2007-08 331.57 4.26 66.63 2.30 0.08 7.71 0.96 0.04 1.45 248.14

2008-09 331.57 4.26 67.85 1.10 0.01 5.84 0.04 0.01 0.50 251.96

2009-10 331.57 4.26 68.08 0.85 0.03 5.63 0.12 0.04 1.20 251.36

2010-11 331.57 4.26 69.43 0.26 0.01 5.80 0.29 0.05 0.86 250.61

2011-12 331.57 4.26 62.17 0.21 0.03 7.75 2.09 0.07 0.84 254.18

Source : Directorate of Agriculture (Evaluation), Govt. of W.B.

Distribution of Operational Holdings over size-classes in the district of Cooch Behar

Year (area in thousand hectares)

S I Z E - C L A S S Average
size of
Holdings

Marginal Small Semi-medium Medium Large Total

No. of
Holdings Area of
Holdings No. of
Holdings Area of
Holdings No. of
Holdings Area of
Holdings No. of
Holdings Area of
Holdings No. of
Holdings Area of
Holdings No. of
Holdings Area of
Holdings

2005-06 249437 132758 50748 79525 20789 57528 432 2094 40 2042 321446 273947 0.85

2010-11 254309 138164 49158 78424 19540 52680 231 1192 40 2042 323278 272502 0.84

Note :

Marginal = Below 1.0 hectare

Small = 1.0 hectare and above but less than 2.0 hectares

Semi-medium = 2.0 hectares and above but less than 4.0 hectares

Medium = 4.0 hectares and above but less than 10.0 hectares

Large = 10.0 hectares and above. It includes mostly institutional holdings

Source : Agricultural Census, West Bengal

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Bordering Profile of Cooch Behar

CLIMATE, RAINFALL STATISTICS

A highly humid atmosphere and abundant rains characterise the climate of this district, with the temperature being seldom excessive. The Period from June to beginning-of-October is south-west monsoon season. October to mid-November constitutes post monsoon season. Cold season being November to February and hot season being March to May.

January is the coldest month with temperature varying between 5°C to 28°C, April is the hottest month with mean maximum temperature of 31°C and mean minimum temperature of 20°C (as per 2012 data). Lowest temperature up to 5°C and maximum temperature up to 37°C have been recorded in the year 2012. The atmosphere is highly humid throughout the year except February to May when relative humidity is as less as 50 to 70%.

Maximum & Minimum Temperature by month in Cooch Behar

Month	(all figures in Degree Celsius)
	2008		2009		2010		2011		2012
	Max	Min	Max	Min	Max	Min	Max	Min	Max	Min
January	27	7	28	9	29	7	27	5	28	5
February	29	6	31	10	31	7	32	9	29	6
March	33	13	36	11	37	14	35	11	35	10
April	35	16	36	18	37	18	35	16	37	18
May	35	19	37	20	35	21	36	21	35	17
June	36	23	36	22	35	23	37	23	36	20
July	36	24	37	25	36	25	35	24	35	24
August	36	23	36	24	35	25	36	23	36	23
September	35	23	36	24	35	23	37	24	-	-
October	34	17	35	18	35	19	35	17	33	15
November	32	12	32	11	32	12	31	13	31	11
December	29	10	29	7	33	8	31	7	28	6
For the year :	36	6	37	7	37	7	37	5	37	5
Source : Meteorological Department, Govt. of India

Mean-Maximum & Mean-Minimum Temperature by month

Month	(all figures in Degree Celsius)
	2008		2009		2010		2011		2012
	Mean Max	Mean Min	Mean Max	Mean Min	Mean Max	Mean Min	Mean Max	Mean Min	Mean Max	Mean Min
January	24	10	25	11	24	10	22	9	23	9
February	25	10	29	12	27	11	28	12	26	11
March	30	17	32	16	32	17	31	16	30	15
April	31	21	32	22	31	22	31	20	31	20
May	32	23	32	23	31	23	32	23	33	23
June	32	25	33	25	31	25	33	25	31	24
July	32	26	33	27	32	26	31	26	32	26
August	31	25	32	26	32	26	33	26	33	26
September	33	25	33	25	32	25	33	25	-	-
October	31	21	32	22	31	22	33	22	31	20
November	29	14	28	16	30	17	29	15	29	13
December	26	14	25	12	26	10	26	12	24	11
Source : Meteorological Department, Govt. of India

Rainfall : The rainfall generally increases from the south-west to the north-east. About 70% of the annual rainfall is received during the southwest monsoon season, June being the rainiest month. On an average there are about 102 rainy days with records of more than 400 mm rainfall in 24 hours.

Monthly Rainfall by month in the district of Cooch Behar

Month	Normal 2012	(all figures in Millimetre)
		Actual
		2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
January	9	39	-	-	3	3
February	14	10	-	-	11	11
March	45	76	36	30	56	3
April	178	188	108	385	138	173
May	313	282	287	600	294	242
June	626	569	510	711	431	947
July	697	606	402	863	775	779
August	453	841	629	525	476	337
September	418	299	196	496	465	614
October	185	147	270	61	20	245
November	3	-	-	2	-	-
December	4	-	-	-	-	-
Total :	2945	3057	2438	3673	2669	3354
Source : Agricultural Meteorologist, Directorate of Agriculture, Govt. of W.B.

ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS

	Revenue Sub-Divisions :~
	(1)	Cooch Behar Sadar
	(2)	Dinhata
	(3)	Mathabhanga
	(4)	Mekhliganj
	(5)	Tufanganj
	Relation between Sub-Divisions and Blocks

Development Blocks or Panchayat Samities :~
(1)	Cooch Behar - I	(7)	Mathabhanga - II
(2)	Cooch Behar - II	(8)	Mekhliganj
(3)	Dinhata - I	(9)	Sitai
(4)	Dinhata - II	(10)	Sitalkuchi
(5)	Haldibari	(11)	Tufanganj - I
(6)	Mathabhanga - I	(12)	Tufanganj - II
Relation between Blocks and Gram Panchayats

	No. of Panchayat Samities : 12 PS-wise no. of Seats & Gram Sansads
	No. of Gram Panchayats : 128
	No. of Gram Sansads : 1714
	No. of Inhabited Villages : 1132
	No. of Mouzas : 1202
	No. of Municipalities : 6 check details
	No. of Police Stations : 11 check details

Number of Administrative Units in the district of Cooch Behar for the year 2012

Sub-Division

Police Station

Dev. Block/
Municipality(M)

Panchayat
Samity

Gram
Panchayat

Gram
Sansad

Mouzas
(2001)

Inhabited
Villages
(2011)

Households
(2011)

Municipality

Census
Town
(2011)*

Total

Nos.

Wards

Cooch Behar Sadar

Cooch Behar (Kotwali)

Cooch Behar-I

208

144

142

76550

Cooch Behar (M)

18431

Cooch Behar-II

220

115

111

80438

Total of Cooch Behar Sadar Sub-Division :

428

259

253

175419

Dinhata

Dinhata

Dinhata-I

204

130

128

67587

Dinhata (M)

8739

Dinhata-II

159

119

60896

Sitai

26647

Total of Dinhata Sub-Division :

434

302

300

163869

Mathabhanga

Mathabhanga

Mathabhanga-I

137

102

101

49786

Mathabhanga (M)

5792

Ghoksadanga

Mathabhanga-II

135

50902

Sitalkuchi

137

42587

Total of Mathabhanga Sub-Division :

409

265

260

149067

Mekhliganj

Mekhliganj (P) & Kuchlibari

Mekhliganj

187

137

37142

Mekhliganj (P)

Mekhliganj (M)

2249

Haldibari

24238

Haldibari (M)

3405

Total of Mekhliganj Sub-Division :

158

249

194

67034

Tufanganj

Tufanganj

Tufanganj-I

161

60433

Tufanganj (M)

5171

Bakshirhat

Tufanganj-II

124

44727

Total of Tufanganj Sub-Division :

285

127

125

110331

District Total :

Police Stations : 11

Dev. Blocks : 12
Municipalities : 6

128

1714

1202

1132

665720

Note : *Census Towns
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Sources : 1) Census of India, 2001 & 2011, 2) All B.D.O.s of Cooch Behar, 3) Cooch Behar Zilla Parishad, 4) Directorate of Panchayat, Govt. of W.B.

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DEMOGRAPHY / POPULATION

	Total Households : 6,65,720 (as per census, 2011)
	Total Population : 28,19,086 (as per census, 2011)

	No. of Households	Total Population	Male	Female
Rural Area	5,96,027	25,29,652	13,04,916	12,24,736
Urban Area	69,693	2,89,434	1,46,626	1,42,808
District Total	6,65,720	28,19,086	14,51,542	13,67,544

Summary of Urban Population

Census Code	Municipality	No. of Households	Total Population	Male	Female
801643	Haldibari	3,405	14,404	7,306	7,098
801644	Mekhliganj	2,249	9,127	4,664	4,463
801645	Mathabhanga	5,792	23,890	12,059	11,831
801646	Koch Bihar	18,431	77,935	39,014	38,921
801647	Tufanganj	5,171	20,998	10,684	10,314
801648	Dinhata	8,739	36,124	18,344	17,780
000000	Area not under any Sub-district*	25,906	1,06,956	54,555	52,401
Urban Total :		69,693	2,89,434	1,46,626	1,42,808

Summary of Rural Population

Census Code	Dev. Block	No. of Households	Total Population	Male	Female
02183	Cooch Behar - I	68,419	2,93,267	1,51,337	1,41,930
02184	Cooch Behar - II	67,496	2,89,917	1,51,946	1,37,971
02187	Dinhata - I	66,528	2,81,890	1,45,325	1,36,565
02188	Dinhata - II	60,896	2,44,066	1,26,663	1,17,403
02179	Haldibari	24,238	1,03,969	52,851	51,118
02181	Mathabhanga - I	49,786	2,18,191	1,12,497	1,05,694
02182	Mathabhanga - II	50,902	2,27,397	1,17,100	1,10,297
02180	Mekhliganj	36,007	1,50,767	77,801	72,966
02189	Sitai	26,647	1,10,333	56,016	54,317
02190	Sitalkuchi	42,587	1,85,353	94,277	91,076
02185	Tufanganj - I	59,091	2,43,256	1,25,672	1,17,584
02186	Tufanganj - II	43,430	1,81,246	93,431	87,815
Rural Total :		5,96,027	25,29,652	13,04,916	12,24,736

Also check :-

"Block Population"		"Census Town Population"
"Municipality-level Population"		"Ward-wise Population"
"Village-wise Rural Population"		"Urban Population"

* - Area not under any Sub-district (Census Towns)

No. of City Towns	Falls under which Dev. Block	Area Type	Census Town Code	Name of Census Town	No. of Households	Total Population	Male	Female
3	Cooch Behar - I	Urban	308211	Kharimala Khagrabari (CT) Ward no.-0001	1946	7844	3936	3908
		Urban	308212	Guriahati (CT) Ward no.-0001	5122	21064	10647	10417
		Urban	308213	Dhaliabari (CT) Ward no.-0001	1063	4383	2265	2118
5	Cooch Behar - II	Urban	308325	Baneswar (CT) Ward no.-0001	1220	4841	2534	2307
		Urban	308326	Khagrabari (CT) Ward no.-0001	5613	23122	11733	11389
		Urban	308327	Baisguri (CT) Ward no.-0001	1206	5021	2577	2444
		Urban	308328	Chakchaka (CT) Ward no.-0001	2064	8582	4426	4156
		Urban	308329	Takagachh (CT) Ward no.-0001	2839	12418	6375	6043
1	Dinhata - I	Urban	308587	Bhangri Pratham Khanda (CT) Ward no.-0001	1059	4379	2277	2102
1	Mekhliganj	Urban	307872	Nagar Changrabandha (CT) Ward no.-0001	1135	4483	2251	2232
1	Tufanganj - I	Urban	308402	Kamat Phulbari (P**) (CT) Ward no.-0001	1342	5339	2743	2596
1	Tufanganj - II	Urban	308456	Chhoto Laukuthi (CT) Ward no.-0001	1297	5480	2791	2689
Census Town Total :					25906	106956	54555	52401
Note : P** stands for Part

Area, Population and Density of Population in the district of Cooch Behar (as per Census, 2011)

Sub-Division/
Dev. Block/Municipality(M)

Area
(in sq. Km.)
(2001)

Population (in number)

Density of
Population
(per sq. Km.)

Percentage of
Population to
district population

Rural

Urban/
Census Town (CT*)

Total

Cooch Behar Sadar Sub-Division

754.84

5,83,184

1,65,210***

7,48,394

991

26.54

Cooch Behar-I Block

361.17

2,93,267

33,291**

3,26,558

904

11.58

Cooch Behar (M)

8.29

77,935

9,401

2.76

Cooch Behar-II Block

385.38

2,89,917

53,984**

3,43,901

892

12.20

Dinhata Sub-Division

692.02

6,36,289

40,503

6,76,792

978

24.01

Dinhata-I Block

279.67

2,81,890

4,379**

2,86,269

1,024

10.16

Dinhata (M)

4.55

36,124

7,939

1.28

Dinhata-II Block

246.98

2,44,066

988

8.66

Sitai Block

160.82

1,10,333

686

3.91

Mathabhanga Sub-Division

895.26

6,30,941

23,890

6,54,831

731

23.23

Mathabhanga-I Block

319.39

2,18,191

683

7.74

Mathabhanga (M)

3.37

23,890

7,089

0.85

Mathabhanga-II Block

309.99

2,27,397

734

8.07

Sitalkuchi Block

262.51

1,85,353

706

6.57

Mekhliganj Sub-Division

459.78

2,54,736

28,014

2,82,750

615

10.03

Mekhliganj Block

302.07

1,50,767

4,483**

1,55,250

514

5.51

Mekhliganj (M)

3.88

9,127

2,352

0.32

Haldibari Block

152.38

1,03,969

682

3.69

Haldibari (M)

1.45

14,404

9,934

0.51

Tufanganj Sub-Division

586.44

4,24,502

31,817

4,56,319

778

16.19

Tufanganj-I Block

317.00

2,43,256

5,339**

2,48,595

784

8.82

Tufanganj (M)

3.75

20,998

5,599

0.74

Tufanganj-II Block

265.69

1,81,246

5,480**

1,86,726

703

6.62

District Total for 2011 :

3388.34

25,29,652

2,89,434

28,19,086

832

100.00

Note :

CT* implies the Census Town treated as Urban Area though falling within Development Block.
** implies urban population of the Census Town falling within the Block.
*** implies urban population of Municipality Area plus Census Town within the Sub-Division.

Source : Census of India, 2011

Distribution of Rural & Urban Population by Sex in the district of Cooch Behar (as per Census, 2011)

Sub-Division/ Dev. Block/Municipality(M)	(in number)
	Rural Population			Urban Population			Total Population
	No. of Males	No. of Females	Total	No. of Males	No. of Females	Total	No. of Males	No. of Females	Total
Cooch Behar Sadar Sub-Division	3,03,283	2,79,901	5,83,184	83,507	81,703	1,65,210	3,86,790	3,61,604	7,48,394
Cooch Behar-I Block	1,51,337	1,41,930	2,93,267	16,848	16,443	33,291	1,68,185	1,58,373	3,26,558
Cooch Behar (M)	-	-	-	39,014	38,921	77,935	39,014	38,921	77,935
Cooch Behar-II Block	1,51,946	1,37,971	2,89,917	27,645	26,339	53,984	1,79,591	1,64,310	3,43,901
Dinhata Sub-Division	3,28,004	3,08,285	6,36,289	20,621	19,882	40,503	3,48,625	3,28,167	6,76,792
Dinhata-I Block	1,45,325	1,36,565	2,81,890	2,277	2,102	4,379	1,47,602	1,38,667	2,86,269
Dinhata (M)	-	-	-	18,344	17,780	36,124	18,344	17,780	36,124
Dinhata-II Block	1,26,663	1,17,403	2,44,066	-	-	-	1,26,663	1,17,403	2,44,066
Sitai Block	56,016	54,317	1,10,333	-	-	-	56,016	54,317	1,10,333
Mathabhanga Sub-Division	3,23,874	3,07,067	6,30,941	12,059	11,831	23,890	3,35,933	3,18,898	6,54,831
Mathabhanga-I Block	1,12,497	1,05,694	2,18,191	-	-	-	1,12,497	1,05,694	2,18,191
Mathabhanga (M)	-	-	-	12,059	11,831	23,890	12,059	11,831	23,890
Mathabhanga-II Block	1,17,100	1,10,297	2,27,397	-	-	-	1,17,100	1,10,297	2,27,397
Sitalkuchi Block	94,277	91,076	1,85,353	-	-	-	94,277	91,076	1,85,353
Mekhliganj Sub-Division	1,30,652	1,24,084	2,54,736	14,221	13,793	28,014	1,44,873	1,37,877	2,82,750
Mekhliganj Block	77,801	72,966	1,50,767	2,251	2,232	4,483	80,052	75,198	1,55,250
Mekhliganj (M)	-	-	-	4,664	4,463	9,127	4,664	4,463	9,127
Haldibari Block	52,851	51,118	1,03,969	-	-	-	52,851	51,118	1,03,969
Haldibari (M)	-	-	-	7,306	7,098	14,404	7,306	7,098	14,404
Tufanganj Sub-Division	2,19,103	2,05,399	4,24,502	16,218	15,599	31,817	2,35,321	2,20,998	4,56,319
Tufanganj-I Block	1,25,672	1,17,584	2,43,256	2,743	2,596	5,339	1,28,415	1,20,180	2,48,595
Tufanganj (M)	-	-	-	10,684	10,314	20,998	10,684	10,314	20,998
Tufanganj-II Block	93,431	87,815	1,81,246	2,791	2,689	5,480	96,222	90,504	1,86,726
District Total :	13,04,916	12,24,736	25,29,652	1,46,626	1,42,808	2,89,434	14,51,542	13,67,544	28,19,086
Source : Census of India, 2011

Growth of Population by sex on different Census years in the district of Cooch Behar

Year	(in numbers)							Percentage of Rural Population to Total Population
Year	Total Population	Index with 1901 as base	No. of Males	No. of Females	No. of Females per 100 Males	Urban Population	Rural Population	Percentage of Rural Population to Total Population
1901	565116	100	300413	264703	88	14060	551056	97.51
1911	591012	105	315536	275476	87	15794	575218	97.33
1921	590599	105	314631	275968	88	17261	573338	97.08
1931	589053	104	312265	276788	89	18030	571023	96.94
1941	638703	113	339845	298858	88	26821	611882	95.80
1951	668949	118	360670	308279	85	50180	618769	92.50
1961	1019806	180	539694	480112	89	71446	948360	92.99
1971	1414183	250	737931	676252	92	96652	1317531	93.17
1981	1771643	314	915461	856182	94	122260	1649383	93.10
1991	2171145	384	1122306	1048839	93	169497	2001648	92.19
2001	2479155	439	1272094	1207061	95	225618	2253537	90.90
2011	2819086	499	1451542	1367544	94	289434	2529652	89.73
Source : Census of India

Distribution of Population by Sex & by Age-Groups in the district of Cooch Behar (as per Census, 2011)

Age Group (Years)	Rural Population						Urban Population						Total Population
	Male		Female		Total		Male		Female		Total		Male		Female		Total
	Nos.	%	Nos.	%	Nos.	%	Nos.	%	Nos.	%	Nos.	%	Nos.	%	Nos.	%	Nos.	%
0 to 4	113932	8.73	108202	8.83	222134	8.78	9053	6.17	8471	5.93	17524	6.05	122985	8.47	116673	8.53	2,39,658	8.50
5 to 9	125702	9.63	119619	9.77	245321	9.70	10435	7.12	9756	6.83	20191	6.98	136137	9.38	129375	9.46	2,65,512	9.42
10 to 14	140265	10.75	135562	11.07	275827	10.90	11826	8.07	11390	7.98	23216	8.02	152091	10.48	146952	10.75	2,99,043	10.61
15 to 19	142670	10.93	128572	10.50	271242	10.72	12486	8.52	12196	8.54	24682	8.53	155156	10.69	140768	10.29	2,95,924	10.50
20 to 24	132034	10.12	121573	9.93	253607	10.03	13251	9.04	13953	9.77	27204	9.40	145285	10.01	135526	9.91	2,80,811	9.96
25 to 29	112790	8.64	102844	8.40	215634	8.52	13285	9.06	13453	9.42	26738	9.24	126075	8.69	116297	8.50	2,42,372	8.60
30 to 34	83498	6.40	79584	6.50	163082	6.45	11378	7.76	11838	8.29	23216	8.02	94876	6.54	91422	6.69	1,86,298	6.61
35 to 39	89.35	6.82	90457	7.39	179492	7.10	12121	8.27	12253	8.58	24374	8.42	101156	6.97	102710	7.51	2,03,866	7.23
40 to 44	86417	6.62	85755	7.00	172172	6.81	11246	7.67	11229	7.86	22475	7.76	97663	6.73	96984	7.09	1,94,647	6.90
45 to 49	72542	5.56	66972	5.47	139514	5.51	10414	7.10	9907	6.94	20321	7.02	82956	5.71	76879	5.62	1,59,835	5.67
50 to 54	65315	5.00	53346	4.35	118661	4.69	9300	6.34	7800	5.46	17100	5.91	74615	5.14	61146	4.47	1,35,761	4.82
55 to 59	45490	3.49	38129	3.11	83619	3.31	7256	4.95	5863	4.11	13119	4.53	52746	3.63	43992	3.22	96,738	3.43
60 to 64	36481	2.80	34038	2.78	70519	2.79	5365	3.66	4830	3.38	10195	3.52	41846	2.88	38868	2.84	80,714	2.86
65 to 69	23714	1.82	23644	1.93	47358	1.87	3605	2.46	3649	2.55	7254	2.51	27319	1.88	27293	2.00	54,612	1.94
70 to 74	15111	1.16	15823	1.29	30934	1.22	2424	1.65	2511	1.76	4935	1.70	17535	1.21	18334	1.34	35,869	1.27
75 to 79	8555	0.66	8817	0.72	17372	0.69	1430	0.97	1542	1.08	2972	1.03	9985	0.69	10359	0.76	20,344	0.72
80+	10190	0.78	10919	0.89	21109	0.83	1583	1.08	2031	1.42	3614	1.25	11773	0.81	12950	0.95	24,723	0.88
Age not stated	1175	0.09	880	0.07	2055	0.08	168	0.11	136	0.10	304	0.11	1343	0.09	1016	0.07	2,359	0.08
All Ages :	13,04,916	100.00	12,24,736	100.00	25,29,652	100.00	1,46,626	100.00	1,42,808	100.00	2,89,434	100.00	14,51,542	100.00	13,67,544	100.00	28,19,086	100.00
Source : Census of India, 2011

Caste-wise Distribution of Population in the district of Cooch Behar (as per Census, 2011)

Sub-Division/ Dev. Block/Municipality(M)	(in number)
	Scheduled Caste (SC)			Scheduled Tribe (ST)			Others / General			Grand Total
	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total
Cooch Behar Sadar Sub-Division	1,52,675	1,42,372	2,95,047	2,804	2,258	5,062	2,31,311	2,16,974	4,48,285	3,86,790	3,61,604	7,48,394
Cooch Behar-I Block	67,239	62,634	1,29,873	655	570	1,225	1,00,291	95,169	1,95,460	1,68,185	1,58,373	3,26,558
Cooch Behar (M)	5,260	5,258	10,518	219	189	408	33,535	33,474	67,009	39,014	38,921	77,935
Cooch Behar-II Block	80,176	74,480	1,54,656	1,930	1,499	3,429	97,485	88,331	1,85,816	1,79,591	1,64,310	3,43,901
Dinhata Sub-Division	1,60,488	1,50,408	3,10,896	1,358	1,367	2,725	1,86,779	1,76,392	3,63,171	3,48,625	3,28,167	6,76,792
Dinhata-I Block	64,992	60,881	1,25,873	593	578	1,171	82,017	77,208	1,59,225	1,47,602	1,38,667	2,86,269
Dinhata (M)	2,659	2,581	5,240	52	50	102	15,633	15,149	30,782	18,344	17,780	36,124
Dinhata-II Block	55,811	51,048	1,06,859	614	623	1,237	70,238	65,732	1,35,970	1,26,663	1,17,403	2,44,066
Sitai Block	37,026	35,898	72,924	99	116	215	18,891	18,303	37,194	56,016	54,317	1,10,333
Mathabhanga Sub-Division	2,07,488	1,96,908	4,04,396	1,688	1,745	3,433	1,26,757	1,20,245	2,47,002	3,35,933	3,18,898	6,54,831
Mathabhanga-I Block	77,333	72,723	1,50,056	64	76	140	35,100	32,895	67,995	1,12,497	1,05,694	2,18,191
Mathabhanga (M)	2,909	2,799	5,708	31	29	60	9,119	9,003	18,122	12,059	1,1831	23,890
Mathabhanga-II Block	75,928	71,695	1,47,623	1,471	1,503	2,974	39,701	37,099	76,800	1,17,100	1,10,297	2,27,397
Sitalkuchi Block	51,318	49,691	1,01,009	122	137	259	42,837	41,248	84,085	94,277	91,076	1,85,353
Mekhliganj Sub-Division	94,496	89,287	1,83,783	1,299	1,176	2,475	49,078	47,414	96,492	1,44,873	1,37,877	2,82,750
Mekhliganj Block	57,113	53,482	1,10,595	1,006	912	1,918	21,933	20,804	42,737	80,052	75,198	1,55,250
Mekhliganj (M)	2,290	2,180	4,470	54	55	109	2,320	2,228	4,548	4,664	4,463	9,127
Haldibari Block	32,515	31,094	63,609	164	149	313	20,172	19,875	40,047	52,851	51,118	1,03,969
Haldibari (M)	2,578	2,531	5,109	75	60	135	4,653	4,507	9,160	7,306	7,098	14,404
Tufanganj Sub-Division	1,13,359	1,06,855	2,20,214	2,239	2,191	4,430	1,19,723	1,11,952	2,31,675	2,35,321	2,20,998	4,56,319
Tufanganj-I Block	59,290	55,710	1,15,000	208	170	378	68,917	64,300	1,33,217	1,28,415	1,20,180	2,48,595
Tufanganj (M)	2,410	2,426	4,836	37	49	86	8,237	7,839	16,076	10,684	10,314	20,998
Tufanganj-II Block	51,659	48,719	1,00,378	1,994	1,972	3,966	42,569	39,813	82,382	96,222	90,504	1,86,726
Total for Rural Areas :	6,96,254	6,54,403	1,350,657	8,735	8,137	16,872	5,99,927	5,62,196	11,62,123	13,04,916	12,24,736	25,29,652
Total for Urban Areas :	32,252	31,427	63,679	653	600	1,253	1,13,721	1,10,781	2,24,502	1,46,626	1,42,808	2,89,434
District Total :	7,28,506	6,85,830	14,14,336	9,388	8,737	18,125	7,13,648	6,72,977	13,86,625	14,51,542	13,67,544	28,19,086

Population by I32 (Religion-wise) in the district of Cooch Behar

Religious
Comminities

1991

2001

Population
(in number)

% to Total Population
of district

Population
(in number)

% to Total Population
of district

Hindu

1659733

76.45

1871857

75.50

Muslim

506728

23.34

600911

24.24

Christian

1467

0.07

2162

0.09

Sikh

215

0.01

330

0.01

Buddhist

353

0.02

474

0.02

Jain

2093

0.10

2193

0.09

Others

556

0.03

489

0.02

Religion not stated

739

0.03

All Regions

2171145

100.00

2479155

100.00

* Included in "Others"

Source : Census of India, 1991 & 2001

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Disabled Persons by Type & by Sex in Cooch Behar, 2011

Type of Disability	Rural			Urban			District Total
Type of Disability	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total
In Seeing	5419	4740	10159	587	497	1084	6006	5237	11243
In Speech	1899	1607	3506	259	213	472	2158	1820	3978
In Hearing	4846	4668	9514	425	397	822	5271	5065	10336
In Movement	4870	2742	7612	520	282	802	5390	3024	8414
Mental Illness	1075	786	1861	164	112	276	1239	898	2137
Mental Retardation	1601	1128	2729	180	139	319	1781	1267	3048
Other Disability	6203	4704	10907	603	446	1049	6806	5150	11956
Multiple Disability	2952	2324	5276	249	194	443	3201	2518	5719
Total :	28865	22699	51564	2987	2280	5267	31852	24979	56831
All figures as per Census 2011

Also check :-


		"Block Population"		"Census Town Population"
		"Municipality-level Population"		"Ward-wise Population"
		"Village-wise Rural Population"		"Urban Population"

EDUCATION Statistics

	Statistics on Primary Education in Cooch Behar [as on 31/12/2014 according to Office of the District Inspector of Schools (P.E.)]
	Percentage of Literacy by sex in Rural & Urban areas in the district of Cooch Behar for 2011.
	No. of Literates & Illiterates in the district of Cooch Behar (as per Census 2011).
	Block and Municipality-wise No. of Institutions, Students & Teachers in Cooch Behar for 2011-12.
	General Educational Institutions by Type in Cooch Behar (2007-08 to 2011-12).
	Professional & Technical Educational Institutions by Type in Cooch Behar (2007-08 to 2011-12).
	Special & Non-formal Educational Institutions by Type in Cooch Behar (2007-08 to 2011-12).
	Students by Sex in different types of General Educational Institutions in Cooch Behar (2007-08 to 2011-12).
	Students by Sex in different types of Professional & Technical Educational Institutions in Cooch Behar (2007-08 to 2011-12).
	Students by Sex in different types of Special & Non-formal Educational Institutions in Cooch Behar (2007-08 to 2011-12).
	Teachers in different types of General Educational Institutions in Cooch Behar (2007-08 to 2011-12).
	Teachers in different types of Professional & Technical Educational Institutions in Cooch Behar (2007-08 to 2011-12).
	Teachers in different types of Special & Non-formal Educational Institutions in Cooch Behar (2007-08 to 2011-12).
	Public Libraries, Reading Rooms & Mass Literacy Centres in the district of Cooch Behar.

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EMPLOYMENT, LABOUR Statistics

EMPLOYMENT Statistics :-

	Employment in Registered Factories & State Government Offices for 5 years (2008 to 2012) in the district of Cooch Behar.
	Number of Establishments in Rural & Urban areas in Cooch Behar (as per Census, 1998 & 2005)
	Number of Persons usually working in Rural & Urban Establishments in Cooch Behar (as per Census, 1998 & 2005)
	Percentage of Hired Workers & Females employed in Non-agricultural Establishments in Cooch Behar (as per Census, 1998 & 2005)
	Applicants on the Live-Register of Employment Exchanges for 5 years (2008 to 2012) in Cooch Behar by main occupational group.
	Registration & Placement effected by Employment Exchanges in 5 years (2008 to 2012) in the district of Cooch Behar.
Social Services :-
	Assistance to Old-aged Persons, Widows & Handicapped in 5 years (2008 to 2012) in the district of Cooch Behar.

LABOUR Statistics :-

	Distribution of Population over different Categories of Workers & Non-workers in the district of Cooch Behar (as per Census, 2011)
	Percentage of Population Distribution over different Categories of Workers & Non-workers in Cooch Behar (as per Census, 2011)
	Distribution of Population over different Categories of Workers & Non-workers by Sex in Cooch Behar (as per Census, 2011)

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CULTURE related Statistics

Cinema Houses in the district of Cooch Behar

Year

Number of
Cinema House

Sitting Capacity
(in numbers)

Total Tax Collected
(in

)

2007-2008

7,753

15,57,447

2008-2009

7,340

17,03,641

2009-2010

5,940

19,37,349

2010-2011

5,940

19,57,382

2011-2012

5,940

19,80,852

Sources :

1) District Magistrate, Cooch Behar
2) Agri. Income Tax Office, Cooch Behar

Name of Sub-Division (S.D.)/ Development Blocks (B)/ Municipality (M)	for the Year: 2011-2012
	Number of Cinema House	Sitting Capacity (in numbers)	Total Tax Collected (in )
Cooch Behar-I (B)	-	-	-
Cooch Behar-II (B)	-	-	-
Cooch Behar (M)	2	1,887	9,29,726
Cooch Behar Sadar (S.D.)	2	1,887	9,29,726
Dinhata-I (B)	-	-	-
Dinhata-II (B)	-	-	-
Sitai (B)	-	-	-
Dinhata (M)	2	1,747	5,52,462
Dinhata (S.D.)	2	1,747	5,52,462
Mathabhanga-I (B)	-	-	-
Mathabhanga-II (B)	-	-	-
Sitalkuchi (B)	-	-	-
Mathabhanga (M)	2	1,006	2,27,530
Mathabhanga (S.D.)	2	1,006	2,27,530
Mekhliganj (B)	-	-	-
Haldibari (B)	-	-	-
Mekhliganj (M)	-	-	-
Haldibari (M)	-	-	-
Mekhliganj (S.D.)	-	-	-
Tufanganj-I (B)	-	-	-
Tufanganj-II (B)	-	-	-
Tufanganj (M)	2	1,300	2,71,134
Tufanganj (S.D.)	2	1,300	2,71,134
District Total :	8	5,940	19,80,852

Newspapers & Periodicals published in the district of Cooch Behar

Year as on
31^st March

(figures in Number)

Daily

Weekly

Fortnightly

Monthly

Others

Total

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Sources :

1) District Information & Cultural Officer, Cooch Behar

Language

Year : 2012 (figures in Number)

Daily

Weekly

Fortnightly

Monthly

Others

Total

Bengali

English

Hindi

Urdu

Others

Total :

Sources :

1) District Information & Cultural Officer, Cooch Behar

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PUBLIC HEALTH Statistics

	Medical Facilities available in the district of Cooch Behar.
	Family Welfare Centres in the district of Cooch Behar.
	Achievement of Universal Immunization Programme in the district of Cooch Behar.
	Patients treated in Hospitals, Health Centres and Sub-centres in the district of Cooch Behar.
	Births and Deaths in different Hospitals and Health Centres in the district of Cooch Behar.

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ECONOMIC MATTERS & SOURCES of INCOME

Financial Matters :~

	Revenue collected from different sources « check-out
	Net Collection from Small Savings « check-out

Co-operative, Banking & Insurance :~

	Progress of Co-operative Movement in the district « check-out
	Co-operative Societies in different Blocks of Cooch Behar district « check-out
	Progress of Commercial Banking in the district « check-out
	Commercial & Gramin Banks in different Blocks of Cooch Behar « check-out
	Progress of L.I.C. in the district « check-out

Agriculture :~

	Area of Vested Agricultural Land & No. of Beneficiaries « check-out
	Area, Production & Yield Rates of Principal Crops « check-out
	Yield Rates of some selected crops in comparison to West Bengal « check-out
	Area, Production & Yield Rates of Major Crops in different Blocks of Cooch Behar district « check-out
	Index No. of Agricultural Area, Production & Productivity « check-out
	Area & Production of Fruits and Vegetables « check-out
	Fertiliser consumed in the district « check-out
	Area Irrigated by different sources in the district « check-out
	Sources of Irrigation in the district « check-out
	Sources of Irrigation & Area Irrigated in different Blocks of Cooch Behar district « check-out
	Persons engaged in Agriculture in different Blocks of Cooch Behar district « check-out
	Webpage on Agriculture in Cooch Behar « check-out

Agro-based Industry :~

	Warehousing & Cold Storage Facilities available « check-out
	Area & Production of Flowers in the district « check-out
	Area, Production & Employment in the Tea Industry « check-out

Forest Produce :~

	Classification of Forest-area, Production & Revenue « check-out
	View Orchids found in North Bengal « check-out
	Know about Dooars Forest Areas « check-out

Live-stock Production :~

	Live-stock and Poultry in the district of Cooch Behar « check-out
	Estimated Number of Live-stock & Poultry in different Blocks of Cooch Behar for 2011-12 « check-out
	Estimated Production of Milk and Egg in the district of Cooch Behar in comparison to West Bengal « check-out
	Particulars of Fisheries in different Blocks for the year 2011-12 « check-out
	Veterinary Hospitals, Veterinary Personnel and Cases treated in the district of Cooch Behar « check-out

Industry :~

	Industrial Development in the district of Cooch Behar « check-out
	Industrial Scope in the district of Cooch Behar « check-out
	Agro-based Industries in the district of Cooch Behar « check-out
	Micro & Small Scale Enterprises with corresponding Employment in the district of Cooch Behar « check-out
	Selected Characteristics of Factories by industry group in the district of Cooch Behar « check-out
	Production in Sericulture industry in the district of Cooch Behar « check-out
	Mouzas Electrified in the district of Cooch Behar « check-out
	Consumption of Electricity by different sectors in the district of Cooch Behar « check-out

Market Prices :~

	Wholesale Prices of Agricultural Commodities & Live-stock « check-out
	Consumer Price Index Numbers for families of all Expenditure Groups combined « check-out
	Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers « check-out
	Regulated Market by Category « check-out
	Progress of Statutory & Modified Ration Shops « check-out
	Webpage on Markets & Huts (local periodical markets) « check-out
	Regulated Market Committees (RMCs) of Cooch Behar « check-out
	Agricultural Marketing Network (AGMARKNET) « check-out

JUDICIAL and POLICE

	Offences reported, Cases tried, Persons convicted & acquitted for different classes of offence in the district of Cooch Behar « check-out
	View webpage on Judicial System in Cooch Behar « check-out
	Police Stations and Out-posts in the district of Cooch Behar « check-out
	Strength of Police Force by category in the district of Cooch Behar « check-out
	View webpage on Police in Cooch Behar « check-out

LOCAL BODIES

	Population, Receipt & Expenditure of Municipalities in the district of Cooch Behar « check-out
	Receipt & Expenditure of Cooch Behar Zilla Parishad « check-out

TRANSPORT and COMMUNICATION

	Length of Roads maintained by P.W.D., Zilla Parishad & Panchayat in the district of Cooch Behar « check-out
	Length of different classes of Roads maintained by P.W.D. in the district of Cooch Behar « check-out
	Length of Roads maintained by Municipalities in the district of Cooch Behar « check-out
	Length of Roads maintained by different Agencies in the Blocks « check-out
	Transport Facilities in the Blocks of Cooch Behar district « check-out
	Registered Motor Vehicles in the district of Cooch Behar « check-out
	Accidents on Roads in the district of Cooch Behar « check-out

BLOCK Level Statistics

	Some Basic Statistics about the Blocks of Cooch Behar district « check-out
	Population by Religion in different Blocks of Cooch Behar district « check-out
	Persons engaged in Agriculture in different Blocks of Cooch Behar district « check-out
	Area, Production & Yield Rates of Major Crops in different Blocks of Cooch Behar district « check-out
	Sources of Irrigation & Area Irrigated in different Blocks of Cooch Behar district « check-out
	Particulars of Fisheries in different Blocks of Cooch Behar district « check-out
	Estimated Number of Live-stock and Poultry in different Blocks of Cooch Behar district « check-out
	Co-operative Societies in different Blocks of Cooch Behar district « check-out
	Commercial & Gramin Banks in different Blocks of Cooch Behar « check-out
	Length of Roads maintained by different Agencies in the Blocks « check-out
	Transport Facilities in the Blocks of Cooch Behar district « check-out

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