Mekhliganj

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Mekhliganj
মেখলিগঞ্জ
Mekliganj
City
SDO Office, Mekhliganj
SDO Office, Mekhliganj
Mekhliganj is located in West Bengal
Mekhliganj
Mekhliganj
Location in West Bengal, India
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Country  India
State West Bengal
District Cooch Behar
Elevation 58 m (190 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 10,833
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Lok Sabha constituency Jalpaiguri
Vidhan Sabha constituency Mekliganj
Website coochbehar.nic.in

Mekliganj is a city and a municipality in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Mekliganj is at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.. It adjoins the boundary of Teesta River.[1] It has an average elevation of 58 m (190 ft).

Gorachand basunia

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Mekliganj had a population of 10,833. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Mekliganj has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 53%. In Mekliganj, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Gorachand basunia

Administration

Aroop Kumar Sadhukhan, WBCS(Exe) is the block development officer of Mekhliganj BlocK. He took the charge of the post in August 2015 from his predecessor Shri Anirban Dutta, WBCS(Exe), who had managed this block efficiently for over three years. With young administrators in the chairs, hopes are high on administration. The block comes under Mekhliganj Sub Division, where Shri Apratim Ghosh, WBCS(Exe) is the sub divisional officer. The deputy magistrates are Sri Prodyut kumar Halder, WBCS(Exe) and Sri Rabindra Nath Basu, WBCS(Exe). Treasury officer is Sri Goutam De, WBA&AS and additional treasury officer is Sri Nani Gopal Adhikary, WBA&AS.

Mekliganj assembly constituency is part of Jalpaiguri (Lok Sabha constituency).[3]

References

  1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Mekliganj
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