Kumargram, Alipurduar

This article is about the village in West Bengal, India. For 1. its namesake community development block, see Kumargram. For 2. its namesake assembly constituency, see Kumargram (Vidhan Sabha constituency).

Kumargram is a village in the Kumargram CD block in the Alipurduar subdivision of the Alipurduar district in the state of West Bengal, India. Nearest Town Kamakhyaguri

Kumargram
Village
Kumargram Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Kumargram Kumargram (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 26.6148°N 89.8293°E / 26.6148; 89.8293
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Alipurduar
Population  (2011)
• Total	5,384
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	736121
Telephone/STD code	03561
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Alipurduars
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Kumagram
Website	alipurduar.gov.in

Geography

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Madhu TG

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Buxa Hill Forest

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Raydak
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Chikjora River

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Raydak River

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Sakos River

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Jayanti River

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Dima River

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Kaljani River

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Torsha River

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Chilapata
Forest

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Buxa
Tiger
Reserve

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Buxa Fort

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Sankos TE

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Kumargram TE

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Uttar Mandabari

R

Raimatang

R

Rajabhatkhawa

R

Kumargram

R

Jayanti

R

Jashodanga

R

Kalchini

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Alipurduar

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Hasimara

CT

Uttar Satali

CT

Dakshin Rampur

CT

Uttar Latabari

CT

Uttar Kamakhyaguri

CT

Sobhaganj

CT

Samuktala

CT

Mechiabasti

CT

Laskarpara

CT

Jaigaon

   

Places and tea estates in the eastern portion of Alipurdar subdivision (including Kalchini, Kumargram and Alipuduar II CD blocks) in Alipurduar district
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, A: Air Force Station, NP: national park/ wildlife sanctuary, TE: tea estate, H: historical site
Abbreviations used in names – TG for Tea Garden (town/village), TE for Tea Estate
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Kumargram is located at 26.6148°N 89.8293°E / 26.6148; 89.8293.

Area overview

Alipurduar district is covered by two maps. It is an extensive area in the eastern end of the Dooars in West Bengal. It is undulating country, largely forested, with numerous rivers flowing down from the outer ranges of the Himalayas in Bhutan. It is a predominantly rural area with 79.38% of the population living in the rural areas. The district has 1 municipal town and 20 census towns and that means that 20.62% of the population lives in the urban areas. The scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, taken together, form more than half the population in all the six community development blocks in the district. There is a high concentration of tribal people (scheduled tribes) in the three northern blocks of the district.^[1][2][3]

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.

Civic administration

Police station

Kumagram police station has jurisdiction over a part of the Kumargram CD block.^[4][5]

CD block HQ

Headquarters of Kumargram CD block is at Kumargram.^[6]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Kumargram had a total population of 5,384 of which 2,785 (52%) were males and 2,599 (50%) were females. There were 545 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Kumargram was 3,742 (77.33% of the population over 6 years).^[7]

Healthcare

There is a primary health centre, with 6 beds at Kumargram.^[8]