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Nishiganj

Village in West Bengal, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Nishiganj is a gram panchayat and not identified as a separate place in 2011 census in the Mathabhanga II CD block in the Mathabhanga subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the state of West Bengal, India.

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Geography

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B
A
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L
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Jaldhaka River
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Teesta River
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Sitai
R Sitai, Cooch Behar (R)
R Sitai, Cooch Behar (R)
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Kuchlibari
R Kuchlibari (R)
R Kuchlibari (R)
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Sitalkuchi
R Sitalkuchi, Cooch Behar (R)
R Sitalkuchi, Cooch Behar (R)
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Sikarpur
R Sikarpur, Cooch Behar (R)
R Sikarpur, Cooch Behar (R)
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Nishiganj
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Matiar Kuthi
R Matiar Kuthi (R)
R Matiar Kuthi (R)
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Ghoksadanga
R Ghoksadanga (R)
R Ghoksadanga (R)
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Changrabandha
Check-point
CT Changrabandha (CT)
CT Changrabandha (CT)
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Mekhliganj
M Mekhliganj (M)
M Mekhliganj (M)
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Haldibari
M Haldibari, India (M)
M Haldibari, India (M)
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Mathabhanga
M Mathabhanga (M)
M Mathabhanga (M)
Places in the Mathabhanga, Mekhliganj subdivisions and Sitai CD block in Dinhata subdivision of Cooch Behar district
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, M: Municipal town
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Nishiganj is located at 26.315565°N 89.301412°E / 26.315565; 89.301412.

Nishiganj I and Nishiganj II are gram panchayats.[1]

Area overview

The map alongside shows the western part of the district. In Mekhliganj subdivision 9.91% of the population lives in the urban areas and 90.09% lives in the rural areas. In Mathabhanga subdivision 3.67% of the population, the lowest in the district, lives in the urban areas and 96.35% lives in the rural areas.[2] The entire district forms the flat alluvial flood plains of mighty rivers.[3]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivisions. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

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Education

Madhusudan Hore Mahavidyalaya was established in 2011 at Nishiganj. Affiliated with the Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University, it offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, geography and philosophy, and a general course in arts.[4]

Healthcare

There is a primary health centre at Nishiganj (with 10 beds).[5]

References

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