Sahebganj, Cooch Behar

For other uses, see Sahebganj (disambiguation).

Sahebganj is a village in the Dinhata II CD block in the Dinhata subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Sahebganj
Village
Sahebganj Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Sahebganj Sahebganj (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 26.11407°N 89.58438°E / 26.11407; 89.58438
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Cooch Behar
Population  (2011)
• Total	6,304
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	736176
Telephone/STD code	03581
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Cooch Behar
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Dinhata
Website	coochbehar.gov.in

Geography

8km
5miles

A

S

S

A

M

B

A

N

G

L

A

D

E

S

H

H

Kamteswari
temple

H

Rajpat

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River

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Mara Torsha

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Gangadhar River

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River

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Dudhkumar

R

Dharla River

H

Nakkatigachhi

H

Chamta

H

Bhuchungmari

H

Bara Kodali

H

Andaranfulbari

H

Airani Chitalia

H

Gosanimari

R

Sahebganj

R

Gitaldaha

R

Bamanhat

R

Natabari

R

Bakshirhat

M

Dinhata

M

Tufanganj

CT

Bhangri
Pratham
Khanda

CT

Kamat Phulbari

CT

Chhota Laukuthi

   

Places in the Tufanganj and Dinhata subdivisions (except Sitai CD block) in Cooch Behar district
CT: census town, M: municipal town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Sahebganj is located at 26.11407°N 89.58438°E / 26.11407; 89.58438.

Area overview

The map alongside shows the eastern part of the district. In Tufanganj subdivision 6.97% of the population lives in the urban areas and 93.02% lives in the rural areas. In Dinhata subdivision 5.98% of the population lives in the urban areas and 94.02% lives in the urban areas.^[1] The entire district forms the flat alluvial flood plains of mighty rivers.^[2]

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.

Civic administration

Police station

There is a police station at Sahebganj.^[3][4]

CD block HQ

The headquarters of the Dinhata II CD block are located at Sahebganj.^[5]

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Sahebganj had a total population of 6,304. There were 3,279 (52%) males and 3,025 (48%) females. There were 698 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Sahebganj was 4,338 (77.38% of the population over 6 years).^[6]