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Uttar Mandabari
Village in West Bengal, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Uttar Mandabari (also spelled Mendabari) is a village and a gram panchayat in the Kalchini CD block in the Alipurduar subdivision of the Alipurduar district in the state of West Bengal, India.
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Geography
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Kaljani River
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Buxa Fort
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Uttar Mandabari
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Raimatang
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Rajabhatkhawa
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Kumargram
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Jayanti
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Jashodanga
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Kalchini
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Alipurduar
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Hasimara
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Uttar Satali
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Dakshin Rampur
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Uttar Latabari
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Uttar Kamakhyaguri
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Sobhaganj
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Samuktala
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Mechiabasti
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Laskarpara
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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
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
Uttar Mandabari is located at 26.625778°N 89.409967°E.
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.
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Demographics
As per the 2011 Census of India, Uttar Mandabari had a total population of 3,481. There were 1,729 (50%) males and 1,752 (50%) females. There were 386 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Uttar Mandarbari was 1,987 (64.20% of the population over 6 years).[4]
Historical site
Garh Mendabari is a historical site located on the banks of Bania River in the Chilapata Forests. While some archaeologists think of it having been built by Nara Narayan, King of Cooch Behar, others think it was built by the Bhutias. The State Directorate of Archaeology places it in the age of the Gupta Empire.[5]
Tourism
Mendabari Jungle Camp is located nearby.
References
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