Dinhata

Geography

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Location

Dinhata is located at . It has an average elevation of 36 metres (118 feet).

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Koch Bihar, Dinhata covered an area of 4.55 km2.

Area overview

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

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.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Dinhata had a total population of 36,124 of which 18,344 (51%) were males and 17,780 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 2,485. The total number of literate persons in Dinhata was 30,487 (91.61% of the population over 6 years).

For information regarding language and religion see Dinhata I#Language and religion and Dinhata II#Language and religion

India census, Dinhata had a population of 34,303. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Dinhata has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84% and, female literacy is 75%. In Dinhata, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Civic administration

Police station

Dinhata police station has jurisdiction over Dinhata municipal area and Dinhata I CD block.

CD block HQ

The headquarters of the Dinhata I CD block are located at Dinhata town.

Municipality

The total number of wards in the municipality are 16.{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100607013331/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100603/jsp/bengal/story_12517019.jsp | url-status = dead | archive-date = 7 June 2010 | access-date = 2 June 2010

Education

Dinhata College was established in 1956. Affiliated with the Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University, it offers courses in arts, science and commerce.

A regional station of the Central Tobacco Research Institute, India is located in this town.{{cite web |access-date = 2 June 2010 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100508193247/http://www.ctri.org.in/pages/au_aboutinst.html |archive-date = 8 May 2010

Healthcare

Dinhata Subdivisional Hospital at Dinhata functions with 180 beds.

Transport

Dinhata Railway Station serves the city of Dinhata, the station lies under Alipurduar railway division of Northeast Frontier Railway.

Notable people

• GM Quader, former Bangladeshi commerce minister
• Hossain Mohammad Ershad, former President of Bangladesh
• Hossain Mokbul Shahriar, Bangladeshi politician
• Merina Rahman, Bangladeshi MP
• Mozammel Hossain Lalu, Bangladeshi politician
• Saad Ershad, Bangladeshi businessman
• Kamal Guha, former Agriculture Minister of the Government of West Bengal
• Dipak Sen Gupta, Freedom fighter and one of the leading participants of Goa Freedom Movement from West Bengal in 1955, former Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly for 4 consecutive terms and Chairman of Dinhata Municipality
• Udayan Guha, MLA from Dinhata constituency in West Bengal Legislative Assembly

Gallery

File:DINHATA_CHOWPATHI_01.jpg|Chowpathi File:DINHATA CHOWPATHI 02.jpg|Dinhata Main Road File:Greenfields of Dinhata.jpg|Dinhata's Village Side File:Nripendra Narayan Smriti Sadan Theatre.jpg|Inside picture of Nripendra Narayan Memorial Hall (Smriti Sadan) File:New Meat and Fish Market.jpg|Its a new meat and fish market File:DINHATA RAILWAY STATION.jpg|Dinhata Railway Station File:Dinhata's Durgapuja images 1.jpg|Dinhata's Durga Puja File:Dinhata's Durga puja 02.jpg|Dinhata's Durga Puja File:Dinhata's Durga puja 01.jpg|Durga Puja of Dinhata File:DINHATA CHURCH.jpg|Church Of Dinhata File:Dinhata Jam E Masjid.jpg|Jam E masjid, A mosque Of Dinhata File:Biggest Kali Puja.jpg|The Biggest Kali goddess Idol of Dinhata File:Ma Mahamaya Path Temple Of Dinhata.jpg|Ma Mahamaya Path Temple Of Dinhata

References

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