Alipurduar II is an administrative division in Alipurduar subdivision

Alipurduar subdivision

Alipurduar subdivision , is a subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of Alipurduar municipality and six community development blocks: Madarihat–Birpara, Alipurduar–I, Alipurduar–II, Falakata, Kalchini and Kumargram. The six blocks...

 of Jalpaiguri district

Jalpaiguri District

Jalpaiguri district is the largest district of North Bengal, covering an area 6,245 km2. It is situated between 26° 16' and 27° 0' North latitudes and 88° 4' and 89° 53' East longitudes...

 in the India

India

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States and territories of India

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 of West Bengal

West Bengal

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. Alipurduar

Alipurduar

Alipurduar is a sub-divisional municipal city of Jalpaiguri district, and is located at the eastern end of the district. Situated on the east bank of Kaljani River on the foothills of the Himalayas, the town is a gateway to Bhutan and North Eastern states of India...

 police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Josodanga. There is one census towns in this block: Sobhaganj

Sobhaganj

Sobhaganj is a census town under Alipurduar police station of Alipurduar subdivision in Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Demographics:...

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Geography

Sobhaganj is located at 26.48°N 89.54 °E.

Alipurduar II community development block

Community Development Block in India

The Community development block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer...

 has an area of 321.26  km².

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...

s of Alipurduar II block/ panchayat samiti are: Bhatibari, Chaparerpar I, Chaparerpar II, Kohinoor, Mahakalguri, Majherdabri, Parokhata, Samuktala, Tatpara I, Tatpara II and Turturi.

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Alipurduar II block had a total population of 196,909, out of which 101,515 were males and 95,394 were females. Alipurduar II block registered a population growth of 15.80 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 21.52 per cent.Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.