Dinhata
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Dinhata is head quarterss of Dinhata subdivision
, and a municipality
in Cooch Behar District
in the state of West Bengal
, India
.
, 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.
, a former President of Bangladesh
, had studied in Dinhata High School. His son was born in Dinhata and some of his relatives now live there. Kamal Guha
, MLA from Forward Block, former agriculture minister of the Government of West Bengal, was from Dinhata.
Total number of wards in the municipality: 15
Dinhata subdivision
Dinhata subdivision is a subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of Dinhata municipality and three community development blocks: Dinhata–I, Dinhata–II and Sitai. The three blocks contain 33 gram panchayats and one census town...
, and a municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in Cooch Behar District
Cooch Behar District
Cooch Behar district is a district of the state of West Bengal, India, as well as the district's namesake town. During the British Raj, the town of Cooch Behar was the seat of a princely state of Koch Bihar, ruled by the Koch dynasty....
in the state of West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
Geography
Dinhata is located at 26.13°N 89.47°E. It has an average elevation of 36 metres (118 feet).Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, 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.
Politics
Dinhata has a notable political history. Hossain Mohammad ErshadHossain Mohammad Ershad
Lieutenant General Hussain Muhammad Ershad is a Bangladeshi politician who was President of Bangladesh from 1983 to 1990. Previously, he was Chief of Staff of the Bangladesh Army and then Chief Martial Law Administrator in 1982....
, a former President of Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
, had studied in Dinhata High School. His son was born in Dinhata and some of his relatives now live there. Kamal Guha
Kamal Guha
Kamal Guha was an Indian politician. He was a All India Forward Bloc leader and member of the Left Front cabinet in the Indian state of West Bengal for over two decades.-Early life:...
, MLA from Forward Block, former agriculture minister of the Government of West Bengal, was from Dinhata.
Total number of wards in the municipality: 15