Dinhata II is an administrative division in Dinhata subdivision

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...

 of 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 India

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n state

States and territories of India

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 of West Bengal

West Bengal

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. Dinhata

Dinhata

Dinhata is head quarterss of Dinhata subdivision, and a municipality in Cooch Behar District in the state of West Bengal, India.-Geography:Dinhata is located at . It has an average elevation of 36 metres .-Demographics:...

 police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Sahebganj.

Geography

Sahebganj, one of the constituenct panchayats of the block, is located at 26.1230700°N 89.6143800°E.

Dinhata 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 103.30  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 Dinhata II block/ panchayat samiti are: Bamanhat I, Bamanhat II, Bara Sakdal, Burirhat I, Burirhat II, Chowdhuryhat, Gobrachhara Nayarhat, Kismat Dasgram, Nazirhat I, Nazirhat II, Sahebganj and Sukrurkuthi.

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Dinhata II block had a total population of 205,391, out of which 104,443 were males and 100,948 were females. Dinhata II block registered a population growth of 9.48 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 14.15 per cent.Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.

Lliteracy

Dinhata II block had a literacy rate of 66.57 per cent - males 76.40 per cent and females 56.37 per cent.