Matigara
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Matigara is an administrative division in Siliguri subdivision
of Darjeeling district
in the India
n state
of West Bengal
. Matigara Investigation Centre and Siliguri
police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is at Kadamtala. There is one census town in this block:Bairatisal
,
Matigara community development block
has an area of 140.60 km2.
and rural areas with 5 gram panchayats, viz. Atharakhai, Matigara–I, Patharghata, Champasari and Matigara–II. This block has two police stations: Siliguri
and Matigara. The headquarters of this block is in Kadamtala.
and National Highway 31
pass through Matigara.
Siliguri subdivision
Siliguri subdivision is a subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of the Siliguri municipal corporation and four community development blocks: Matigara, Naxalbari, Phansidewa and Kharibari. The four blocks contain 22 gram panchayats and two census...
of Darjeeling district
Darjeeling district
Darjeeling District is the northernmost district of the state of West Bengal in eastern India in the foothills of the Himalayas. The district is famous for its beautiful hill stations and Darjeeling tea. Darjeeling is the district headquarters...
in the 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...
n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
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...
. Matigara Investigation Centre and Siliguri
Siliguri
Siliguri is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located in the Siliguri Corridor or Chicken's Neck - a very narrow strip of land linking mainland India to its north-eastern states. It is also the transit point for air, road and rail traffic to the neighbouring countries of Nepal,...
police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is at Kadamtala. There is one census town in this block:Bairatisal
Bairatisal
Bairatisal is a census town in Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Demographics: India census, Bairatisal had a population of 5400. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Bairatisal has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%;...
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Geography
Matigara is located at 26°43′0"N 88°23′0"E at an elevation of 127 m above sea level.Matigara 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 140.60 km2.
Administration
Matigara block consists of one census town: BairatisalBairatisal
Bairatisal is a census town in Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Demographics: India census, Bairatisal had a population of 5400. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Bairatisal has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%;...
and rural areas with 5 gram panchayats, viz. Atharakhai, Matigara–I, Patharghata, Champasari and Matigara–II. This block has two police stations: Siliguri
Siliguri
Siliguri is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located in the Siliguri Corridor or Chicken's Neck - a very narrow strip of land linking mainland India to its north-eastern states. It is also the transit point for air, road and rail traffic to the neighbouring countries of Nepal,...
and Matigara. The headquarters of this block is in Kadamtala.
Demographics
As per 2001 census, Matigara block had a total population of 126,704, out of which 66,565 were males and 60,139 were females. Matigara block registered a population growth of 40.90 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 16.94 per cent. Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.Transport
National Highway 55National Highway 55 (India)
National Highway 55 is a National Highway of India entirely within the state of West Bengal that connects NH 31 at Matigara in the outskirts of Siliguri in Darjeeling district with Darjeeling, the headquarters of Darjeeling district...
and National Highway 31
National Highway 31 (India)
National Highway 31 is an important National Highway in India. It provides gateway to the states in North-East India. This long National Highway starts in Barhi, Jharkhand at the NH 2 and generally traverses in Northeast direction passing through Jhumri Tilaiya, Koderma, Nawada, Bihar Sharif,...
pass through Matigara.