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NAXALBARI DEVELOPMENT BLOCK

                                      NAXALBARI, DARJEELING                          

 

BLOCK PROFILE

    Phone No.                                  : 0353-2488403.

    E-mail Id                                    : naxalbari@nic.in

    Name of the Panchayat Samity    : Naxalbari Panchayat Samity

    Phone  No.                                 : 0353-2488833.        

INTRODUCTION

 

    Name of the District: Darjeeling

    Name of the Sub-Division: Siliguri.

    Boundary:

        North: Mirik Development Block.

        South: Khoribari & Phansidewa Development Block.

        East: Matigara Development Block.

        West: Nepal.

    Police Station: Naxalbari Police Station.

    Geographical Information:

    Location:

Latitude

Longitude

North: 26049' (N)

South: 26038' (N)

East: 88022' (E)

West: 88010' (E)

 

    Climate:

        Temperature: Max:- 380 C & Min:- 90C

        Average Annual Rainfall: 3800 mm .

    Soil Type: Sandy.

    Important River:

        Mechi, Manjha, Chenga, Bataria, Hulia, Buri Balasan, Khemchi, Lalpha, Lachka, Tepu.

    Forests:

        Mechi Forest, Dalkajhar Forest, Panthabari Forest- II, Surajbar Forest.

    Total Geographical Area: 182.46 Sq. Km.

    No. of Mouzas: 99.

    Name of Gram Panchayats:

1.      Moniram.

2.      Naxalbari.

3.      Hatighisha.

4.      Upper Bagdogra.

5.      Lower Bagdogra.

6.      Gossainpur.

Name of Gram Panchayats

Name of Tea Estates

Moniram

Ashapur Tea Estate

Marapur Tea Estate

Manjha Tea Estate

Belgachi Tea Estate

Zabra Division (Tirihhanna T.E)

Naxalbari

Naxalbari Tea Estate

Azamabad Tea Estate

Satbhaiya Division (Atal T.E)

Hatighisha

Bijoy Nagar Tea Estate

Atal  Tea Estate

Merry View Tea Estate

Kiran Chandra  Tea Estate

Dumdama Division (Pahargoomiah T.E)

Upper Bagdogra

Kamalpur Tea Estate

Tirrihannah Tea Estate

Ord Tea Garden

Bangdubi Tea Estate

 

    Important Communities: Bengali, Rajbangshi, Tribals (mostly from Jharkhand), Mech, Kol, Dhimal, Nepalis etc.

 

Demography

 

Year of Census

Population

SC Population

ST Population

Literacy

Density of Population

%age of Literacy

Total

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

Overall

Male

Female

1981

76419

41035

35384

18486

9787

8699

20473

10682

9791

23243

16371

6872

418 per sq. km.

30.42%

39.90%

19.42%

1991

93731

49163

44568

26073

13806

12267

20818

11616

9202

 43669

 28278

 15391

516 per sq km

46.59%

57.52%

34.27%

2001

144915

75831

69084

36851

19006

17845

27076

13575

13501

83976

50878

33098

798 per sq km

67.86%

78.35%

56.28%

    Sex Ratio: 911 as per 2001 Census.

    Decadal Growth Rate: 54.64% as per 2001 Census

Health Facilities

    Hospital: Naxalbari Rural Hospital.

    Health Centre: Bagdogra Primary Health Centre.

    Sub Centre: 15 Nos.

    Health Centre at Tea Gardens: 16 Nos.

 

Educational Facilities

    Colleges :

                1. Kalipada Ghosh Tarai Mahavidyalaya.

                2. Naxalbari College.

    Higher Secondary Schools:

                1. Nandaprasad Higher Secondary School, Naxalbari.

                2. Nandaprasad Girls Higher Secondary School, Naxalbari.

                3. Chittaranjan Higher Secondary School, Bagdogra.

                4. S.M.S.N Higher Secondary School, Bagdogra.

                5. Bagdogra Higher Secondary Balika Vidyalaya, Bagdogra.

     Secondary Schools:

                1. Belgachhi Hindi High School, Belgachhi.

                2. Hatighisha High School, Hatighisha.

                3. Gandhi Smriti Nepali High School, Bagdogra.

                4. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar High School, Gossainpur.

                5. Ranidanga Kalaram High School, Ranidanga.

                6. Naxalbari Nepali High School, Naxalbari.

    Central School: 02 Nos.

    Army School: 01 Nos.

    Primary Schools: 69 Nos.

    Shishu Shiksha Kendra: 59 Nos.

    Madhyamik Shiksha Kendra: 02 Nos.

 

Mode of Communication

               Highways:

                        National Highway: 02 Nos. ( 31 & 31C).

                        Railways:

                        Metre Guage Line: Siliguri Junction to Katihar.

                        Railway Stations: Naxalbari, Bagdogra.

                Airport: Bagdogra Airport.

 

Agriculture

            Total Agriculture Land: 16.537 Acre.

            Crops: Paddy, Wheat, Jute, Maize.

            Vegetables: Potato, Tomato, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Zinger.

            Legume: Mustard etc.

Industry

          

         Rice Husking Mill, Tea Factory, Trunk Factory, Hosiery Factory,

 

Places of Interest (Tourism)

           No such place worth mentioning.