Chakiabhita
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Chakiabhita | |
|---|---|
Census Town | |
  Chakiabhita Location in West Bengal, India  Chakiabhita Chakiabhita (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°39′08″N 88°30′56″E / 26.652111°N 88.515611°E | |
| Country |  India 26.652111,88.515611 |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Jalpaiguri |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.8392 km2 (1.4823 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,251 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 734004 |
| Telephone/STD code | 03561 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jalpaiguri |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Dabgram-Phulbari |
| Website | jalpaiguri |
Chakiabhita is a census town in the Rajganj CD block in the Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Location
9.9miles
River
Wildlife
Sanctuary
National
Park
checkpoint
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, C: cantonment, NP: national park/ wildlife sanctuary, TE: tea estate
Abbreviations used in names – TG for Tea Garden (town/village), TE for Tea Estate, JRS: junction railway station
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Chakiabhita is located at 26°39′08″N 88°30′56″E / 26.652111°N 88.515611°E.
According to the map of the Rajganj CD block on page 115 in the District Census Handbook, Jalpaiguri, 2011 census, Dabgram, Binnaguri and Chakiabhita form a cluster of census towns on the eastern side of Siliguri.[1]
Area overview
The map alongside shows the alluvial floodplains south of the outer foothills of the Himalayas. The area is mostly flat, except for low hills in the northern portions.[2][3] It is a primarily rural area with 62.01% of the population living in rural areas and a moderate 37.99% living in the urban areas.[4][5] Tea gardens in the Dooars and Terai regions produce 226 million kg or over a quarter of India's total tea crop.[6][7] Some tea gardens were identified in the 2011 census as census towns or villages.[8] Such places are marked in the map as CT (census town) or R (rural/ urban centre). Specific tea estate pages are marked TE.
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
