Nagrakata
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Nagrakata | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Nagrakata Location in West Bengal, India  Nagrakata Nagrakata (India)  Nagrakata Nagrakata (Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 26°53′13″N 88°54′24″E / 26.8869°N 88.9067°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Jalpaiguri |
| Elevation | 214 m (702 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[1][2] |
| • Additional official | English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 735225 |
| Telephone code | 03565 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Coastline | 0 kilometres (0 mi) |
| Nearest city | Siliguri |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Alipurduars |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Nagrakata |
| Website | jalpaiguri |
Nagrakata is a village in the Nagrakata community development block in the Malbazar subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal.National Highway 17 passes through Nagrakata. It is a station on the New Jalpaiguri-Alipurduar-Samuktala Road Line.
Location
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Wildlife
Sanctuary
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CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, 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
It is located at 26°53′13″N 88°54′24″E / 26.8869°N 88.9067°E at an elevation of 214 m above mean sea level.[3]
National Highway 31C passes through Nagrakata. It is a station on the New Jalpaiguri-Alipurduar-Samuktala Road Line.
Area overview
Gorumara National Park has overtaken Jaldapara National Park in footfall. The Malbazar subdivision is presented in the map alongside. It is a predominantly rural area, with 88.62% of the population living in rural areas and 11.32% living in urban areas.[4][5] Tea gardens in the Dooars and Terai regions produce 226 million kg of India's total tea crop.[6][7] Some tea gardens were identified in the 2011 census as census towns or villages.[8]
Civic administration
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Nagrakata had a total population of 150000. There were 70500 (50%) males and 70500 (50%) females. There were 9000 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Nagrakata was 70500 (50 % of the population over 6 years).[11]
