Sitalkuchi, Cooch Behar
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Sitalkuchi | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Sitalkuchi Location in West Bengal, India  Sitalkuchi Sitalkuchi (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°10′24″N 89°10′47″E / 26.1732°N 89.1796°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Cooch Behar |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 37,052 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 736158 |
| Telephone/STD code | 03583 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Cooch Behar |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Sitalkuchi |
| Website | coochbehar |
Sitalkuchi is a village and a gram panchayat in the Sitalkuchi CD block in the Mathabhanga subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Location
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Check-point
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, M: Municipal town
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Sitalkuchi is located at 26°10′24″N 89°10′47″E / 26.1732°N 89.1796°E.
Area overview
The map alongside shows the western part of the district. In Mekhliganj subdivision 9.91% of the population lives in the urban areas and 90.09% lives in the rural areas. In Mathabhanga subdivision 3.67% of the population, the lowest in the district, lives in the urban areas and 96.35% lives in the rural areas.[1] The entire district forms the flat alluvial flood plains of mighty rivers.[2]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivisions. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Civic administration
Demographics
As per the 2011 Census of India, Sitalkuchi had a total population of 37,052. There were 18,940 (51%) males and 18,112 (49%) females. There were 4,711 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Sitalkuchi was 23,473 (72.58% of the population over 6 years).[6]
