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Banarhat (community development block)

Coordinates: 26°47′N 89°02′E / 26.79°N 89.03°E / 26.79; 89.03
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Banarhat
(Community development block)
Map
Coordinates: 26°47′N 89°02′E / 26.79°N 89.03°E / 26.79; 89.03
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictJalpaiguri
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
218,164
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Lok Sabha constituencyAlipurduar(part) Jalpaiguri(part)
Vidhan Sabha constituencyDhupguri(part) Nagrakata(part) Madarihat(part)
Websitejalpaiguri.gov.in

Banarhat is a community development block (CD block) that forms an administrative division in the Dhupguri subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district in the India state of West Bengal.

Geography

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Banarhat is located at 26°47′N 89°02′E / 26.79°N 89.03°E / 26.79; 89.03.

Headquarters of this CD block is at Banarhat.[1]

The Banarhat(CD block) consists of seven gram panchayats. Gram panchayats of Banarhat block / panchayat samiti are: Sakoajhora-I, Salbari-I, Salbari-II,Banarhat-I, Banarhat-II, Chamurchi and Binnaguri Gram Panchayats.[2] [3]

The Banarhat CD block is bounded by the Samtse District of Bhutan on the north, Madarihat-Birpara and Falakata CD blocks in Alipurduar district on the east, Dhupguri and Maynaguri CD blocks on the south, Nagrakata CD block on the west.[4]

Demographics

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Transport

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Banarhat is connected by State road to the district city of Jalpaiguri and other nearby towns of Dhupguri, Gairkata, Mainaguri, etc. It lies on National Highway 31C, which crosses the Teesta river at the Coronation Bridge, Siliguri, Oodlabari, Malbazar, Birpara, Hasimara , Alipurduar and beyond.

Banarhat Railway Station the important railway station: Banarhat (Code: BNQ, Railway Zone: Northeast Frontier) - on the New Jalpaiguri-Alipurduar-Samuktala Road Line.

Education

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References

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  1. ^ "Jalpaiguri". District Profile. District administration. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  2. ^ "জলপাইগুড়িতে দু'টি নতুন ব্লক- বানারহাট ও ক্রান্তি, অনুমোদন রাজ্যের". 15 July 2023.
  3. ^ "বানারহাট এ ব্লক স্থাপনের নোটিফিকেশন যারি হলো আজ". 15 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Map of Banarhat Block". District administration. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Banarhat Kartik Oraon Hindi Government College". BKOHGC. Retrieved 15 July 2023.