Dhupguri is an administrative division in Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision

Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision

Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision , is a subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of Jalpaiguri and Dhupguri municipalities and four community development blocks: Jalpaiguri, Mainaguri, Dhupguri and Rajganj. The four blocks contain 62 gram panchayats and...

 of Jalpaiguri district

Jalpaiguri District

Jalpaiguri district is the largest district of North Bengal, covering an area 6,245 km2. It is situated between 26° 16' and 27° 0' North latitudes and 88° 4' and 89° 53' East longitudes...

 in the India

India

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n state

States and territories of India

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 of West Bengal

West Bengal

West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...

. Dhupguri and Banarhat police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is at Dhupguri

Dhupguri

Dhupguri is a town, municipality in Jalpaiguri district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is one of the main business centre of Dooars area. Dhupguri municipality was established in 2001.-Geography:Dhupguri is located at...

. Census towns in this block are: Dhupguri, Banarhat Tea Garden

Banarhat Tea Garden

Banarhat is a census town in Jalpaiguri district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Demographics:...

 and Gairkata

Gairkata

Gairkata is a census town in Jalpaiguri district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Demographics: India census, Gairkata had a population of 8713. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Gairkata has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male...

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Geography

Dhupguri is located at 26.59°N 89.01°E.

Dhupguri community development block

Community Development Block in India

The Community development block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer...

 has an area of 535.27  km².

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...

s of Dhupguri block/ panchayat samiti are: Banarhat I, Banarhat II, Barogharia, Binnaguri, Chamurchi, Gadhearkuthi, Gadong I, Gadong II, Jharaltagram I, Jharaltagram II, Magurmari I, Magurmari II, Sakoajhora I, Sakoajhora II, Salbari I and Salbari II.

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Dhupguri block had a total population of 417,519, out of which 217,015 were males and 200,504 were females. Dhupguri block registered a population growth of 20.89 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 21.52 per cent.Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.