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Alipurduar II

Alipurduar II is a community development block (CD block) that forms an administrative division in the Alipurduar subdivision of the Alipurduar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Sobhaganj is located at 26°29′N 89°32′E / 26.48°N 89.54°E / 26.48; 89.54.

The Alipurduar II CD block lies in the south-central part of the district. The Chiklajhord River flows along a portion of the eastern boundary of the CD block. It has hilly terrain which is part of the sub-Himalayan ranges.

The Alipurduar II is bounded by the Kalchini and Kumargram CD blocks on the north, Kumargram CD block on the east, Tufanganj I and Tufanganj II CD blocks in Cooch Behar district on the south and Alipurduar I CD block on the west.

The Alipurduar II CD block has an area of 318.92 km2. It has 1 panchayat samity, 11 gram panchayats, 161 gram sansads (village councils), 79 mouzas, 78 inhabited villages and 2 census towns. Samuktala police station serves this block. Headquarters of this CD block is at Jashodanga.

Gram panchayats of Alipurduar II block/ panchayat samiti are: Bhatibari, Chaporerpar I, Chaporerpar II, Kohinoor, Mahakalguri, Majherdabri, Parokata, Shamuktala, Tatpara I, Tatpara II and Turturi.

According to the 2011 Census of India, the Alipurduar II CD block had a population of 218,272, of which 204,652 were rural, and 13,620 were urban. There were 112,434 (52%) males and 105,838 (48%) females. There were 25,067 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The Scheduled Castes numbered 91,253 (41.81%) and the Scheduled Tribes numbered 40,245 (18.44%).

According to the 2001 census, Alipurduar II block had a total population of 196,909, out of which 101,515 were males and 95,394 were females. Alipurduar II block registered a population growth of 15.80 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade.

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community development block in West Bengal, India
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