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Mathabhanga I
Mathabhanga I is a community development block (CD block) that forms an administrative division in the Mathabhanga subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Jorpatki, a constituent panchayat of this block, is located at 26°17′28″N 89°13′53″E / 26.2911610°N 89.2314610°E.
Topographically Cooch Behar district is generally plain land which is low and marshy at some places. “Considering the nature of general surface configuration, relief and drainage pattern, distribution of different types of soil, climatic condition, the formation of geology and forest tracts, the district Koch Bihar falls under Barind Tract. The physiology of this area consists of alluvial soil, generally blackish brown in colour and composed of sand, clay and silt. The soils are loose and sandy throughout the district.” The Himalayan formations in the north end beyond the boundaries of this district. There are no hills/ mountains here. It has a large network of rivers flowing from north-west to south and south-east. The Teesta flows through Mekhliganj CD block before entering Bangladesh. The Jaldhaka and its connected river-streams form a large catchment area in the district. It virtually divides the district into two unequal parts and meets the Brahmaputra in Bangladesh. The Himalayan rivers flowing through Cooch Behar district change courses from time to time. In 1876, W.W. Hunter mentioned the Dharla and the Torsha as the same stream with two names. However, since the advent of the 20th century, these are two different streams meeting the Brahmaputra in Bangladesh.
The hill-streams of Cooch Behar carry debris and silt from the Himalayas and are shallow. During the monsoons the speed of flow of the rivers almost doubles and the rivers overflow the banks causing floods and devastation. The Mansai, Sutunga, Dharla and Nenda are the major rivers causing floods in the Mathabhanga I CD block.
The Mathabhanga I CD block is bounded by the Mathabhanga II CD block on the north and the east, the Sitalkuchi CD block on the south, the Hatibandha Upazila of Lalmonirhat District of Bangladesh and Mekhliganj CD block on the west.
The Mathabhanga I CD block has an area of 319.39 km2. It has 1 panchayat samity, 10 gram panchayats, 154 gram sansads (village councils), 102 mouzas and 101 inhabited villages. Mathabhanga police station serves this block. Headquarters of this CD block is at Sikarpur.
Gram panchayats of Mathabhanga I block/ panchayat samiti are: Bairagirhat, Gopalpur, Hazaraht I, Hazaraht II, Jorpatki, Kedarhat, Kurshamari, Nayarhat, Pachagarh and Sikarpur.
According to the 2011 Census of India, the Mathabhanga I CD block had a population of 218,191, all of which were rural. There were 112,497 (52%) males and 105,694 (48%) females. There were 30,087 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The Scheduled Castes numbered 150,056 (68.77%) and the Scheduled Tribes numbered 140 (0.06%).
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Mathabhanga I
Mathabhanga I is a community development block (CD block) that forms an administrative division in the Mathabhanga subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Jorpatki, a constituent panchayat of this block, is located at 26°17′28″N 89°13′53″E / 26.2911610°N 89.2314610°E.
Topographically Cooch Behar district is generally plain land which is low and marshy at some places. “Considering the nature of general surface configuration, relief and drainage pattern, distribution of different types of soil, climatic condition, the formation of geology and forest tracts, the district Koch Bihar falls under Barind Tract. The physiology of this area consists of alluvial soil, generally blackish brown in colour and composed of sand, clay and silt. The soils are loose and sandy throughout the district.” The Himalayan formations in the north end beyond the boundaries of this district. There are no hills/ mountains here. It has a large network of rivers flowing from north-west to south and south-east. The Teesta flows through Mekhliganj CD block before entering Bangladesh. The Jaldhaka and its connected river-streams form a large catchment area in the district. It virtually divides the district into two unequal parts and meets the Brahmaputra in Bangladesh. The Himalayan rivers flowing through Cooch Behar district change courses from time to time. In 1876, W.W. Hunter mentioned the Dharla and the Torsha as the same stream with two names. However, since the advent of the 20th century, these are two different streams meeting the Brahmaputra in Bangladesh.
The hill-streams of Cooch Behar carry debris and silt from the Himalayas and are shallow. During the monsoons the speed of flow of the rivers almost doubles and the rivers overflow the banks causing floods and devastation. The Mansai, Sutunga, Dharla and Nenda are the major rivers causing floods in the Mathabhanga I CD block.
The Mathabhanga I CD block is bounded by the Mathabhanga II CD block on the north and the east, the Sitalkuchi CD block on the south, the Hatibandha Upazila of Lalmonirhat District of Bangladesh and Mekhliganj CD block on the west.
The Mathabhanga I CD block has an area of 319.39 km2. It has 1 panchayat samity, 10 gram panchayats, 154 gram sansads (village councils), 102 mouzas and 101 inhabited villages. Mathabhanga police station serves this block. Headquarters of this CD block is at Sikarpur.
Gram panchayats of Mathabhanga I block/ panchayat samiti are: Bairagirhat, Gopalpur, Hazaraht I, Hazaraht II, Jorpatki, Kedarhat, Kurshamari, Nayarhat, Pachagarh and Sikarpur.
According to the 2011 Census of India, the Mathabhanga I CD block had a population of 218,191, all of which were rural. There were 112,497 (52%) males and 105,694 (48%) females. There were 30,087 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The Scheduled Castes numbered 150,056 (68.77%) and the Scheduled Tribes numbered 140 (0.06%).