Samuktala (also spelled Samuktola, Shamuktala) is a census town and a gram panchayat in the Alipurduar II CD block in the Alipurduar subdivision of the Alipurduar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Samuktala | |
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Census Town | |
  Samuktala Location in West Bengal, India  Samuktala Samuktala (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°32′37″N 89°41′00″E / 26.5436°N 89.6834°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| District | Alipurduar |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 8,132 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 736206 |
| Telephone/STD code | 03564 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Alipurduars |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kumargram |
| Website | alipurduar |
Geography
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5miles
Forest
Forest
Tiger
Reserve
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, A: Air Force Station, NP: national park/ wildlife sanctuary, TE: tea estate, H: historical site
Abbreviations used in names – TG for Tea Garden (town/village), TE for Tea Estate
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
editSamuktala is located at 26°32′37″N 89°41′00″E / 26.5436°N 89.6834°E.
Area overview
editAlipurduar district is covered by two maps. It is an extensive area in the eastern end of the Dooars in West Bengal. It is undulating country, largely forested, with numerous rivers flowing down from the outer ranges of the Himalayas in Bhutan. It is a predominantly rural area with 79.38% of the population living in the rural areas. The district has 1 municipal town and 20 census towns and that means that 20.62% of the population lives in the urban areas. The scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, taken together, form more than half the population in all the six community development blocks in the district. There is a high concentration of tribal people (scheduled tribes) in the three northern blocks of the district.[1][2][3]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Civic administration
editPolice station
editThere is a police station at Samuktala. It has jurisdiction over Alipurduar II CD block.[4][1]
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 Census of India, Samuktola had a total population of 8,132 of which 4,169 (51%) were males and 3,963 (49%) were females. There were 876 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Samuktola was 5,971 (82.29% of the population over 6 years).[5]
Infrastructure
editAccording to the District Census Handbook 2011, Jalpaiguri, Samuktola covered an area of 3.6242 km2. Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved hand pumps. It had 745 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 5 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 4 primary schools, 3 middle schools, 3 secondary schools, 3 senior secondary schools, the nearest general degree college at Alipurduar 2 km away. It had the offices of 1 nationalised bank, 1 cooperative bank.[6]
Education
editSamuktala Sidhu Kanhu College was established in 2010. Affiliated with the University of North Bengal it offers a honours course in Bengali and a general course in arts.[7]
Healthcare
editThere is a primary health centre with 10 beds at Samuktala.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Jalpaiguri". Tables 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Jalpaiguri, Series 20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Census of India 2011, page 13 Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ "Search a Police Station". Alipurduar Police. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "District Census Handbook Jalpaiguri, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 451-453: Statement I: Status and Growth History, Pages 454-455: Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Pages 456-457: Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Pages 458-459: Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 460—463: Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Pages 464: Statement VI:Industry and Banking. Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "Samuktala Sidhu Kanhu College". SSKC. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
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