Jashodanga

Jashodanga (also spelled Jasodanga) is a village in the Alipurduar II CD block in the Alipurduar subdivision of the Alipurduar district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Jashodanga
Village
Jashodanga
Location in West Bengal, India
Jashodanga
Jashodanga (India)
Coordinates: 26.5107°N 89.6293°E / 26.5107; 89.6293
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictAlipurduar
Population
 (2011)
 • Total4,068
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
736208
Telephone/STD code03564
Vehicle registrationWB
Lok Sabha constituencyAlipurduars
Vidhan Sabha constituencyKumargram
Websitealipurduar.gov.in

Geography
Places and tea estates in the eastern portion of Alipurdar subdivision (including Kalchini, Kumargram and Alipuduar II CD blocks) in Alipurduar district
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

Jashodanga is located at 26.5107°N 89.6293°E / 26.5107; 89.6293.

Area overview

Alipurduar 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

CD block HQ

Headquarters of Alipurduar II CD block is at Jashodanga. [4]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Jashodanga had a total population of 4,068 of which 2,116 (52%) were males and 1,952 (48%) were females. There were 472 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Jashodanga was 2,920 (81.20% of the population over 6 years).[5]

Healthcare

Jashodanga Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Jashodanga, is the major government medical facility in the Alipurduar II CD block.[6]

References
  1. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Jalpaiguri". Tables 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "District Census Handbook, Jalpaiguri, Series 20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Census of India 2011, Fifth page, map of Jalpaiguri district. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  5. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  6. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
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