Lataguri

Lataguri is a census town in the Mal CD block in the Malbazar subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]

Lataguri
Census Town
Lataguri
Location in West Bengal, India
Lataguri
Lataguri (India)
Coordinates: 26.706283°N 88.766085°E / 26.706283; 88.766085
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictJalpaiguri
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
735219
Telephone code+91-3561-
ISO 3166 codeIN-WB
Vehicle registrationWB
Nearest cityMaynaguri to the South / Chalsa to the North
Lok Sabha constituencyJalpaiguri
Vidhan Sabha constituencyMal
Websitejalpaiguri.gov.in

Geography
Places and tea estates in Malbabazar subdivision (including Mal, Nagrakata and Matiali CD blocks) in Jalpaiguri district
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, NP: national park/ wildlife sanctuary, TE: tea estate
Abbreviations used in names – TG for Tea Garden (town/village), TE for Tea Estate, JRS: junction railway station
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Lataguri is located outside the Gorumara National Park on National Highway No. 31. Permits for entering Gorumara and Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary are given from Lataguri. The village also contains a "Nature Interpretation Center", which gives information about the flora and fauna of the area. A few roadside restaurants ("Dhabas") and hotels cater for tourists.

Area overview

Gorumara National Park has overtaken traditionally popular Jaldapara National Park in footfall and Malbazar has emerged as one of the most important towns in the Dooars. Malbazar subdivision is presented in the map alongside.[2][3] It is a predominantly rural area with 88.62% of the population living in rural areas and 11.32% living in the urban areas.[4][5] Tea gardens in the Dooars and Terai regions produce 226 million kg or over a quarter of India's total tea crop.[6][7] Some tea gardens were identified in the 2011 census as census towns or villages.[8] Such places are marked in the map as CT (census town) or R (rural/ urban centre). Specific tea estate pages are marked TE.

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.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Lataguri had a total population of 4,981 of which 2,517 (51%) were males and 2,464 (49%) were females. There were 578 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Lataguri was 3,522 (79.99% of the population over 6 years).[9]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Jalpaiguri, Lataguri covered an area of 3.0268 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 5 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved river infiltration gallery, service reservoir, overhead tank. It had 548 domestic electric connections, 250 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities it had 1 dispensary/ health centre, 4 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 3 primary schools, 2 middle schools, 2 secondary schools, 1 senior secondary school. Among the social, cultural and recreational facilities, it had 1 public library, 1 reading room. It had branch of 1 nationalised bank.[10]

Education

There are two high school one is Lataguri High School(Co-ed) and other one is Lataguri Girl's High School.

References
  1. Rural Housing Report for Financial year 2011-2012
  2. "Malbazar". North Bengal Tourism. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  3. "Dooars Tour". North Bengal Tourism. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  4. "Jalpaiguri". District Profile. District administration. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  5. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Jalpaiguri". Tables 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  6. "Tea Growing Regions". Dooars and Terai. Indian Tea Association. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  7. "Dooars-Terai". Tea Board India. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  8. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  9. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  10. "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.
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