Bakshirhat | |
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  Bakshirhat Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Bakshirhat Bakshirhat (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:26°19′42″N89°45′32″E / 26.328199°N 89.758893°E /26.328199; 89.758893 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Cooch Behar |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 736131 (Bakshirhat) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03582 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Alipurduars |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Tufanganj |
| Website | coochbehar |
Bakshirhat is aneighbourhood in theTufanganj IICD block in theTufanganj subdivision of theCooch Behar district in the state ofWest Bengal,India.
Bakshirhat is located at26°19′42″N89°45′32″E / 26.328199°N 89.758893°E /26.328199; 89.758893.
Bakshirhat is not identified in 2011 census record as a separate inhabited place but the place has a post office and a police station by that name. Census maps do not show Bakshirhat police station, but it is mentioned in Cooch Behar police records. Google maps show bothChhota Laukuthi and Bakshirhat as adjacent places. (Please see references given below)
The map alongside shows the eastern part of the district. In Tufanganj subdivision, 6.97% of the population lives in the urban areas and 93.02% in the rural areas. In Dinhata subdivision 5.98% of the population lives in the urban areas and 94.02% in the urban areas.[1] The entire district forms the flatalluvial flood plains of mighty rivers.[2]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivisions. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
There is a police station at Bakshirhat.[3][4]
There is a stationBoxirhat Railway Station on the New Cooch Behar-Golokganj branch line. Apart from local connections, there are trains such as Siliguri-Dhubri DEMU which passes through theDooars.[5]
Bakshirhat Mahavidyalaya was established in 2005. Affiliated with theCooch Behar Panchanan Barma University, it offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, philosophy, history and geography, and a general course in arts.[6]
Bakshirhat Block Primary Health Centre, with 10 beds at Bakshirhat, is the major government medical facility in the Tufanganj II CD block.[7]
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