Dakshin Rampur | |
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Census Town | |
  Dakshin Rampur Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Dakshin Rampur Dakshin Rampur (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:26°28′02″N89°48′56″E / 26.4672°N 89.8155°E /26.4672; 89.8155 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Alipurduar |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.4884 km2 (1.3469 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,932 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 736207 |
| Telephone/STD code | 03661 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Alipurduars |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kumargram |
| Website | alipurduar |
Dakshin Rampur is acensus town in theKumargramCD block in theAlipurduar subdivision of theAlipurduar district in the state ofWest Bengal,India.
Dakshin Rampur is located at26°28′02″N89°48′56″E / 26.4672°N 89.8155°E /26.4672; 89.8155.
Alipurduar district is covered by two maps. It is an extensive area in the eastern end of theDooars in West Bengal. It is undulating country, largely forested, with numerous rivers flowing down from the outer ranges of theHimalayas 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.
As per the2011 Census of India, Dakshin Rampur had a total population of 6,932. There were 3,298 (52%) males and 3,094 (48%) females. There were 627 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Dakshin Rampur was 5,124 (88.88% of the population over 6 years).[4]
According to theDistrict Census Handbook 2011, Jalpaiguri, Dakhin Rampur covered an area of 3.4884 km2. Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved overhead tank, tap water from treated source and uncovered well. It had 948 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities the nearest maternity/ child welfare centre was 10 km away, the nearest hospital 35 km away. Among the educational facilities it had 3 primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school,1 senior secondary school, the nearest general degree college atUttar Kamakhyaguri 8 km away.[5]
Saheed Kshudiram College was established atKamakhyaguri in 1996. Affiliated with the University of North Bengal, it offers courses in arts and science.[6][7]
Kamakhyaguri Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Kamakhyaguri, is the major government medical facility in the Kumargram CD block.[8]
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