Dakshin Rampur is a census town in the Kumargram CD block in the Alipurduar subdivision of the Alipurduar district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Dakshin Rampur | |
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Census Town | |
  Dakshin Rampur Location in West Bengal, India  Dakshin Rampur Dakshin Rampur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°28′02″N 89°48′56″E / 26.4672°N 89.8155°E | |
| 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 |
Geography edit
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 edit
Dakshin Rampur is located at 26°28′02″N 89°48′56″E / 26.4672°N 89.8155°E.
Area overview edit
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.
Demographics edit
As per the 2011 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]
Infrastructure edit
According to the District 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 at Uttar Kamakhyaguri 8 km away.[5]
Education edit
Saheed Kshudiram College was established at Kamakhyaguri in 1996. Affiliated with the University of North Bengal, it offers courses in arts and science.[6][7]
Healthcare edit
Kamakhyaguri Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Kamakhyaguri, is the major government medical facility in the Kumargram CD block.[8]
References edit
- ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Jalpaiguri". Tables 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. 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.
- ^ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 6 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.
- ^ "Saheed Kshudiram College". SKC. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Saheed Kshudiram College". College Admission. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2020.