Bara Mohansingh | |
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Census Town | |
Coordinates: 26°42′16″N88°21′54″E / 26.70441°N 88.36507°E Coordinates: 26°42′16″N88°21′54″E / 26.70441°N 88.36507°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | West Bengal |
District | Darjeeling |
Area | |
• Total | 2.8976 km2 (1.1188 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 15,616 |
• Density | 5,400/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 734010 |
Telephone/STD code | 0353 |
Vehicle registration | WB |
Lok Sabha constituency | Darjeeling |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Matigara-Naxalbari |
Website | darjeeling |
Bara Mohansingh is a census town in the Matigara CD block in the Siliguri subdivision of Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Places in the North-eastern portion of Siliguri subdivision in Darjeeling district CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, MC: municipal corporation, F: facilities Abbreviations used in names – TG for Tea Garden, Jn RS for Junction Railway Station New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station is in Jalpaiguri district Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly |
Bara Mohansingh is located at 26°42′16″N88°21′54″E / 26.70441°N 88.36507°E .
Bairatisal, Tari, Jitu, Bara Mohansingh and Mathapari form a cluster of census towns as per map of Matigara CD block on page 265 of District Census Handbook, Darjeeling. [1]
The map alongside shows the Siliguri subdivision of Darjeeling district. This area is spread across the foothills of the Himalayas and is a plain land gently sloping from north to south. While the northern part is mentioned as the Terai region, the larger southern portion forms the western part of the Dooars region. While 55.11% per cent of the population resides in the rural areas, 44.89% resides in the urban areas. On the western side the Mechi River forms a long border with Nepal. On the eastern side the Mahananda River forms a short border with Bangladesh. [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.
According to the 2011 Census of India, Bara Mohansingh had a total population of 15,616 of which 7,798 (50%) were males and 7,818 (50%) were females. There were 1,341 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Bara Mohansingh was 12,823 (82.11% of the population over 6 years). [4]
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Darjiling, Bara Mohansingh covered an area of 2.8976 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 67.8 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved tap water from treated sources and covered wells, it had 3,808 domestic electric connections and 515 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities, it had 14 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had were 8 primary schools, 3 middle schools, 3 secondary schools, the nearest senior secondary school, general degree college at Bairatisal, 1.2 km away. [5]
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