Kranti (community development block)

Kranti
Community development block
Coordinates: 26°41′N88°43′E / 26.69°N 88.72°E / 26.69; 88.72
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Jalpaiguri
Population  (2011)
• Total	123,649
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Lok Sabha constituency	Jalpaiguri
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Mal
Website	jalpaiguri.gov.in

Kranti is a community development block (CD block) that forms an administrative division in the Malbazar subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Kranti is located at 26°41′N88°43′E / 26.69°N 88.72°E / 26.69; 88.72 . ^[1]

The Kranti CD block is bounded by the Mal CD block on the north, Matiali and Maynaguri CD block on the east, Jalpaiguri CD block on the south, Rajganj CD block on the west. ^[2]

Gram panchayats

The Kranti CD block consists of 6 gram panchayats and It has 1 panchayat samiti. ^{[3] [4]}

They are: ^{[5] [6]}

• Kranti
• Rajadanga
• Changmar
• Lataguri
• Chapadanga
• Moulani

Lataguri

National Highway 717 at Lataguri

8km
5miles

B

H

U

T

A

N

Jaldhaka River

Gatia River

Teesta River

Chapramari
Wildlife
Sanctuary

NP

Gorumara
National
Park

NP

Chalsa TE

TE

Aibheeli TE

TE

Chalouni TE

TE

Jiti TE

TE

Hope TE

TE

Leesh River TE

TE

Meenglas TE

TE

Zurantee TG

R

Sulkapara

R

Samsing

R

Nagrakata

R

Murti

R

Gurjangjhora TG

R

Gajoldoba

R

Dam Dim

R

Batabari TG

R

Bagrakote

R

Dakshin Odlabari

CT

Odlabari

CT

Matelli

CT

Lataguri

CT

Mangalbari

CT

Chalsa

CT

Malbazar

CT

  

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

Lataguri is a gram panchayats of the block. ^[7] 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 to tourists.

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. ^{[8] [9]} It is a predominantly rural area with 88.62% of the population living in rural areas and 11.32% living in the urban areas. ^{[1] [10]} Tea gardens in the Dooars and Terai regions produce 226 million kg or over a quarter of India's total tea crop. ^{[11] [12]} Some tea gardens were identified in the 2011 census as census towns or villages. ^[13] 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). ^[14]

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 a branch of 1 nationalised bank. ^[15]

Education

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

Railway

Lataguri railway station serves the town of Lataguri from where trains are available towards nearby towns and cities like Malbazar, Siliguri, Maynaguri, Cooch Behar, Alipurduar etc.

Roadways

National Highway 717 connects Lataguri with other towns and cities of West Bengal and other nearby states like Assam, Sikkim, Bihar etc

Rajadanga

Rajadanga is a small village and gram panchayat in the block. This area is mainly known as its agricultural works. It's tea gardens are also increasing rapidly, and there are 4-5 tea factories here.^{[ citation needed ]} There is a higher secondary school, Rajadanga P M High School, in this panchayat area.

The nearest towns are:

• Malbazar (30 km)
• Siliguri (45 km)
• Jalpaiguri (50 km)

References

1. "Jalpaiguri". District Profile. District administration. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
2. "Map of Kranti Block". District administration. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
3. "Happy about new block, Jalpaiguri citizens offer state free land for offices". The Telegraph Online. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
4. "নবগঠিত ক্রান্তি ব্লকে তৈরি হল পঞ্চায়েত সমিতি, নির্বাচিত হলেন পদাধিকারিরা". 14 July 2023.
5. "ক্রান্তি ব্লকে সিলমোহর মন্ত্রীসভার, উৎসব লাটাগুড়িতে". 14 July 2023.
6. "জলপাইগুড়িতে দু'টি নতুন ব্লক- বানারহাট ও ক্রান্তি, অনুমোদন রাজ্যের". 14 July 2023.
7. Rural Housing Report for Financial year 2011-2012
8. "Malbazar". North Bengal Tourism. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
9. "Dooars Tour". North Bengal Tourism. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
10. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Jalpaiguri". Tables 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
11. "Tea Growing Regions". Dooars and Terai. Indian Tea Association. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
12. "Dooars-Terai". Tea Board India. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
13. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
14. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
15. "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.

External links

• Gorumara National Park travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Jaldapara travel guide from Wikivoyage