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Matelli

Matiali
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Matelli
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Matelli (India)
Coordinates: 26°56′0″N88°49′0″E / 26.93333°N 88.81667°E / 26.93333; 88.81667 Coordinates: 26°56′0″N88°49′0″E / 26.93333°N 88.81667°E / 26.93333; 88.81667
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Elevation
267 m (876 ft)
Languages
  Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
735223
Telephone code03562
Vehicle registration WB
Coastline0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest citySiliguri
Website matellibazarapeaceparadise.blogspot.com

Matiali is a block under Malbazar subdivision in Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, India.

Malbazar subdivision subdivision in West Bengal, India

Malbazar subdivision, also known as Mal subdivision, is a subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of Malbazar municipality and three community development blocks: Mal, Metiali and Nagrakata. The three blocks contain 22 gram panchayats. The subdivision has its headquarters at Malbazar. It is a newly created subdivision (1990s) and was earlier part of Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision of Jalpaiguri district. The area is famous for tea gardens and moist deciduous forests. Important towns besides Malbazar town are Lataguri, Chalsa, Damdim and Matelli.

Jalpaiguri district District of West Bengal in India

Jalpaiguri district is a district of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is situated between 26° 16' and 27° 0' North latitudes and 88° 4' and 89° 53' East longitudes. The district was established in 1869 in British India.

West Bengal State in Eastern India

West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India along the Bay of Bengal. With over 91 million inhabitants, it is India's fourth-most populous state. West Bengal is the thirteenth-largest Indian state, with an area of 88,752 km2 (34,267 sq mi). Part of the ethno-linguistic Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, it borders Bangladesh in the east, and Nepal and Bhutan in the north. It also borders the Indian states of Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Sikkim, and Assam. The state capital is Kolkata (Calcutta) the seventh-largest city in India, and center of the third-largest metropolitan area in the country. West Bengal includes the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region, the Ganges delta, the Rarh region, and the coastal Sundarbans. The main ethnic group is the Bengalis, with Bengali Hindus forming the demographic majority.

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Geography

It is located at 26°56′0″N88°49′0″E / 26.93333°N 88.81667°E / 26.93333; 88.81667 at an elevation of 267 m above MSL. [1]

Location

National Highway 31C passes through Matelli.

Schools

There are two higher secondary schools and one junior girls school:

There are two primary schools:

There are 4 medical shops well known:

Surroundings

Matelli Bazar is surrounded by many TeaGardens and is the main center for the people/workers of those gardens, people from those gardens majorly come to the Bazaar on its popular Sunday market for the purchase of their daily needs. However, some people come daily as well.

Culture, festivals and celebrations

Since the major population of Matelli and its surroundings are Hindu though people from all the religion lives here with love and peace, It has never been heard about any type of clash between any communities. People from all the religion celebrates their festivals with lots of love and joy.

The place has been popular for its picnic spot, and during the new year, some Melas are set up during the Durga Puja which is a major festival of West Bengal. Nagaisuree TG Mela, Ingdong TG Mela – people of the TG celebrate these mela as their cultural part wearing the traditional dresses and dancing around. People from all the communities visit the Mela.

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