Uttar Mandabari

Uttar Mandabari
Village
The remains of Garh Mendabari, locally popular as Nal Rajar Garh
Uttar Mandabari Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Uttar Mandabari Uttar Mandabari (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 26°37′33″N89°24′36″E / 26.625778°N 89.409967°E / 26.625778; 89.409967
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Alipurduar
Population  (2011)
• Total	6,932
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	735214
Telephone/STD code	03566
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Alipurduars
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Kalchini
Website	alipurduar.gov.in

Uttar Mandabari (also spelled Mendabari) is a village and a gram panchayat in the Kalchini CD block in the Alipurduar subdivision of the Alipurduar district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

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Madhu TG

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Buxa Hill Forest

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Raydak
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Chikjora River

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Raydak River

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Sakos River

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Jayanti River

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Dima River

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Kaljani River

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Torsha River

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Chilapata
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Buxa
Tiger
Reserve

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Buxa Fort

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Sankos TE

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Kumargram TE

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Uttar Mandabari

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Raimatang

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Rajabhatkhawa

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Kumargram

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Jayanti

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Jashodanga

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Kalchini

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Alipurduar

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Hasimara

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Uttar Satali

CT

Dakshin Rampur

CT

Uttar Latabari

CT

Uttar Kamakhyaguri

CT

Sobhaganj

CT

Samuktala

CT

Mechiabasti

CT

Laskarpara

CT

Jaigaon

   

Places and tea estates in the eastern portion of Alipurdar subdivision (including Kalchini, Kumargram and Alipuduar II CD blocks) in Alipurduar district
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

Uttar Mandabari is located at 26°37′33″N89°24′36″E / 26.625778°N 89.409967°E / 26.625778; 89.409967 .

Area overview

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

As per the 2011 Census of India, Uttar Mandabari had a total population of 3,481. There were 1,729 (50%) males and 1,752 (50%) females. There were 386 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Uttar Mandarbari was 1,987 (64.20% of the population over 6 years). ^[4]

Historical site

Garh Mendabari is a historical site located on the banks of Bania River in the Chilapata Forests. While some archaeologists think of it having been built by Nara Narayan, King of Cooch Behar, others think it was built by the Bhutias. The State Directorate of Archaeology places it in the age of the Gupta Empire. ^[5]

Tourism

Mendabari Jungle Camp is located nearby.

References

1. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Jalpaiguri". Tables 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
2. "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.
3. "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.
4. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
5. "District Census Handbook, Jalpaiguri, Series 20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Census of India 2011, page 97: Brief Description of Places of Religious, Historical and Archaeological Importance and Places of Tourist Interest of the District. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 11 July 2020.