Country India District Dakshin Dinajpur Lok Sabha constituency Balurghat Area 286.9 km² | State West Bengal Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Vidhan Sabha constituency Kumarganj | |
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Kumarganj (community development block) is an administrative division in Balurghat subdivision of Dakshin Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Kumarganj police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Gopalganj.
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Geography
Kumarganj is located at 25°26′02″N 88°43′36″E.
Kumarganj community development block has an area of 286.90 km2.
The Atreyee flows through the Kumarganj block.
Gram panchayats
Gram panchayats of Kumarganj block/ panchayat samiti are:
- Batun
- Bhour
- Deor
- Jakirpur
- Mohana
- Ramkrishnapur
- Safanagar
- Samjhia.
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Kumarganj CD Block had a total population of 169,102 all of which were rural. There were 87,098 males and 82,004 females. Scheduled Castes numbered 43,840 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 28,769.
Literacy
As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Kumarganj CD Block was 112,095 out of which 61,645 were males and 50,452 were females.
villages
Kumarganj, bhour, safanagar, churoil Krishnapur, deor, satipukur, samjhia, jakhirpur, [[Nabagram, Basanti, Thalsama, Rainanda, Mohona hut, batun, danga, Ramkrishna pur,