Dewanhat is a village in the Cooch Behar I CD block in the Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision of the Cooch Behar district of West Bengal, India.
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Dewanhat | |
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Village | |
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Coordinates: 26.2437°N 89.4863°E / 26.2437; 89.4863 | |
Country | ![]() |
State | West Bengal |
District | Cooch Behar |
Elevation | 37 m (121 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 7,460 |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali[1][2] |
• Additional official | English[1] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 736134 |
Vehicle registration | WB |
Website | coochbehar |
The map alongside shows the north-central part of the district. It has the highest level of urbanisation in an overwhelming rural district. 22.08% of the population of the Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision lives in the urban areas and 77.92% lives in the rural areas.[3] The entire district forms the flat alluvial flood plains of mighty rivers.[4]
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.
As per the 2011 Census of India, Dewanhatmoamari had a total population of 7,460. There were 3,847 (52%) males and 3,613 (48%) females. There were 684 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Dewanhatmoamari was 6,054 (89.34% of the population over 6 years).[5]
There is a station named Dewanhat Railway Station on the broad gauge Alipurduar-Bamanhat branch line.[6] The nearest airport, Cooch Behar Airport, is 13 km away.[7]
Dewanhat Mahavidyalaya was established in 2007. Affiliated with the Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University, it offers honours courses in Sanskrit, history, philosophy and political science and a general course in arts.[8]
Dewanhat Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Dewanhat, is the major government medical facility in the Cooch Behar I CD block.[9]
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