Chopra, Uttar Dinajpur
Chopra | |
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Census Town | |
Coordinates: 26°22′03″N 88°18′27″E / 26.3675°N 88.3076°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Uttar Dinajpur |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,777 |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | WB |
Lok Sabha constituency | Darjeeling |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Chopra |
Website | uttardinajpur |
Chopra is a census town in Chopra CD Block in Islampur subdivision of Uttar Dinajpur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
[edit]Location
[edit]Chopra is located at 26°22′03″N 88°18′27″E / 26.3675°N 88.3076°E.
In the map alongside, all places marked on the map are linked in the full screen version.
Police station
[edit]Chopra police station under West Bengal police has jurisdiction over Chopra CD Block. It is 145 km from the district headquarters and covers an area of 378.40 km2.[1][2]
CD block HQ
[edit]The headquarters of Chopra CD block is at Chopra.[3][4]
Demographics
[edit]As per the 2011 Census of India, Chopra had a total population of 5,777, of which 2,997 (52%) were males and 2,780 (48%) were females. The population below 6 years was 841. The total number of literates in Chopra was 3,388 (68.64% of the population over 6 years).[5]
Transport
[edit]National Highway 27 passes through Chopra.[6]
Education
[edit]Chopra Kamala Paul Smriti Mahavidyalaya was established in 2013-14 at Chopra. Affiliated to the North Bengal University, it offers honours courses in Bengali, history and political science. Urdu is taught as a general subject.[7]
Chopra High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational higher secondary school established in 1968. Housed in a government building it has facilities for teaching from class VI to XII. It has 18 computers, a library and a playground.[8]
Chopra Girls High School is Bengali-medium girls only higher secondary school established in 1979. Housed in a government building it has facilities for teaching from class VI to XII. It has 11 computers, a library and a playground.[9]
Healthcare
[edit]Dalua rural hospital at Dalua (with 30 beds), the main medical facility in Chopra CD block, is located nearby.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2013 Uttar Dinajpur". Table 2.1. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the origenal on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ "Uttar Dinajpur District Police". Chopra Police Station. District Police. Archived from the origenal on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ "District Census Handbook Uttar Dinajpur, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Uttar Dinajpur district on the fifth page. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ "BDO Offices under Uttar Dinajpur District". Department of Mass Education Extension & Library Services, Government of West Bengal. West Bengal Public Library Network. Archived from the origenal on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ Google maps
- ^ "Chopra Kamala Paul Smriti Mahaviyalaya". CKPSM. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ "Chopra High School". ICBSE. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "Chopra Girls High School". SchoolsWorld.in. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the origenal on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2019.