Kalchini Subdivision - Alipurduar, West Bengal

Kalchini is an administrative subdivision in the Alipurduar district of West Bengal, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and forms part of the district's rural administration. The nearest railway station is situated at Kalchini, while the nearest airport is Cooch Behar Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 33.6 km.

According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the subdivision was 1,020 km², including 1,004.91 km² of rural area and 15.26 km² of urban area. The sex ratio was 928 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Kalchini Subdivision

Kalchini Subdivision has a total of 46 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Subdivision, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.Village NameCategoryGram Panchayat
1Atiabari Tea GardenRuralGaropara
2Beech Tea GardenRuralMalangi
3Bharnobari Tea GardenRuralMalangi
4Bhatkhawa Tea GardenRuralGaropara
5Bhatpara Tea GardenRuralKalchini
6Bhutri ForestRuralChuapara
7Buxa Forest (Panbari Khanda)RuralRajabhatkhawa
8Buxa Forest (Raja Bhatkhawa)RuralRajabhatkhawa
9Buxa Hill ForestRuralRajabhatkhawa
10Chhota JaygaonRuralJaigaon-I
11ChuaparaRuralChuapara
12Chuapara Tea GardenRuralChuapara
13Dakshin LatabariRuralLatabari
14Dakshin MandabariRuralMendabari
15Dakshin SataliRuralMendabari
16Dalsingpara Tea GardenRuralDalsing Para
17Dima Tea GardenRuralGaropara
18Gabaur Bachhra ForestRuralJaigaon-I
19Gangutia Tea GardenRuralGaropara
20Gopimohan Tea GardenRuralJaigaon-I
21JaigaonRuralJaigaon-Ii
22Jaygaon (Ct)RuralJaigaon-I
23Kalchini Tea GardenRuralKalchini
24Madhu Tea GardenRuralSatali
25Madhya SataliRuralSatali
26Malangi Tea GardenRuralMalangi
27Mechiabasti (Ct)RuralJaigaon-I
28Mechpara Tea GardenRuralChuapara
29Nilpara ForestRuralMalangi
30Nimti DomohaniRuralLatabari
31Nimtijhora Tea GardenRuralLatabari
32ParmalangiRuralMalangi
33Paschim SataliRuralMendabari
34Purba SataliRuralSatali
35Radharani Tea GardenRuralChuapara
36Rajabhat Tea GardenRuralGaropara
37Rangamati Tea GardenRuralChuapara
38Satali MandalparaRuralSatali
39Satali NakadalaRuralMendabari
40Satali Tea GardenRuralMalangi
41Saudamini Tea GardenRuralMalangi
42Tosra Tea GardenRuralJaigaon-I
43Uttar Barajhar ForestRuralMendabari
44Uttar Latabari (Ct)RuralLatabari
45Uttar MandabariRuralMendabari
46Uttar Satali (Ct)RuralSatali

Population of Kalchini Subdivision

According to the 2011 Census, Kalchini Subdivision had a total population of 2,98,458 people living in 62,737 households. The population comprised 1,54,829 males and 1,43,629 females, with an average population density of 293 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population2,98,4582,11,80886,650
Male Population1,54,8291,05,63349,196
Female Population1,43,6291,06,17537,454
Total Households62,73745,91916,818
Population Density293 / km²211 / km²5,678 / km²

Kalchini Subdivision had 1,81,946 literate people and 34,627 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 30,157 and 1,20,282 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)34,62724,6319,996
Literate Population1,81,9461,22,25559,691
Illiterate Population1,16,51289,55326,959
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population30,15721,4308,727
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population1,20,2821,10,9289,354

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.