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 is a key part of the district's rural administration. Kalchini is the main town for most villages within the subdivision. 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.

The total area of the subdivision is 1,020 km², including 1,004.91 km² rural area and 15.26 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 927 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

As per the Census 2011, Kalchini Subdivision has a total population of 2,98,458 people, consisting of 1,54,829 males and 1,43,629 females. There are 62,737 households in the subdivision with an average population density of 293 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

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

Beyond these basic counts, the subdivision has 1,81,946 literate people and 34,627 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 30,157 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1,20,282 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

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.