Mekliganj Subdivision - Cooch Behar, West Bengal
Mekliganj is an administrative subdivision in the Cooch Behar district of West Bengal, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Mekliganj is the main town for most villages within the subdivision. The nearest railway station is situated at Haldibari, while the nearest airport is Cooch Behar Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 41.7 km.
The total area of the subdivision is 319 km², including 317.20 km² rural area and 1.97 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 939 females per 1,000 males.
List of Villages in Mekliganj Subdivision
Mekliganj Subdivision has a total of 187 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Subdivision, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:
| Sl. No. | Village Name | Category | Gram Panchayat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andaran Bhotbari | Rural | Niztarof |
| 2 | Andaran Debottar | Rural | Kuchlibari |
| 3 | Andaran Kharkharia | Rural | Bagdogra-Fulkadabri |
| 4 | Andaran Kuchlibari | Rural | Kuchlibari |
| 5 | Andaran Nijtaraf | Rural | Bhotbari |
| 6 | Andaran Panisala | Rural | Changrabandha |
| 7 | Bagdokara | Rural | Bagdogra-Fulkadabri |
| 8 | Bajejama Kuchlibari | Rural | Kuchlibari |
| 9 | Bakshiganj | Rural | Niztarof |
| 10 | Balapukhari Kharkharia | Rural | Kuchlibari |
| 11 | Bara Dhulia Khalisa | Rural | Uchalpukuri |
| 12 | Bara Kuchlibari | Rural | Kuchlibari |
| 13 | Bara Nijtaraf | Rural | Niztarof |
| 14 | Bara Panisala | Rural | Changrabandha |
| 15 | Bara Thunkinjhar | Rural | Jamaldaha |
| 16 | Baranagar | Rural | Jamaldaha |
| 17 | Bhogjan | Rural | Changrabandha |
| 18 | Bhogramguri | Rural | Jamaldaha |
| 19 | Bhotbari | Rural | Niztarof |
| 20 | Brahmapur | Rural | Changrabandha |
| 21 | Brahmattar Kuchlibari | Rural | Kuchlibari |
| 22 | Buraburi | Rural | Jamaldaha |
| 23 | Buraburi Dewanabas | Rural | Jamaldaha |
| 24 | Buraburi Patchhara | Rural | Jamaldaha |
| 25 | Chhat Dhulia | Rural | Uchalpukuri |
| 26 | Chhat Jamaldaha | Rural | Uchalpukuri |
| 27 | Chhat Kamat Changrabandha | Rural | Ranirhat |
| 28 | Chhat Nijtaraf | Rural | Niztarof |
| 29 | Chhat Panisala | Rural | Bhotbari |
| 30 | Chhit Bagdokara | Rural | Bagdogra-Fulkadabri |
| 31 | Chhit Balapukhari | Rural | Kuchlibari |
| 32 | Chhit Bara Khangir | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 33 | Chhit Bara Khangir | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 34 | Chhit Bara Kuclibari | Rural | Kuchlibari |
| 35 | Chhit Barakhangir | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 36 | Chhit Bhotbari | Rural | Bhotbari |
| 37 | Chhit Bhotbari | Rural | Bhotbari |
| 38 | Chhit Chhat Bhothat | Rural | Bhotbari |
| 39 | Chhit Chhat Bogdokara | Rural | Bhotbari |
| 40 | Chhit Dwarikamari | Rural | Jamaldaha |
| 41 | Chhit Dwarikamari | Rural | Jamaldaha |
| 42 | Chhit Dwarikamari Khasbgs | Rural | Jamaldaha |
| 43 | Chhit Fulkardabri | Rural | Bhotbari |
| 44 | Chhit Jamaldaha Balapukhari | Rural | Kuchlibari |
| 45 | Chhit Kamat Changrabandha | Rural | Changrabandha |
| 46 | Chhit Kamat Changrabandha | Rural | Changrabandha |
| 47 | Chhit Kharkharia | Rural | Niztarof |
| 48 | Chhit Kharkharia | Rural | Niztarof |
| 49 | Chhit Kuchlibari | Rural | Kuchlibari |
| 50 | Chhit Kuchlibari | Rural | Kuchlibari |
| 51 | Chhit Lotamari | Rural | Bhotbari |
| 52 | Chhit Lotamari | Rural | Bhotbari |
| 53 | Chhit Lotamari | Rural | Bhotbari |
| 54 | Chhit Nagar Jikabari | Rural | Kuchlibari |
| 55 | Chhit Panishala | Rural | Jamaldaha |
| 56 | Chhit Panishala | Rural | Changrabandha |
| 57 | Chhit Panishala | Rural | Changrabandha |
| 58 | Chhit Panishala | Rural | Changrabandha |
| 59 | Chhit Panishala | Rural | Changrabandha |
| 60 | Chhit Ratanpur | Rural | Jamaldaha |
| 61 | Chhit Upachauki Kuchlibari | Rural | Kuchlibari |
| 62 | Chhit Upanchanki Kuclibari | Rural | Kuchlibari |
| 63 | Chhitbarakhangirkharijagitalda | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 64 | Chhitbarakhangirkharijagitaldh | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 65 | Chhota Andaran Debottar | Rural | Kuchlibari |
| 66 | Chhota Bhotbari | Rural | Niztarof |
| 67 | Chhota Fulkar Dabri Bajejama | Rural | Bagdogra-Fulkadabri |
| 68 | Chhota Fulkar Dabri Kharkharia | Rural | Bagdogra-Fulkadabri |
| 69 | Chhota Jamaldaha | Rural | Jamaldaha |
| 70 | Chhota Jikabari | Rural | Kuchlibari |
| 71 | Chhota Kamat Changrabandha | Rural | Changrabandha |
| 72 | Chhota Kharkharia | Rural | Bagdogra-Fulkadabri |
| 73 | Chhota Kuchlibari | Rural | Kuchlibari |
| 74 | Chhota Nijtaraf | Rural | Niztarof |
| 75 | Chhota Panisala | Rural | Bhotbari |
| 76 | Chhota Thunkirjhar | Rural | Jamaldaha |
| 77 | Dakshin Alokjhari | Rural | Ranirhat |
| 78 | Dakshin Bhotbari | Rural | Bagdogra-Fulkadabri |
| 79 | Dakshin Bokna Bandha | Rural | Ranirhat |
| 80 | Dakshin Daribas | Rural | Niztarof |
| 81 | Dakshin Daripattani | Rural | Niztarof |
| 82 | Dakshin Dhulia Baldiahati | Rural | Uchalpukuri |
| 83 | Dakshin Dhulia Khalisa | Rural | Uchalpukuri |
| 84 | Dakshin Fulkardabri | Rural | Bagdogra-Fulkadabri |
| 85 | Dakshin Fulkardabri Kharkharia | Rural | Kuchlibari |
| 86 | Dakshin Hemkumari | Rural | Bagdogra-Fulkadabri |
| 87 | Dakshin Jamaldaha Balapukharia | Rural | Kuchlibari |
| 88 | Dakshin Kharija Gopalpur | Rural | Jamaldaha |
| 89 | Dakshin Kharkharia | Rural | Kuchlibari |
| 90 | Dakshin Mekliganj | Rural | Niztarof |
| 91 | Dakshin Nijtaraf | Rural | Niztarof |
| 92 | Dakshin Panisala | Rural | Bhotbari |
| 93 | Dakshin Uchal Pukhari | Rural | Uchalpukuri |
| 94 | Daribas | Rural | Niztarof |
| 95 | Daripattani | Rural | Niztarof |
| 96 | Debottar Buraburi | Rural | Jamaldaha |
| 97 | Deuti Khata | Rural | Uchalpukuri |
| 98 | Dewanbash | Rural | Falmari |
| 99 | Dhulia Khalisa | Rural | Ranirhat |
| 100 | Dhulia Uchal Pukhari | Rural | Uchalpukuri |
| 101 | Dora Dabri | Rural | Changrabandha |
| 102 | Dwarikamari Khasbas | Rural | Jamaldaha |
| 103 | Dwarikamari Ratanpur | Rural | Jamaldaha |
| 104 | Dwarikkamari | Rural | Jamaldaha |
| 105 | Fulkardabri | Rural | Niztarof |
| 106 | Fulkardabri Bajejama | Rural | Bagdogra-Fulkadabri |
| 107 | Fulkardabri Kasiabari | Rural | Bagdogra-Fulkadabri |
| 108 | Fulkardabri Kharkharia | Rural | Kuchlibari |
| 109 | Hat Dhar Dharia | Rural | Changrabandha |
| 110 | Hat Sadikha | Rural | Ranirhat |
| 111 | Jalsua | Rural | Uchalpukuri |
| 112 | Jamal Dahahat | Rural | Jamaldaha |
| 113 | Jamaldaha | Rural | Kuchlibari |
| 114 | Jamaldaha Balapukharia | Rural | Kuchlibari |
| 115 | Jhar Singheswar | Rural | Kuchlibari |
| 116 | Jikabari | Rural | Kuchlibari |
| 117 | Jnankata Adhikari | Rural | Uchalpukuri |
| 118 | Kamat Chandrabandha | Rural | Changrabandha |
| 119 | Kamat Panisala | Rural | Changrabandha |
| 120 | Kharija Gopalpur | Rural | Jamaldaha |
| 121 | Kharija Jamaldaha | Rural | Jamaldaha |
| 122 | Kharija Panisala | Rural | Changrabandha |
| 123 | Kharkharia | Rural | Kuchlibari |
| 124 | Kuchlibari | Rural | Kuchlibari |
| 125 | Lotamari | Rural | Jamaldaha |
| 126 | Lotamari | Rural | Bhotbari |
| 127 | Madhya Bhotbari (P) | Rural | Niztarof |
| 128 | Madhya Dhulia Khalisa | Rural | Uchalpukuri |
| 129 | Madhya Fulkardabri Kharkharia | Rural | Bagdogra-Fulkadabri |
| 130 | Madhya Jamaldaha | Rural | Jamaldaha |
| 131 | Madhya Nijtaraf | Rural | Niztarof |
| 132 | Madhya Panisala | Rural | Bhotbari |
| 133 | Madhya Upanchauki Kuchlibari | Rural | Kuchlibari |
| 134 | Mekliganj (P) | Rural | Niztarof |
| 135 | Mokarari Jamaldaha | Rural | Jamaldaha |
| 136 | Nagar Changrabandha (Ct) | Rural | Changrabandha |
| 137 | Nijtaraf (P) | Rural | Niztarof |
| 138 | Panisala Dwitia Khanda | Rural | Changrabandha |
| 139 | Panisala Prathami Khanda | Rural | Changrabandha |
| 140 | Paschim Bhotbari | Rural | Niztarof |
| 141 | Paschim Dhulia Baldiahati | Rural | Uchalpukuri |
| 142 | Paschim Dhulia Khalisa | Rural | Uchalpukuri |
| 143 | Paschim Gopalpur | Rural | Jamaldaha |
| 144 | Paschim Kamat Changrabandha | Rural | Uchalpukuri |
| 145 | Paschim Nijtaraf | Rural | Niztarof |
| 146 | Paschim Panisala | Rural | Uchalpukuri |
| 147 | Paschim Patchhara Gopalpur | Rural | Uchalpukuri |
| 148 | Paschim Upanchauki Kuchlibari | Rural | Kuchlibari |
| 149 | Purba Bajejama Kuchlibari | Rural | Kuchlibari |
| 150 | Purba Kamat Changrabandha | Rural | Uchalpukuri |
| 151 | Purbba Bhotbari | Rural | Bagdogra-Fulkadabri |
| 152 | Purbba Dhulia Baidiahati | Rural | Ranirhat |
| 153 | Purbba Fulkardabri | Rural | Bagdogra-Fulkadabri |
| 154 | Purbba Gopalpur | Rural | Jamaldaha |
| 155 | Purbba Hemkumari | Rural | Uchalpukuri |
| 156 | Purbba Jamaldaha | Rural | Jamaldaha |
| 157 | Purbba Nijtaraf | Rural | Niztarof |
| 158 | Purbba Panisala | Rural | Jamaldaha |
| 159 | Purbba Patchhara Gopalpur | Rural | Jamaldaha |
| 160 | Purbba Uchal Pukhari | Rural | Uchalpukuri |
| 161 | Purbba Upanchauki Kuchlibari | Rural | Kuchlibari |
| 162 | Ratanpur | Rural | Jamaldaha |
| 163 | Sarhati | Rural | Ranirhat |
| 164 | Satgharia | Rural | Jamaldaha |
| 165 | Shikarpur | Rural | Jamaldaha |
| 166 | Soulmari | Rural | Ranirhat |
| 167 | Tista Nadir Payasti | Rural | Niztarof |
| 168 | Uchal Pukhari | Rural | Uchalpukuri |
| 169 | Upanchauki Kuchlibari | Rural | Kuchlibari |
| 170 | Uttar Alokjhari | Rural | Ranirhat |
| 171 | Uttar Andaran Kuchlibari | Rural | Kuchlibari |
| 172 | Uttar Bhotbari | Rural | Bhotbari |
| 173 | Uttar Boknabandha | Rural | Ranirhat |
| 174 | Uttar Dhulia Baldiahati | Rural | Uchalpukuri |
| 175 | Uttar Dhulia Khalisa | Rural | Uchalpukuri |
| 176 | Uttar Dwarikamari | Rural | Jamaldaha |
| 177 | Uttar Fulkar Dabri Bajejama | Rural | Bagdogra-Fulkadabri |
| 178 | Uttar Hemkumari | Rural | Ranirhat |
| 179 | Uttar Jamaldaha Balapukharia | Rural | Kuchlibari |
| 180 | Uttar Kamat Changrabandha | Rural | Ranirhat |
| 181 | Uttar Kharkharia (P) | Rural | Niztarof |
| 182 | Uttar Nijtaraf | Rural | Bhotbari |
| 183 | Uttar Panisala | Rural | Bhotbari |
| 184 | Uttar Pukurdabri | Rural | Bagdogra-Fulkadabri |
| 185 | Uttar Uchal Pukhari | Rural | Uchalpukuri |
| 186 | Uttar Upanchauki Kuchlibari | Rural | Kuchlibari |
| 187 | Vitar Fulkar Dabria Kharkhar | Rural | Niztarof |
Population of Mekliganj Subdivision
As per the Census 2011, Mekliganj Subdivision has a total population of 1,55,250 people, consisting of 80,052 males and 75,198 females. There are 37,142 households in the subdivision with an average population density of 486 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 1,55,250 | 1,50,767 | 4,483 |
| Male Population | 80,052 | 77,801 | 2,251 |
| Female Population | 75,198 | 72,966 | 2,232 |
| Total Households | 37,142 | 36,007 | 1,135 |
| Population Density | 486 / km² | 475 / km² | 2,276 / km² |
Beyond these basic counts, the subdivision has 92,803 literate people and 21,412 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 1,10,595 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1,918 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Population (Age 0–6) | 21,412 | 20,923 | 489 |
| Literate Population | 92,803 | 89,631 | 3,172 |
| Illiterate Population | 62,447 | 61,136 | 1,311 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 1,10,595 | 1,09,842 | 753 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 1,918 | 1,885 | 33 |
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.