Tufanganj - I Subdivision - Cooch Behar, West Bengal

Tufanganj - I is an administrative subdivision in the Cooch Behar 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 Bhetaguri, while the nearest airport is Cooch Behar Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 12.9 km.

According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the subdivision was 317 km², including 314.08 km² of rural area and 2.53 km² of urban area. The sex ratio was 936 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Tufanganj - I Subdivision

Tufanganj - I Subdivision has a total of 73 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Subdivision, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.Village NameCategoryGram Panchayat
1Airani ChitaliaRuralMaruganj
2AmlaguriRuralMaruganj
3Amlaguri Dwitia KhandaRuralChilkhana-I
4Andaran Phulbari (P)RuralAndaran-Fulbari-Ii
5Bajejama Chilakhana Dwitia KhandaRuralNatabari-Ii
6Bajejama Chilakhana Pratham KhandaRuralNatabari-Ii
7BalabhutRuralBalabhut
8BalaghatRuralDeocharai
9BalapukhariRuralDhalpal-Ii
10BalarampurRuralDeocharai
11Bhelakopa Dwitia KhandaRuralMaruganj
12Bhelakopa Pratham KhandaRuralMaruganj
13BhelapetaRuralNatabari-Ii
14BhuchungmariRuralNatabari-I
15BhurkushRuralDhalpal-I
16BilsiRuralAndaran-Fulbari-Ii
17Bilsi Dwitia KhandaRuralDhalpal-Ii
18ChamtaRuralNakkatigachh
19CharaljaniRuralNatabari-Ii
20ChengmariRuralDeocharai
21ChhalapakRuralAndaran-Fulbari-Ii
22Chhat Bara ChowkiRuralNatabari-I
23Chhat BhelakopaRuralChilkhana-I
24Chhat Chilakhana Dwitia KhandaRuralDhalpal-Ii
25Chhat Chilakhana Pratham KhandaRuralDhalpal-Ii
26Chhat DeocharaiRuralDeocharai
27Chhat GenduguriRuralDhalpal-Ii
28Chhat PanisalaRuralBalarampur-I
29Chhat PhulbariRuralAndaran-Fulbari-Ii
30Chhat Rampur Dwitia KhandaRuralDhalpal-Ii
31Chhat Rampur Pratham KhandaRuralDhalpal-Ii
32ChhatoaRuralMaruganj
33Chikliguri Dwitia KhandaRuralDhalpal-I
34Chikliguri Pratham KhandaRuralDhalpal-I
35ChilakhanaRuralChilkhana-I
36Dakshin Chhat Jaygir ChilakhanaRuralAndaran-Fulbari-Ii
37Debottar CharaljaniRuralNatabari-I
38DeocharaiRuralDeocharai
39DhadialRuralNakkatigachh
40DhalpalRuralDhalpal-I
41DhopguriRuralNatabari-I
42DwarikamariRuralNatabari-I
43DwiparparRuralNakkatigachh
44GenduguriRuralDhalpal-Ii
45Ghogar Kuthi Dwitia KhandaRuralAndaran-Fulbari-Ii
46Ghogarkuthi Pratham KhandaRuralChilkhana-Ii
47GobindapurRuralChilkhana-I
48GopalerkuthiRuralBalabhut
49GuriarparRuralDhalpal-Ii
50Jaigir ChilakhanaRuralNatabari-Ii
51JhaljhaliRuralDeocharai
52JhaukuthiRuralBalabhut
53Kamat Phulbari (P) (Ct)RuralNakkatigachh
54KhasbasRuralDhalpal-Ii
55KhorarparRuralAndaran-Fulbari-I
56KrishnapurRuralDeocharai
57MaradangaRuralMaruganj
58MoamariRuralChilkhana-I
59MugabhogRuralDhalpal-Ii
60Nakkati GachhiRuralNakkatigachh
61Nandi ChhechuraRuralBalarampur-I
62NaokhuliRuralChilkhana-Ii
63NatabariRuralNatabari-I
64NeplerkuthiRuralDeocharai
65PanisalaRuralNatabari-I
66Purba ChikliguriRuralDhalpal-I
67RajarkuthiRuralNakkatigachh
68SantoshpurRuralDeocharai
69ShikarpurRuralNakkatigachh
70SikdarerkhataRuralDhalpal-I
71SoladangaRuralMaruganj
72Soladanga Dwitia KhandaRuralMaruganj
73Uttar Chhat Jaygir ChilakhanaRuralDhalpal-Ii

Population of Tufanganj - I Subdivision

According to the 2011 Census, Tufanganj - I Subdivision had a total population of 2,48,595 people living in 60,433 households. The population comprised 1,28,415 males and 1,20,180 females, with an average population density of 785 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population2,48,5952,43,2565,339
Male Population1,28,4151,25,6722,743
Female Population1,20,1801,17,5842,596
Total Households60,43359,0911,342
Population Density785 / km²774 / km²2,110 / km²

Tufanganj - I Subdivision had 1,61,744 literate people and 29,090 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 1,15,000 and 378 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)29,09028,597493
Literate Population1,61,7441,58,0773,667
Illiterate Population86,85185,1791,672
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population1,15,0001,11,5353,465
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population3783726

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.