Dinhata - I Subdivision - Cooch Behar, West Bengal

Dinhata - I 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. Dinhata - I is the main town for most villages within the subdivision. The nearest railway station is situated at Abutara Halt, while the nearest airport is Cooch Behar Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 19.1 km.

The total area of the subdivision is 271 km², including 269.32 km² rural area and 1.46 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 939 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Dinhata - I Subdivision

Dinhata - I Subdivision has a total of 131 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	Alokjhari	Rural	Petla
2	Andaran Singimari	Rural	Bara Soulmari
3	Atharabari	Rural	Bara Atiabari-I
4	Baisguri Khanda	Rural	Matalhat
5	Bajejama Pakhihaga	Rural	Matalhat
6	Baladanga	Rural	Bhetaguri-Ii
7	Balakundi	Rural	Okrabari
8	Banidas	Rural	Bara Atiabari-I
9	Bara Atiabari Pratham Khanda (P)	Rural	Bara Soulmari
10	Bara Bhita Pratham Khanda	Rural	Matalhat
11	Bara Boalmari (P)	Rural	Bara Atiabari-Ii
12	Bara Nachina (P)	Rural	Putimari-Ii
13	Bara Natabari	Rural	Gosanimari-Ii
14	Bara Phalimari	Rural	Okrabari
15	Bara Saulmari	Rural	Matalhat
16	Bara Shoulmari Pratham Khanda	Rural	Bara Soulmari
17	Barabhita Dwitia Khanda	Rural	Matalhat
18	Barigara (P)	Unmapped	Not applicable
19	Batrigachh	Rural	Bara Soulmari
20	Baulerkuthi	Rural	Petla
21	Bhalka	Rural	Matalhat
22	Bhalka Putimari	Rural	Matalhat
23	Bhanghi Dwitia Khanda	Rural	Dinhata Vill-Ii
24	Bhangri Pratham Khanda (Ct)	Rural	Dinhata Vill-I
25	Bhar Bandha	Rural	Gitaldaha-Ii
26	Bhitar Kamata	Rural	Gosanimari-I
27	Bhoram	Rural	Gitaldaha-I
28	Bhoram Payasthi	Rural	Gitaldaha-Ii
29	Bhutkura	Rural	Matalhat
30	Binani	Rural	Gosanimari-Ii
31	Boradanga	Rural	Bhetaguri-Ii
32	Brahmanir Chauki	Rural	Bhetaguri-Ii
33	Brahmottar Chauler Kuthi	Rural	Matalhat
34	Brahmotter Bhutkura	Rural	Matalhat
35	Chakiar Para Dwitia Khanda	Rural	Gosanimari-I
36	Chakiarpara Pratham Khanda	Rural	Gosanimari-I
37	Chakisal	Rural	Gosanimari-I
38	Chandra Naryan	Rural	Okrabari
39	Chauler Kuthi	Rural	Gosanimari-I
40	Chhat Bara Bangla	Rural	Petla
41	Chhata Phalimari	Rural	Okrabari
42	Chhit Madankura	Rural	Bara Soulmari
43	Chhota Jhila	Rural	Bara Soulmari
44	Chhota Nachina	Rural	Petla
45	Chhota Naldhondra	Rural	Gosanimari-Ii
46	Chhota Natabari	Rural	Gosanimari-Ii
47	Chhota Saulmari	Rural	Bara Soulmari
48	Chhoto Atiabari	Rural	Dinhata Vill-Ii
49	Chhoto Boalmari	Rural	Petla
50	Dakshin Dighaltari	Rural	Okrabari
51	Daksin Kharija Gitaldaha	Rural	Gitaldaha-Ii
52	Danga	Rural	Okrabari
53	Daribas Dwitia Khanda	Rural	Gitaldaha-I
54	Daribash Prothamkhanda	Rural	Gitaldaha-Ii
55	Dewanbas	Rural	Gitaldaha-Ii
56	Dhamailgachh	Rural	Okrabari
57	Dinhata (P)	Rural	Dinhata Vill-I
58	Dolgobinda	Rural	Gitaldaha-I
59	Dukha Bholar Kuthi	Rural	Okrabari
60	Dwaria	Rural	Gosanimari-I
61	Dwarikamari	Rural	Petla
62	Gatamari	Rural	Matalhat
63	Ghugumari	Rural	Gitaldaha-I
64	Gitaldaha Ataiabari	Rural	Bara Atiabari-I
65	Gokunda	Rural	Okrabari
66	Gokura	Rural	Okrabari
67	Haridaskhamar	Rural	Gitaldaha-I
68	Indra Narayan	Rural	Okrabari
69	Jagannath	Rural	Gitaldaha-I
70	Jamadarerbus	Rural	Petla
71	Jambari	Rural	Gosanimari-I
72	Jarabari Dwitia Khanda	Rural	Putimari-I
73	Jarabari Pratham Khanda	Rural	Putimari-I
74	Jarihallanadi	Rural	Gitaldaha-Ii
75	Jhuripara (P)	Rural	Bara Atiabari-Ii
76	Jotesri Narayan	Rural	Gitaldaha-I
77	Kaliganj	Rural	Gosanimari-Ii
78	Kamtapur	Rural	Gosanimari-Ii
79	Kaorai	Rural	Okrabari
80	Karishal	Rural	Putimari-I
81	Khalisa Gosanimari	Rural	Gosanimari-Ii
82	Khalisaguri	Rural	Gosanimari-I
83	Khar Kharia	Rural	Putimari-I
84	Kharija Baladanga	Rural	Bhetaguri-I
85	Kharija Barakura	Rural	Putimari-I
86	Kharija Barigachhi	Rural	Bara Soulmari
87	Kharija Bhutkura	Rural	Gosanimari-I
88	Kharija Bora Danga	Rural	Matalhat
89	Kharija Chatra	Rural	Matalhat
90	Kharija Haridas	Rural	Gitaldaha-I
91	Kharija Naldhondra	Rural	Matalhat
92	Kharija Panaguri	Rural	Petla
93	Kharija Rakhalmari	Rural	Dinhata Vill-Ii
94	Koalidaha	Rural	Putimari-I
95	Konamukta	Rural	Gitaldaha-I
96	Konamuktarati Nandanpaya	Rural	Gitaldaha-I
97	Kuchni Dwitia Khanda	Rural	Putimari-I
98	Kuthialerbus	Rural	Petla
99	Madhayam Nachina	Rural	Matalhat
100	Maheshwar	Rural	Okrabari
101	Matiakura	Rural	Petla
102	Nabani	Rural	Gitaldaha-Ii
103	Nagar Bhangni	Rural	Dinhata Vill-Ii
104	Paharganj	Rural	Gosanimari-I
105	Pakhihaga	Rural	Matalhat
106	Panaguri	Rural	Petla
107	Panchadhwaji	Rural	Okrabari
108	Paramananda	Rural	Gitaldaha-Ii
109	Paschim Paradanga	Rural	Petla
110	Petla	Rural	Petla
111	Peulaguri	Rural	Bara Atiabari-I
112	Phulbari	Rural	Gosanimari-I
113	Putimari	Rural	Putimari-I
114	Raghunandan	Rural	Okrabari
115	Rajakhora	Rural	Petla
116	Ramprasad	Rural	Okrabari
117	Rangapani	Rural	Gosanimari-I
118	Ratinandan	Rural	Gitaldaha-I
119	Ruier Khuthi	Rural	Bhetaguri-I
120	Sakdal	Rural	Bhetaguri-Ii
121	Sashtia	Rural	Dinhata Vill-Ii
122	Satkura	Rural	Dinhata Vill-Ii
123	Shyamsing	Rural	Matalhat
124	Sibeshwar	Rural	Okrabari
125	Singimari	Rural	Bara Soulmari
126	Singimari Bhetaguri	Rural	Bhetaguri-Ii
127	Singimari Madankura Dakshin	Rural	Bara Soulmari
128	Takimari	Rural	Gosanimari-I
129	Uttar Baishguri	Rural	Bhetaguri-Ii
130	Uttar Balakura	Rural	Putimari-I
131	Uttar Kharija Gitaldaha	Rural	Bara Atiabari-I

Population of Dinhata - I Subdivision

As per the Census 2011, Dinhata - I Subdivision has a total population of 2,86,269 people, consisting of 1,47,602 males and 1,38,667 females. There are 67,587 households in the subdivision with an average population density of 1,057 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	2,86,269	2,81,890	4,379
Male Population	1,47,602	1,45,325	2,277
Female Population	1,38,667	1,36,565	2,102
Total Households	67,587	66,528	1,059
Population Density	1,057 / km²	1,047 / km²	2,999 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the subdivision has 1,83,737 literate people and 35,376 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 1,25,873 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1,171 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)	35,376	34,943	433
Literate Population	1,83,737	1,80,405	3,332
Illiterate Population	1,02,532	1,01,485	1,047
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	1,25,873	1,24,675	1,198
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	1,171	1,169	2

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.

Subdivision Overview
Subdivision (Hindi)	Dinhata - I (दीनहाटा - I)
District	Cooch Behar
State / UT	West Bengal
Railway Station	Abutara Halt
Total Area	271 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	939
Total Population (2011)	2,86,269
Density	1,057/km²
Total Villages	131

Nearby Subdivisions in Cooch Behar
Cooch Behar - I	Cooch Behar - II
Dinhata - II	Mathabhanga - I
Mathabhanga-II	Mekliganj
Sitai	Sitalkuchi
Tufanganj - I	Tufanganj - II