Mathabhanga - I Subdivision - Cooch Behar, West Bengal

Mathabhanga - 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. Mathabhanga - I is the main town for most villages within the subdivision. The nearest railway station is situated at Ghoksadanga, while the nearest airport is Cooch Behar Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 26.6 km.

The total area of the subdivision is 301 km², including 300.61 km² rural area and 0.00 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 939 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Mathabhanga - I Subdivision

Mathabhanga - I Subdivision has a total of 102 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	Abas Ratanpur	Rural	Kursamari
2	Andaran Pakhihaga	Rural	Hazrahat-I
3	Angarmani	Rural	Bairagirhat
4	Asakbari Dwitiakhanda	Rural	Bairagirhat
5	Asakbari Pratham Khanda	Rural	Bairagirhat
6	Baisguri	Rural	Pachagarh
7	Baksiganj	Rural	Shikarpur
8	Balarhat	Rural	Bairagirhat
9	Balasi	Rural	Hazrahat-I
10	Bamunia Paschim	Rural	Kedarhat
11	Bamunia Purba	Rural	Nayarhat
12	Bara Dola Gadalerkuthi	Rural	Shikarpur
13	Bara Gharia Garkuta	Rural	Shikarpur
14	Bara Ghariamohanpur	Rural	Shikarpur
15	Bara Gopalpur	Rural	Gopalpur
16	Bara Khalisamari	Rural	Kursamari
17	Bengaldai	Rural	Bairagirhat
18	Bhangamore	Rural	Hazrahat-Ii
19	Bherbheri Manabari	Rural	Pachagarh
20	Bhogramguri	Rural	Gopalpur
21	Bhurkuldanga	Rural	Jorpatki
22	Bhurunga Mari	Rural	Jorpatki
23	Bochagari	Rural	Jorpatki
24	Buraburi	Rural	Gopalpur
25	Chandamari	Rural	Jorpatki
26	Chenakata	Rural	Bairagirhat
27	Chengar Khata	Rural	Bairagirhat
28	Chengarkhata Khagribari	Rural	Nayarhat
29	Chhat Duaisuai	Rural	Bairagirhat
30	Chhat Gopalpur	Rural	Gopalpur
31	Chhat Jorpatki	Rural	Jorpatki
32	Chhat Khagribari	Rural	Gopalpur
33	Chhat Khaterbari	Rural	Pachagarh
34	Chhat Pakhihaga	Rural	Hazrahat-I
35	Chhota Chhat Dhan Dhania	Rural	Gopalpur
36	Chhota Gopalpur	Rural	Gopalpur
37	Chhota Kesharibari	Rural	Kedarhat
38	Daibhangi	Rural	Hazrahat-I
39	Dakshin Kachakhawa	Rural	Kedarhat
40	Dakshin Kharija Gopalpur	Rural	Gopalpur
41	Dakshin Rangapani Balasi	Rural	Gopalpur
42	Dakshin Tetulerchhara	Rural	Kursamari
43	Daluarpar	Rural	Kursamari
44	Dangkoba	Rural	Pachagarh
45	Daribas	Rural	Shikarpur
46	Debottar Panigram	Rural	Nayarhat
47	Dhandhania	Rural	Gopalpur
48	Duaisuai	Rural	Bairagirhat
49	Gadalerkuthi	Rural	Shikarpur
50	Garibpur	Rural	Bairagirhat
51	Genduguri	Rural	Nayarhat
52	Gopalpur	Rural	Gopalpur
53	Indrerkuthi	Rural	Kedarhat
54	Jamirdanga	Rural	Bairagirhat
55	Jore Simuli	Rural	Kedarhat
56	Jorpatki	Rural	Jorpatki
57	Kalagaon	Rural	Hazrahat-I
58	Kanpata	Rural	Shikarpur
59	Kauardara	Rural	Pachagarh
60	Kesharibari	Rural	Kedarhat
61	Kharija Kawardara	Rural	Jorpatki
62	Kharija Kesharibari	Rural	Kedarhat
63	Kharija Panigram	Rural	Gopalpur
64	Kharija Ratanpur	Rural	Kursamari
65	Khaterbari	Rural	Hazrahat-Ii
66	Kher Bhander	Rural	Kedarhat
67	Kuktikata	Rural	Bairagirhat
68	Kurshamari	Rural	Kursamari
69	Madhya Chhat Gopalpur	Rural	Gopalpur
70	Madhya Rangapani Balasi	Rural	Kedarhat
71	Magurmari	Rural	Kedarhat
72	Mahimer Kuthi	Rural	Hazrahat-I
73	Mahishcharu	Rural	Kursamari
74	Mohanpur	Rural	Shikarpur
75	Nabiner Dola	Rural	Shikarpur
76	Nagar Gopalganj	Rural	Jorpatki
77	Nagar Mathabhanga (P)	Rural	Pachagarh
78	Nalangibari	Rural	Shikarpur
79	Nendarpar	Rural	Jorpatki
80	Nityanandi	Rural	Kedarhat
81	Pachagar (P)	Rural	Pachagarh
82	Pakhihaga	Rural	Hazrahat-I
83	Panaguri	Rural	Jorpatki
84	Panigram	Rural	Nayarhat
85	Paschim Giladanga	Rural	Kedarhat
86	Paschim Jamirdanga	Rural	Bairagirhat
87	Patchhara Gopalpur	Rural	Gopalpur
88	Purbba Giladanga	Rural	Kedarhat
89	Putimari	Rural	Nayarhat
90	Satgachhi	Rural	Bairagirhat
91	Satgaon	Rural	Kursamari
92	Satgaon Manabari Sitallahiri	Rural	Shikarpur
93	Shibpur	Rural	Jorpatki
94	Sikarpur	Rural	Shikarpur
95	Simulguri	Rural	Nayarhat
96	Tekonia	Rural	Pachagarh
97	Tetuler Chhara	Rural	Bairagirhat
98	Uchal Pukhari	Rural	Gopalpur
99	Upanirpar	Rural	Gopalpur
100	Uttar Daibhangi	Rural	Hazrahat-I
101	Uttar Kharija Gopalpur	Rural	Gopalpur
102	Uttar Tetuler Chhara	Rural	Gopalpur

Population of Mathabhanga - I Subdivision

As per the Census 2011, Mathabhanga - I Subdivision has a total population of 2,18,191 people, consisting of 1,12,497 males and 1,05,694 females. There are 49,786 households in the subdivision with an average population density of 726 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	2,18,191	2,18,191	0
Male Population	1,12,497	1,12,497	0
Female Population	1,05,694	1,05,694	0
Total Households	49,786	49,786	0
Population Density	726 / km²	726 / km²	0 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the subdivision has 1,34,517 literate people and 30,087 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 1,50,056 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 140 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural
Child Population (Age 0–6)	30,087	30,087
Literate Population	1,34,517	1,34,517
Illiterate Population	83,674	83,674
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	1,50,056	1,50,056
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	140	140

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)	Mathabhanga - I (माथाभांगा - I)
District	Cooch Behar
State / UT	West Bengal
Railway Station	Ghoksadanga
Total Area	301 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	939
Total Population (2011)	2,18,191
Density	726/km²
Total Villages	102

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