28-608: Matigarahat is a village in the Matigara CD block in the Siliguri subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal , India . Matigarahat is located at 26°43′19″N 88°23′19″E / 26.722067°N 88.388533°E / 26.722067; 88.388533 . The map alongside shows the Siliguri subdivision of Darjeeling district. This area is spread across
56-552: A gram Panchayat are elected from among the elected ward members. the term of office for elected members in a Gram Panchayat, including the Sarpanch and Upa-Sarpanch, is typically five years. All people over the age of 18 who are residents of the territory of that village's Gram panchayat can vote. For women's empowerment and to encourage participation of women in the democratic process, the government of India has set some restrictions on Gram panchayat elections , reserving one-third of
84-604: A location in the Darjeeling district of West Bengal is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Matigara (community development block) Matigara is a community development block (CD block) that forms an administrative division in the Siliguri subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal . Matigara is located at 26°43′0″N 88°23′0″E / 26.71667°N 88.38333°E / 26.71667; 88.38333 at an elevation of 127 m above sea level. Matigara CD block
112-779: A part of the Siliguri Municipal Corporation. Headquarters of this CD block is at Bairatisal . As per map of Matigara CD block in the District Census Handbook, Matigara Police Station is shown in Matigarahat mouza and Pradhan Nagar Police Station is shown as being a part of the Siliguri Municipal Corporation area. In both the cases, the places are not named but indicated by symbols indicating PS. Gram panchayats in Matigara CD block are: Atharakhai, Champasari, Matigara I, Matigara II and Patharghata. According to
140-676: A village or group of villages. The Gram Sabha works as the general body of the Gram Panchayat. The members of the gram panchayat are elected directly by the people. The gram panchayat is headed by an elected President and Vice President, assisted by a Secretary who serves as the administrative head of the panchayat. The president of a gram panchayat is known as a "Pradhan" or " Sarpanch " in Northern India . There are about 250,000 gram panchayats present in India. Established in various states of India,
168-583: Is bounded by the Kurseong CD block on the north, Rajganj CD block in Jalpaiguri district on the east, Phansidewa CD block on the south and Naxalbari CD block on the west. The Matigara CD block has an area of 143.00 km . It has 1 panchayat samity , 5 gram panchayats , 123 gram sansads (village councils), 79 mouzas , 59 inhabited villages and 6 census towns . Matigara police station serves this block. Pradhan Nagar Police Station has jurisdiction over
196-572: Is defined as an industry conducted by one or more members of the family within the household or village, and one that does not qualify for registration as a factory under the Factories Act . Other workers are persons engaged in some economic activity other than cultivators, agricultural labourers and household workers. It includes factory, mining, plantation, transport and office workers, those engaged in business and commerce, teachers, entertainment artistes and so on. There are 59 inhabited villages in
224-531: Is divided into wards and each ward is represented by a Ward Member or Commissioner, also referred to as a Panch or Panchayat Member, who is directly elected by the villagers. The Panchayat is chaired by the president of the village, known as a Sarpanch . The term of the elected representatives is five years. The Secretary of the Panchayat is a non-elected representative, appointed by the state government, to oversee Panchayat activities. According to Section. 6 (3) of
252-513: The Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act of 1994 , that state's gram sabha has to conduct a meeting at least twice a year. Gram Panchayat elections in India occur every five years. The village is divided into wards, and people in each ward vote for their representative. These elected members, along with the president ( sarpanch ) and vice president, form the Gram Panchayat. The president (sarpanch) and vice president (upa-sarpanch) in
280-665: The 2011 Census of India , the Matigara CD block had a total population of 197,278, of which 135,583 were rural and 61,695 were urban. There were 101,023 (51%) males and 96,255 (49%) females. There were 24,760 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The Scheduled Castes numbered 70,527 (35.75%) and the Scheduled Tribes numbered 26,484 (13.42%). Census towns in the Matigara CD block are (2011 census figures in brackets): Kalkut (9,184), Tari (14,558), Bairatisal (4,916), Jitu (5,892), Mathapari (11,529) and Bara Mohansingh (15,616). Large villages (with 4,000+ population) in
308-548: The Geographical Indication (GI) tag in 2003… As per the definition, “Darjeeling Tea” can only refer to tea that has been cultivated, grown, produced, manufactured and processed in tea gardens in few specific hilly areas of the district.” Apart from the hill areas, tea is also grown in the plain areas of the terai and dooars, but such gardens are not covered under the GI tag. As of 2009-10, there were 87 tea gardens covered under
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#1732881381518336-487: The 2011 census the total number of literate persons in the Matigara CD block was 129,006 (74.78% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 72,352 (81.75% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 56,654 (67.43% of the female population over 6 years). The gender disparity (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 14.32%. See also – List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate Primary Census Abstract Data In
364-496: The 2011 census, 44.26% of the population spoke Bengali , 12.41% Hindi , 12.22% Rajbongshi , 12.14% Nepali , 10.11% Sadri and 1.42% Bhojpuri as their first language. 1.32% were recorded as speaking 'Others' under Bengali. Other languages spoken in the district include Kurukh , Boro , Munda and Santali . According to the Rural Household Survey in 2005, 24.40% of the total number of families were BPL families in
392-402: The 2011 census, Hindus numbered 172,637 and formed 87.51% of the population in the Matigara CD block. Christians numbered 10,591 and formed 5.37% of the population. Muslims numbered 10,305 and formed 5.22% of the population. Buddhists numbered 2,855 and formed 1.45% of the population. Others numbered 890 and formed 0.45% of the population. Languages of Matigara CD block (2011) At the time of
420-555: The 2011 census, in Matigara CD block, among the 59 inhabited villages, 3 villages did not have a school, 24 villages had two or more primary schools, 22 villages had at least 1 primary and 1 middle school and 16 villages had at least 1 middle and 1 secondary school. In 2013, Matigara CD block had 2 hospitals, 1 block primary health centres and 2 private nursing homes with total 599 beds and 83 doctors (excluding private bodies). It had 15 family welfare subcentres. 75,199 patients were treated indoor and 663,066 patients were treated outdoor in
448-480: The Constitution re-introduced panchayats as the institutions of local self-governance, with a basic structure for operations at three administrative levels; villages, groups of villages and districts. Gram Panchayats are at the lowest level of Panchayat Raj institutions (PRIs), whose legal authority is the 73rd Constitutional Amendment of 1992, which is concerned with rural local governments. The Gram Panchayat
476-720: The Darjeeling district. According to a World Bank report, as of 2012, 4-9% of the population in Darjeeling, North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas districts were below poverty level, the lowest among the districts of West Bengal, which had an average 20% of the population below poverty line. Livelihood in Matigara CD block In the Matigara CD block in 2011, among the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 1,852 and formed 2.46%, agricultural labourers numbered 964 and formed 1.28%, household industry workers numbered 1,765 and formed 2.34% and other workers numbered 70,786 and formed 93.92%. Total workers numbered 76,367 and formed 38.20% of
504-487: The GI tag, employing 51,091 persons. Total land under cultivation was 17,828.38 hectares and total production was 7.36 million kg. A much larger population is indirectly dependent on the tea industry in the district. The average annual production including those from the plain areas, exceeds 10 million kg. As of 2013, Darjeeling subdivision had 46 tea estates, Kalimpong subdivision had 29 tea estates and Kurseong subdivision had 6 tea gardens. This added up to 81 tea estates in
532-434: The Matigara CD block are (2011 census figures in brackets): Khaprail (4,004), Khopalasi (5,284), Pachanai (5,105), Palash (4,204), Mahishmari (6,010), Baniakhari (5,088), Kaukhali (6,615), Kalam (5,664), Patiram (8,315), Tomba (9,632), Matigarahat (4,710), Gaurcharan (4,124) and Daknikata (4,497). Other villages in the Matigara CD block include (2011 census figures in brackets): Mohorgon Tea Garden (3,169). According to
560-738: The Matigara CD block, as per the District Census Handbook , Darjiling, 2011. 100% villages have power supply. 100% villages have drinking water supply. 6 villages (10.17%) have post offices. 57 villages (96.61%) have telephones (including landlines, public call offices and mobile phones). 52 villages (88.14%) have pucca (paved) approach roads and 18 villages (30.51%) have transport communication (includes bus service, rail facility and navigable waterways). 3 villages (5.08%) have banks. In 2012-13, there were 2 fertiliser depots, 2 seed stores, 18 fair price shops in Matigara CD block. In 2013–14, Matigara CD block produced 1,242 tonnes of Aman paddy ,
588-511: The Panchayat Raj system has three tiers: Zila Parishad , at the district level; Panchayat Samiti , at the block level; and Gram Panchayat, at the village level. Rajasthan was the first state to establish Gram Panchayat, Bagdari Village, Nagaur District being the first village where Gram Panchayat was established, on 2 October 1959. In 1992, the institution of Gram Panchayat was modified in order to deepen democracy. The 73rd Amendment to
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#1732881381518616-566: The age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Matigarahat was 2,781 (59.04% of the population over 6 years). Matigara police station has jurisdiction over the Matigara CD block. There is station at Matigara on the Katihar-Siliguri line . Matigara Harasundar High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1959. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. This article about
644-470: The eastern side the Mahananda River forms a short border with Bangladesh . Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map. According to the 2011 Census of India , Matigarahat had a total population of 4,710 of which 2,413 (51%) were males and 2,297 (49%) were females. There were 654 persons in
672-599: The foothills of the Himalayas and is a plain land gently sloping from north to south. While the northern part is mentioned as the Terai region, the larger southern portion forms the western part of the Dooars region. While 55.11% per cent of the population resides in the rural areas, 44.89% resides in the urban areas. On the western side the Mechi River forms a long border with Nepal . On
700-1041: The hill areas. Bannackburn Tea Estate and Lingia Tea Estate in Darjeeling were the first to come up in 1835. Siliguri subdivision in the terai region had 45 tea estates. In 2012-13, Matigara CD block had offices of 9 commercial banks and 4 gramin banks . Matigara CD block has 5 originating/ terminating bus routes. The nearest railway station is 3 km from the block headquarters. National Highway 110 /Hill Cart Road passes through Matigara CD block. State Highway 12 passes through Matigara CD block. In 2012-13, Matigara CD block had 120 primary schools with 15,022 students, 5 middle schools with 1,545 students, 7 high schools with 2,618 students and 7 higher secondary schools with 11,209 students. Matigara CD block had 3 general degree colleges with 3,618 students, 7 technical/ professional institutions with 2243 students, 392 institutions for special and non-formal education with 25,625 students See also – Education in India According to
728-445: The hospitals, health centres and subcentres of the CD block. Matigara Block Primary Health Centre, with 10 beds at Matigarahat , is the major government medical facility in the Matigara CD block. Gram panchayat Gram Panchayat ( transl. 'village council' ) is a basic governing institution in Indian villages. It is a political institution, acting as the cabinet of
756-427: The main winter crop, from 784 hectares, 24 tonnes of Aus paddy (summer crop) from 18 hectares, 12 tonnes of wheat from 17 hectares, 23 tonnes of maize from 10 hectares, 409 tonnes of jute from 29 hectares and 425 tonnes of potatoes from 23 hectares. It also produced pulses and oilseeds. Darjeeling tea “received the iconic status due to its significant aroma, taste and colour… the first Indian product to be marked with
784-406: The total population, and non-workers numbered 121,911 and formed 61.80% of the population. Note: In the census records a person is considered a cultivator, if the person is engaged in cultivation/ supervision of land owned by self/government/institution. When a person who works on another person's land for wages in cash or kind or share, is regarded as an agricultural labourer. Household industry
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