Mekhliganj

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Mekliganj v • d • e West Bengal • India
District(s)	Cooch Behar
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Population	10,833 (2001)

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Mekliganj (Bengali: মেখলিগঙ্গ) is a city and a municipality in Koch Bihar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Mekliganj had a population of 10,833. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Mekliganj has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 53%. In Mekliganj, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.