Sitai (community development block)

Sitai
—  community development block  —
Sitai
Location of Sitai
in West Bengal and India
Coordinates
Country India
State West Bengal
District(s) Cooch Behar
Parliamentary constituency Cooch Behar
Assembly constituency Sitai
Population

Density

96,335 (2001)

637 /km2 (1,650 /sq mi)

Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Area 151.25 square kilometres (58.40 sq mi)
Website coochbehar.gov.in/

Sitai (community development block) (Bengali: শীতাই সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক) is an administrative division in Dinhata subdivision of Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Sitai police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Sitai.[1][2]

Contents

Geography

Sitai is located at .

Sitai community development block has an area of 151.25  km2.[2]

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayats of Sitai block/ panchayat samiti are: Adabari Ghat, Brahmattar Chhatra, Chamta, Sitai I and Sitai II.[3]

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Sitai block had a total population of 96,335, out of which 49,196 were males and 47,139 were females. Sitai block registered a population growth of 11.76 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 14.15 per cent.[2]Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.[4]

Lliteracy

Sitai block had a literacy rate of 53.47 per cent - males 64.29 per cent and females 42.17 per cent.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Contact details of Block Development Officers". Cooch Behar district. West Bengal Government. http://wbprd.gov.in/html/asp/bdo_contact.asp?cd=DL. Retrieved 2011-03-20. 
  2. ^ a b c "Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal , Table 4". Census of India 2001, Koch Bihar district (03). Census Commissioner of India. http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/Table4_3.htm. Retrieved 2011-03-20. 
  3. ^ a b "Relation between Blocks & Gram Panchayats (GPs)". Cooch Behar District Administration. http://coochbehar.nic.in/htmfiles/District_Administration.html. Retrieved 2011-03-20. 
  4. ^ "Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4". Census of India 2001. Census Commission of India. http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/FrameTable4_1.htm. Retrieved 2011-03-20.