Mirik subdivision

Mirik subdivision
Subdivision
Mirik subdivision
Location in West Bengal, India
Mirik subdivision
Mirik subdivision (India)
Coordinates: 26°53′06″N 88°11′13″E / 26.885°N 88.187°E / 26.885; 88.187Coordinates: 26°53′06″N 88°11′13″E / 26.885°N 88.187°E / 26.885; 88.187
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Darjeeling
Headquarters Mirik
Area
 • Total 125.89 km2 (48.61 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 57,887
 • Density 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Nepali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)

Mirik subdivision is a subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India. It was declared a subdivision on 30 March 2017.[1][2] It consists of the Mirik municipality and one community development block: Mirik. The subdivision has its headquarters at Mirik.

Area

Apart from Mirik municipality that consists of 9 wards, the subdivision contains rural areas of 6 gram panchayats under one community development block: Mirik. The total area of Mirik subdivision is 125.89 km2 (48.61 sq mi), with Mirik municipality having an area of 6.50 km2 (2.51 sq mi) and Mirik block an area of 119.39 km2 (46.10 sq mi).[3]

Block

Mirik block

Mirik block consists of rural areas with 6 gram panchayats, viz. Chenga Panighata, Paheligaon School Dara-I, Paheligaon School Dara-II, Soureni-I, Soureni-II and Duptin.

This block has one police station at Mirik.

Headquarters of this block is in Mirik.[4]

Legislative segments

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in West Bengal, the whole area under this subdivision, viz. Mirik block and Mirik municipality/notified area is part of the Kurseong assembly constituency of West Bengal. This constituency is an assembly segment of Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Mirik municipality/notified area had a population of 11,513. There were 5688 males and 5825 females. As per the 2011 Census of India, Mirik block had a total population of 46,374. There were 23,394 males and 22,980 females.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "It's official: Mirik becomes sub-division". The Echo of India. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Now, Mirik becomes a sub-division". Millennium Post. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  3. 1 2 "District Census Handbook-Darjiling" (PDF). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "District Profile". Official website of Darjeeling district. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
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