Dewanhat

Dewanhat is a small town in Cooch Behar district of West Bengal, India. There is a college, hospital, railway station and an old high school. It is a well-known agrimarket in North Bengal. Dewanhat is connected to NH-31.

Dewanhat
city
Dewanhat
Location in West Bengal, India
Dewanhat
Dewanhat (India)
Dewanhat
Dewanhat (Asia)
Coordinates: 26.23°N 89.48°E / 26.23; 89.48
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictCooch Behar
Elevation
37 m (121 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali[1][2]
 • Additional officialEnglish[1]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationWB
Websitewb.gov.in

There is an NGO named Cooch Behar Ashar Alo which is working for socioeconomic development of north eastern states of India. This organisation mainly works for empowerment of women. They have many other activities for social development. This non-governmental organization also works with rural microfinance.

Geography

The nearest airport, Cooch Behar, is 13 km away.[3] It has an average elevation of 37 metres (121 feet).

It also has a railway station DWT (station code).

History

Dewanhat has a great history. This place is known since very long time. It connects both Coochbehar and Dinhata via highroad. This place has lot of popular Temples to visit. The nearest temple is "Pir Baba and Kali Mandir", apart from this there is one more temple near to railway crossing and so many temple and mosque and one church in various part of the Dewanhat Panchayat.

References
  1. "Fact and Figures". www.wb.gov.in. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  2. "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  3. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Dewanhat


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