Nagrakata

Nagrakata is the headquarters of Nagrakata (Community development block) in Malbazar subdivision of Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Nagrakata
Town
Nagrakata
Location in West Bengal, India
Nagrakata
Nagrakata (India)
Nagrakata
Nagrakata (Asia)
Coordinates: 26°54′0″N 88°58′0″E
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictJalpaiguri
Elevation
214 m (702 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali[1][2]
 • Additional officialEnglish[1]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
735225
Telephone code03565
Vehicle registrationWB
Coastline0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest citySiliguri
Lok Sabha constituencyAlipurduars
Vidhan Sabha constituencyNagrakata
Websitewb.gov.in

Geography

It is located at 26°54′0″N 88°55′0″E at an elevation of 214 m above MSL.[3]

Location

National Highway 31C passes through Nagrakata. It is a station on the New Jalpaiguri-Alipurduar-Samuktala Road Line.

Educational institutions

Nowadays there are a number of schools in this block. The main schools include:

  1. Nagrakata High School (Co-ed,Bengali)
  2. St. Capitanio Girls High School (Girls,Hindi)
  3. St. Mary's Boarding High School (Boys,Hindi)
  4. Chengmari Tea Estate High School (Co-ed,Hindi)
  5. Nagrakata Hindi Madhaymik Vidyalaya (Co-ed,Hindi)
  6. Sulkapara high school (Co-ed,Bengali)
  7. Ekalavya School (Co-ed,Boarding school)

References
  1. "Fact and Figures". www.wb.gov.in. Retrieved 10 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 10 March 2019.
  3. Map and weather of Nagrakata


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