Tufanganj

The river Raidak flows beside the town to the east. Tufanganj is a Subdivision Town of District Cooch Behar. It shares the border of Assam(near Boxirhat) and Bangladesh (near Balabhut)

As of 2011's Indian census,[3] Tufanganj had a population of 19,293. Males constitute 50.9% of the population whereas females make up 49.1%.

Tufanganj has an average literacy rate of 91.5%, higher than the national average of 74.04%;[4] male literacy is 86%, and female literacy is 77%.

In Tufanganj, 9% of the population is under 6.

Citizens are mainly dependent on bus services. Both public services and those from the North Bengal State Transport Corporation are available. E-Rickshaw is also available for local transportation within the town. Tufanganj Railway station is situated in the southern part of town.

Secondary and Higher secondary schools are mainly run by state or central Governments. Education is primarily taught in Bengali and English. Schools include N.N.M. High School, Ila Devi Girls' High School, Netaji High School, Angadebi Girls' High School,Harirdham High School and Tufanganj Vivekananda Vidyalaya. Two English Medium Schools namely "Sister Nivedita Convent School" and "South East English Medium School" are also situated in Tufanganj.

One Bachelor college Tufanganj Mahavidyalaya is situated there. Tufanganj Polytechnic College operates near Chamta. One ITI College is also located near Tufanganj Mahavidyalaya.

Tufanganj Jawaharlal Nehru Navodaya Vidyalaya is a Central School located there.

Outdoor competitions are organized by the Tufanganj Municipality. The town has one outdoor stadium that is maintained by Sub-divisional Sports Association and one national level swimming pool. The youth, Krishnakata Sarkar from Harirhat in Tufanganj has represented India in the World Amateur Bodybuilding Championships (65kg and below) organised by the International Federation of Bodybuilders (IFBB).Krishna Kanta, whose father Dharani was a day labourer, became Mr India in 2007. Now, he is after the biggest crown in the world as part of a 17-member team from India.A member of the Bengal cricket team, Shib Sankar Paul, a right arm medium bowler of a tall and bulky frame and debuted in the 2000/01 season. A regular in the Indian A side, he was part of India's Test squad for the 4th Test against Australia in 2004/05. Shib Sankar Paul Paul was an integral part of the Bengal line up during his long and illustrious career.Paul now has his own cricket academy and is also the coach of Barisha Sporting Club in the bengal club circle...

Tufanganj is rich in Bengali culture. It is one of the centers for Bhawaiya song and dance. In Tufanganj Durga Puja is celebrated most popularly. Tufanganj Deviabari Durga Puja is the oldest Durga Puja in Tufanganj. Tufanganj is also famous for Dol Mela of during Holi.Famous TV and Bollywod Movie Actress Mouni Roy is also From Krishnapur, Tufanganj. She started her carrier by playing a role Named "Krishna Tulsi", in a very famous hindi Daily Soap, Called "Kyunki Saas bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi".She Acted in Many Movies like - "Gold" opposite Akshay Kumar and "RAW" opposite John Abraham. She Played very famous characters like "Sati" Opposite Mohit Raina in Hindu Mythology Serial "Devon Ke Dev Mahadev" and Nagin's role in Color's Daily Famous daily soap "Nagin".

• Shib Paul (Cricketer)
• Late Shishir Chakraborty (Singer)
• Abbas Uddin (Bhawaiya Singer)
• Krishna Kanta Sarkar (Body Builder) (Mr. India -2007)
• Mouni Roy (Actress)

• Tufanganj Mahavidyalaya