Places in the Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision in Cooch Behar district CT: census town, M: municipal town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
The map alongside shows the north-central part of the district. It has the highest level of urbanisation in an overwhelming rural district. 22.08% of the population of the Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision lives in the urban areas and 77.92% lives in the rural areas.[1] The entire district forms the flat alluvial flood plains of mighty rivers.[2]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Demographics
As per the 2011 Census of India, Takagachh had a population of 12,418. There were 6,375 (51%) males and 6,043 (49%) females. There were 1,343 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The number of literate people in Takagachh was 8,428 (76.10% of the population over 6 years).[3]
Infrastructure
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Koch Bihar, Takagachh covered an area of 3.1417 km2. Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved overhead tank, tap water from treated sources, hand pumps. It had 3,218 electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 dispensary/ health centre. Among the educational facilities it had 6 primary schools.[4]
^"District Census Handbook Koch Bihar, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A"(PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 593-594 : Statement I: Status and Growth History, Pages 595: Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Pages 595-596: Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Page 597: Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 598-599: Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Page 600: Statement VI:Industry and Banking. Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
