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Sisha Jumrha

Coordinates: 26°43′00″N 89°04′39″E / 26.7166°N 89.0775°E / 26.7166; 89.0775
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Sisha Jumrha
Census Town
Sisha Jumrha is located in West Bengal
Sisha Jumrha
Sisha Jumrha
Location in West Bengal, India
Sisha Jumrha is located in India
Sisha Jumrha
Sisha Jumrha
Sisha Jumrha (India)
Coordinates: 26°43′00″N 89°04′39″E / 26.7166°N 89.0775°E / 26.7166; 89.0775
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictAlipurduar
Area
 • Total
4.2654 km2 (1.6469 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
4,130
 • Density970/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
735213
Telephone/STD code03561
Vehicle registrationWB
Lok Sabha constituencyAlipurduars
Vidhan Sabha constituencyMadarihat
Websitealipurduar.gov.in

Sisha Jumrha is a census town in the Madarihat-Birpara CD block in the Alipurduar subdivision of the Alipurduar district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

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B
H
U
T
A
N
Dheklapara TG
R
Dheklapara Tea Garden (R)
Bandapani TG
R
Bandapani Tea Garden (R)
Jaldhaka River
Torsha River
Titi
Reserved
Forest
Khairbari
Reserved
Forest
Jaldapara
National
Park
NP
Jaldapara National Park (NP)
Aryaman TE
TE
Aryaman Tea Estate (TE)
Sonapur
R
Sonapur, Alipurduar (R)
Totopara
R
Totopara (R)
Pachkalguri
R
Pachkalguri (R)
Birpara TG
R
Birpara Tea Garden (R)
Alipurduar
M
Alipurduar (M)
Birpara
CT
Birpara (CT)
Sisha Jumrha
CT
Paschim Jitpur
CT
Paschim Jitpur (CT)
Parangarpar
CT
Parangarpar (CT)
Madarihat
CT
Madarihat (CT)
Jateswar
CT
Jateswar (CT)
Jagijhora Barabak
CT
Jagijhora Barabak (CT)
Falakata
CT
Falakata (CT)
Chechakhata
CT
Chechakhata (CT)
Bholar Dabri
CT
Bholar Dabri (CT)
Alipurduar Railway Junction
CT
Alipurduar Railway Junction (CT)
Places and tea estates in the western portion of Alipurdar subdivision (including Madarihat-Birpara, Falakata and Alipuduar I CD blocks) in Alipurduar district
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, NP: national park/ wildlife sanctuary, TE: tea estate
Abbreviations used in names – TG for Tea Garden (town/village), TE for Tea Estate
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

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Sisha Jumrha is located at 26°43′00″N 89°04′39″E / 26.7166°N 89.0775°E / 26.7166; 89.0775.

Area overview

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Alipurduar district is covered by two maps. It is an extensive area in the eastern end of the Dooars in West Bengal. It is undulating country, largely forested, with numerous rivers flowing down from the outer ranges of the Himalayas in Bhutan. The area is predominantly rural, with 79.38% of the population living in the rural areas. The district has 1 municipal town and 20 census towns; 20.62% of the district population lives in urban areas. The scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, taken together, form more than half the population in all the six community development blocks in the district. There is a high concentration of tribal people (scheduled tribes) in the three northern blocks of the district.[1][2][3]

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

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As per the 2011 Census of India, Sisha Jumrha had a total population of 4,130. There were 2,116 (51%) males and 2,014 (49%) females. There were 537 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Sisha Jumrha was 2,631 (73.23% of the population over 6 years).[4]

Infrastructure

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According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Jalpaiguri, Sisha-Jumrha covered an area of 4.2654 km2. Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved tap water from treated sources, tube well, bore well. It had 400 domestic electric connections, 1 road lighting point. Among the medical facilities it had 1 dispensary/ health centre, 1 charitable hospital/ nursing home, 1 medicine shop. Among the educational facilities it had 1 primary school, 1 middle school, the nearest secondary school at Dim Dim, the nearest senior secondary school, the nearest general degree college at Birpara 8 km away. It had 2 recognised shorthand, typewriting and vocational training institutions, 3 non-formal education centres (Sarva Siksha Abhiyan), 1 special school for disabled. Two important commodities it manufactured were paddy, furniture. It had offices of 1 nationalised bank, 1 private commercial bank, 1 non-agricultural credit society.[5]

Healthcare

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There is a primary health centre, with 6 beds, at Sisha Jumrha.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Jalpaiguri". Tables 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  2. ^ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  3. ^ "District Census Handbook, Jalpaiguri, Series 20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Census of India 2011, page 13 Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  4. ^ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  5. ^ "District Census Handbook Jalpaiguri, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 451-453: Statement I: Status and Growth History, Pages 454-455: Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Pages 456-457: Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Pages 458-459: Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 460—463: Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Pages 464: Statement VI:Industry and Banking. Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
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