Mekhliganj
Sign in to saveMekhliganj (), is a city and a municipality in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Mekhliganj subdivision. Earlier it was a Zamindari divided mainly in 3 parts under the Cooch Behar Kingdom. Sikarwar Rajputs, the trading clan along with other local clans started the process of rehabilitation in Mekliganj. It is said that the elephant in the Royal Symbol of Koch Kingdom, was a gift from the Sikarwar Rajputs to the Koch King, Shri Shri Maharaja Shivendra Narayan, in return of fertile land near the Teesta River and 2 Rupees as nazrana. Later the
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Mekhliganj
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- SDO Office Mekhliganj UdiptoRoy Udipta 4647.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- SDO Office, Mekhliganj
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India West Bengal#India3#Asia
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in West Bengal, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- West Bengal
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Cooch Behar
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.governing_body
- Mekhliganj Municipality
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 3.88
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 58
- Settlement.population_total
- 9217
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- India
- Population
- 9127
- Elevation
- 58
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Image
- SDO Office Mekhliganj UdiptoRoy Udipta 4647.jpg
- Households
- 2249
- Dialing code
- 3584
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- postal code
- 735304
- male population
- 4664
- illiterate population
- 3118
- literate population
- 6009
- female population
- 4463
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Area overview
- Demographics
- Civic administration
- Police station
- Education
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Mekhliganj (), is a city and a municipality in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Mekhliganj subdivision. Earlier it was a Zamindari divided mainly in 3 parts under the Cooch Behar Kingdom. Sikarwar Rajputs, the trading clan along with other local clans started the process of rehabilitation in Mekliganj. It is said that the elephant in the Royal Symbol of Koch Kingdom, was a gift from the Sikarwar Rajputs to the Koch King, Shri Shri Maharaja Shivendra Narayan, in return of fertile land near the Teesta River and 2 Rupees as nazrana. Later the Rajputs established Chattradhari Estate here. After the succession by Shri Shri Maharaja Narendra Narayan named this place to Mekhliganj, a place where 'Mekhla' (born as Simha) also (people from Narmada) people stays.
==Geography==
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