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About Mekliganj Tehsil

Mekliganj is a tehsil in Koch Bihar district, West Bengal, India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Mekliganj was 155,250, which includes 80,052 males and 75,198 females. Mekliganj covers 319 Km2 area.

For better understaing, details are categorized in two sections i.e. Population of Mekliganj, Urban/Rural population of Mekliganj . Below are the full details and list of villages in Mekliganj , Koch Bihar, West Bengal, India. Select any of these to know detailed information about them.

Area and population of Mekliganj

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Population 155,250 Area ( In Km. Square ) 319
Male Population 80,052 Female Population 75,198

Mekliganj has a total population of 155,250 people. Out of this the male population stands at 80,052 while the female population is 75,198. The area of Mekliganj covers 319 square kilometers.

Urban/Rural Population of Mekliganj

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Urban Population 4,483 Rural Population 150,767
Urban male Population 2,251 Rural Male Population 77,801
Urban Female Population 2,232 Rural Female Population 72,966

This table provides a detailed breakdown of the urban and rural population of Mekliganj. The Mekliganj urban population is 4,483, with 2,251 male and 2,232 female. In contrast Mekliganj rural population is 150,767, comprising 77,801 male and 72,966 female. The census counts a settlement as urban when it has a municipality or meets its thresholds for size, density and work outside farming, and everything else as rural.

List of Villages in Mekliganj

174

Satgharia

Area: 20.2 ha hectares

Population

579

Pincode

735122

Shikarpur

Area: 35.48 ha hectares

Population

1,643

Pincode

735122

Soulmari

Area: 710.18 ha hectares

Population

5,418

Pincode

735302

Tista Nadir Payasti

Area: 3236.67 ha hectares

Population

3,706

Pincode

735304

Uchal Pukhari

Area: 2233.09 ha hectares

Population

12,858

Pincode

735303

Upanchauki Kuchlibari

Area: 544.42 ha hectares

Population

3,936

Pincode

735304

Uttar Alokjhari

Area: 52.32 ha hectares

Population

1,109

Pincode

735224

Uttar Andaran Kuchlibari

Area: 326.08 ha hectares

Population

2,771

Pincode

735304

Uttar Bhotbari

Area: 1236.32 ha hectares

Population

9,664

Pincode

735301

Uttar Boknabandha

Area: 86.25 ha hectares

Population

710

Pincode

735304

Uttar Dhulia Baldiahati

Area: 87.28 ha hectares

Population

N/A

Uttar Dhulia Khalisa

Area: 189.85 ha hectares

Population

1,217

Pincode

735303

Uttar Dwarikamari

Area: 158.51 ha hectares

Population

405

Pincode

735304

Uttar Fulkar Dabri Bajejama

Area: 101.01 ha hectares

Population

1,049

Pincode

735304

Uttar Hemkumari

Area: 109.04 ha hectares

Population

934

Pincode

735122

Uttar Jamaldaha Balapukharia

Area: 111.37 ha hectares

Population

721

Pincode

735303

Uttar Kamat Changrabandha

Area: 103.34 ha hectares

Population

497

Pincode

735301

Uttar Kharkharia

Area: 669.25 ha hectares

Population

2,677

Pincode

735304

Uttar Nijtaraf

Area: 23.83 ha hectares

Population

280

Pincode

735304

Uttar Panisala

Area: 36.52 ha hectares

Population

416

Pincode

735304

Uttar Pukurdabri

Area: 176.9 ha hectares

Population

711

Pincode

735304

Uttar Uchal Pukhari

Area: 27.45 ha hectares

Population

193

Pincode

735303

Uttar Upanchauki Kuchlibari

Area: 101.79 ha hectares

Population

541

Pincode

735304

Vitar Fulkar Dabria Kharkhar

Area: 61.12 ha hectares

Population

237

Pincode

735304

Common questions about Mekliganj

The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 155,250 in Mekliganj tehsil, Koch Bihar district.

Mekliganj tehsil contains 174 villages recorded in the 2011 census. Each is listed on this page with its own population and area.

Mekliganj has 80,052 males and 75,198 females according to the 2011 census.

Mekliganj covers an area of 319 square kilometres.

150,767 people live in rural parts of Mekliganj and 4,483 live in urban parts, making it largely rural.

Mekliganj tehsil is part of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal. Open the district page from here to see its other tehsils.

A tehsil is the administrative level between a district and a village. Depending on the state it may be called a taluka, mandal, block or circle.

The villages of Mekliganj are listed on this page in alphabetical order. If the list runs to several pages, the search box at the top of the site will find a village by name directly.

All figures come from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. No later village level count has been published.

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