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Chopra, Uttar Dinajpur

Coordinates: 26°22′03″N 88°18′27″E / 26.3675°N 88.3076°E / 26.3675; 88.3076
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For other uses, see Chopra (disambiguation).
This article is about the census town in West Bengal, India. For 1 its namesake community development block, see Chopra (community development block). For 2 its namesake assembly constituency, see Chopra (Vidhan Sabha constituency).

Chopra
Census Town
Chopra is located in West Bengal
Chopra
Chopra
Location in West Bengal, India
Chopra is located in India
Chopra
Chopra
Chopra (India)
Coordinates: 26°22′03″N 88°18′27″E / 26.3675°N 88.3076°E / 26.3675; 88.3076
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictUttar Dinajpur
Population
 (2011)
 • Total5,777
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationWB
Lok Sabha constituencyDarjeeling
Vidhan Sabha constituencyChopra
Websiteuttardinajpur.nic.in

Chopra is a census town in Chopra CD Block in Islampur subdivision of Uttar Dinajpur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

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15km
10miles
Mahananda River
West
Bengal
Bihar
Bangladesh
India
Raiganj
Wildlife Sanctuary
T
Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary (T)
Radhikapur
checkpoint
R
Radhikapur (R)
Itahar
CT
Itahar, Uttar Dinajpur (CT)
Kasba
CT
Kasba, Uttar Dinajpur (CT)
Nachhratpur
Katabari
CT
Nachhratpur Katabari (CT)
Hemtabad
R
Hemtabad, Uttar Dinajpur (R)
Karandighi
R
Karandighi, Uttar Dinajpur (R)
Chakulia
R
Chakulia, Uttar Dinajpur (R)
Goalpokhar
R
Goalpokhar (R)
Hanskunda
CT
Hanskunda (CT)
Chopra
CT
Dalkhola
M
Dalkhola (M)
Kaliaganj
M
Kaliaganj (M)
Islampur
M
Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur (M)
Raiganj
M
Raiganj (M)
Cities and towns in the Uttar Dinajpur district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, T: tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

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Chopra is located at 26°22′03″N 88°18′27″E / 26.3675°N 88.3076°E / 26.3675; 88.3076.

In the map alongside, all places marked on the map are linked in the full screen version.

Police station

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Chopra police station under West Bengal police has jurisdiction over Chopra CD Block. It is 145 km from the district headquarters and covers an area of 378.40 km2.[1][2]

CD block HQ

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The headquarters of Chopra CD block is at Chopra.[3][4]

Demographics

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As per the 2011 Census of India, Chopra had a total population of 5,777, of which 2,997 (52%) were males and 2,780 (48%) were females. The population below 6 years was 841. The total number of literates in Chopra was 3,388 (68.64% of the population over 6 years).[5]

Transport

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National Highway 27 passes through Chopra.[6]

Education

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Chopra Kamala Paul Smriti Mahavidyalaya was established in 2013-14 at Chopra. Affiliated to the North Bengal University, it offers honours courses in Bengali, history and political science. Urdu is taught as a general subject.[7]

Chopra High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational higher secondary school established in 1968. Housed in a government building it has facilities for teaching from class VI to XII. It has 18 computers, a library and a playground.[8]

Chopra Girls High School is Bengali-medium girls only higher secondary school established in 1979. Housed in a government building it has facilities for teaching from class VI to XII. It has 11 computers, a library and a playground.[9]

Healthcare

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Dalua rural hospital at Dalua (with 30 beds), the main medical facility in Chopra CD block, is located nearby.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2013 Uttar Dinajpur". Table 2.1. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Uttar Dinajpur District Police". Chopra Police Station. District Police. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  3. ^ "District Census Handbook Uttar Dinajpur, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Uttar Dinajpur district on the fifth page. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  4. ^ "BDO Offices under Uttar Dinajpur District". Department of Mass Education Extension & Library Services, Government of West Bengal. West Bengal Public Library Network. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  5. ^ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  6. ^ Google maps
  7. ^ "Chopra Kamala Paul Smriti Mahaviyalaya". CKPSM. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Chopra High School". ICBSE. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Chopra Girls High School". SchoolsWorld.in. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
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