Sobhaganj is a census town in the Alipurduar II CD block in the Alipurduar subdivision in the Alipurduar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Sobhaganj | |
|---|---|
Census Town | |
  Sobhaganj Location in West Bengal, India  Sobhaganj Sobhaganj (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°29′N 89°32′E / 26.48°N 89.54°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Alipurduar |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,891 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Alipurduars (ST) |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Alipurduars (ST) |
| Website | jalpaiguri |
Geography
5miles
Forest
Forest
Tiger
Reserve
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, A: Air Force Station, NP: national park/ wildlife sanctuary, TE: tea estate, H: historical site
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
Sobhaganj is located at 26°29′N 89°32′E / 26.48°N 89.54°E.[1]
Area overview
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. It is a predominantly rural area with 79.38% of the population living in the rural areas. The district has 1 municipal town and 20 census towns and that means that 20.62% of the population lives in the 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.[2][3][4]
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 of 2001[update] India census,[5] Sobhaganj had a population of 4891. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Sobhaganj has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 60%. In Sobhaganj, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.