Gitaldaha
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Gitaldaha is a village and a
.Geography
5miles
temple
Pratham
Khanda
Location
Gitaldaha is located at 26°01′55″N 89°29′02″E / 26.032°N 89.484°E.
Gitaldaha I and Gitaldaha II are gram panchayats in Dinhata I CD block.[1]
Area overview
The map alongside shows the eastern part of the district. In Tufanganj subdivision 6.97% of the population lives in the urban areas and 93.02% lives in the rural areas. In Dinhata subdivision 5.98% of the population lives in the urban areas and 94.02% lives in the urban areas.[2] The entire district forms the flat alluvial flood plains of mighty rivers.[3]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivisions. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Demographics
As per the
Railway connections
The area was agog with railway activity in the 19th-20th century. The Assam Behar State Railway linked
The Lalmonirhat-Mogalhat-Gitaldaha route was functional when India and Pakistan agreed in 1955 for resumption of railway traffic between the two countries, and it included movement of cross traffic via Mogalhat through the Eastern Bengal Railway.[8] A portion of the bridge across the Dharla River at 26°00′11″N 89°28′10″E / 26.00304°N 89.46934°E was washed away by floods in 1988.[9][10]
The conversion of the 72 km (45 mi) long
References
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- ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2013 Cooch Behar". Tables 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Koch Bihar, Series 20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Census of India 2011, pages 17-21 Physical feafures. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "55765 =>55465 Alipurduar – Bamunhat Passenger". Time Table. Indiarailinfo. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ R.P. Saxena. "Indian Railway History timeline". Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Royal History". page 5. Cooch Behar district authorities. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Agreement on Resumption of Rail Traffic, 15 April 1955". Media Center, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "A Snap in the Link". Jebun Nesa Alo. The Business Standard, 22 February 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Villages without borders". Suvojit Bagchi. The Hindu, 24 June 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ Srivastava, V.P. "Role of Engineering Deptt in Meeting Corporate Objectives of Indian Railways" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2020.