Sitalkuchi, Cooch Behar


Sitalkuchi is a village and a gram panchayat in the Sitalkuchi CD block in the Mathabhanga subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

Sitalkuchi is located at.

Civic administration

Police station

Sitalkuchi police station has jurisdiction over Sitalkuchi CD block. It covers an area of 261.79 km2.

CD block HQ

The headquarters of the Sitalkuchi CD block are located at Sitalkuchi village.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Sitalkuchi had a total population of 37,052. There were 18,940 males and 18,112 females. There were 4,711 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Sitalkuchi was 23,473.

Education

was established in 1999. Affiliated with the Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University, it offers honours courses in Bengali, English, political science, history, geography and philosohy and a general course in arts.

Healthcare

Sitalkuchi Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Sitalkuchi, is the major government medical facility in the Sitalkuchi CD block.