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Nigamnagar
নিগমনগর | |
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Village | |
  Nigamnagar Location in West Bengal, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°07′07.80″N 89°30′50.61″E / 26.1188333°N 89.5140583°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Cooch Behar |
| Elevation | 39 m (128 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 8,303 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 736169 |
| Telephone code | 03581 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Cooch Behar (SC) |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Dinhata, Sitai (SC) |
| Website | coochbehar |
Nigamnagar is the village of Dinhata subdivision, and a Small Town in Cooch Behar District in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography[edit]
Nigamnagar is located at 26°04′N 89°19′E / 26.07°N 89.31°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 39 metres (128 feet).
Demographics[edit]
As of 2011[update] India census,[2] Nigamnagar had a population of 8,303. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Nigamnagar has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84% and, female literacy is 75%. In Nigamnagar, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Politics[edit]
Not Yet
Climate[edit]
Nigamnagar has three distinct seasons: summer, winter and monsoon. In summer the temperature reaches 35 degree Celsius.[citation needed] Winters are generally chilled and cool when temperature goes down to 5 to 6 degree Celsius.[citation needed] During the monsoons (between June and September), the city is lashed by moderate to heavy rains. The village is blessed with natural beauty of flora and fauna. The city has several fault line or uplands nearby it is the reason for most frequent earth quakes. The most dangerous earth quake was recorded in the region on 7 July 1988 which was recorded as 9.7 Richter scale followed by the Earth quake of 19th Sept 2011 which last for 4minutes 17 seconds as per North Bengal University.[citation needed] The climate is suitable for growing ধান and the surrounding regions have many tea gardens. The winters are becoming shorter year by year due to urbanization.[citation needed] The village has expanded which leads to destruction of vegetation, due to which the summers are becoming hot and winters are losing their coldness.
| Climate data for Nigamnagar | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
25 (77) |
28 (82) |
31 (88) |
33 (91) |
35 (95) |
34 (93) |
31 (88) |
28 (82) |
26 (79) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
28 (83) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5 (41) |
10 (50) |
13 (55) |
21 (70) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
26 (79) |
25 (77) |
23 (73) |
16 (61) |
10 (50) |
7 (45) |
17 (63) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8 (0.3) |
18 (0.7) |
33 (1.3) |
94 (3.7) |
300 (11.8) |
658 (25.9) |
818 (32.2) |
643 (25.3) |
538 (21.2) |
142 (5.6) |
13 (0.5) |
7 (0.3) |
3,266 (128.6) |
| Source: Nigamnagar Weather | |||||||||||||
Other information[edit]
Nigamananda Ashram, Nigamananda Saraswata Vidyalaya & Nigamnagar PTTI
References[edit]
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Dinhata
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
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