Changrabandha


Changrabandha is a census town and a gram panchayat in Mekhliganj CD block in Mekhliganj subdivision of Cooch Behar district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is a border checkpoint on the Bangladesh-India border.

Geography

Location

Changrabandha is located at.

Border checkpoint

Changrabandha is a land border checkpoint, on the Bangladesh-India border, being developed as an integrated checkpost for the smooth movement of goods and people. The land port and checkpoint at Burimari in Lalmonirhat District of Rangpur Division is on the Bangladesh side of the border.
There is a customs office for export/import at Changrabandha.

CD Block HQ

The headquarters of Mekhliganj CD block is at Nagar Changrabandha.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Nagar Changrabandha had a total population of 4,483, of which 2,251 were males and 2,232 were females. Population below 6 years was 489. The total number of literates in Nagar Changrabanda was 3,172.

Transport

is on the broad gauge New Mal-Changrabandha-New Cooch Behar line. A pair of DMUs have been introduced on this route from Siliguri to Changrabandha via New Mal Jn from 20 January 2016.There is a train from New Cooch Behar to Siliguri Jn via Changrabandha.
Changrabandha is on State Highway 12A.

Healthcare

Changrabandha Block Primary Centre, with 10 beds at Changrabandha, is the major government medical facility in the Mekhliganh CD block. Mekhliganj Subdivional Hospital, with 120 beds, functions at Mekhliganj.