Laskarpara


Laskarpara is a census town in the Kumargram CD block in the Alipurduar subdivision of the Alipurduar district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

Location

Laskarpara is located at.

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 in the three northern blocks of the district.
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 per the 2011 Census of India, Laskarpara had a total population of 7,137. There were 3,706 males and 3,431 females. There were 752 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Laskarpara was 5,544.

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Jalpaiguri, Laskarpara covered an area of 3.624 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 6 km roads, the protected water supply involved overhead tank, tap water from treated source and uncovered well. It had 700 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities the nearest dispensary/ health centre was 10 km away. It had 4 medicine shops in the town. Among the educational facilities it had 5 primary schools, 1 middle school, the nearest secondary school at Barabisha 2 km away, the nearest senior secondary school at Chak Chak 2 km away. Among the social, cultural and recreational facilities, it had 1 cinema theatre.

Education

was established at Kamakhyaguri in 1996. Affiliated with the University of North Bengal, it offers courses in arts and science.

Healthcare

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