Dinhata

Dinhata দিনহাটা
Town
Dinhata Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Cooch Behar
Elevation	36 m (118 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	34,303
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	736135
Telephone code	03581
Lok Sabha constituency	Cooch Behar (SC)
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Dinhata, Sitai (SC)
Website	coochbehar.nic.in

Dinhata is headquarters of Dinhata subdivision, and a municipality in Cooch Behar District in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

Dinhata is located at . It has an average elevation of 36 metres (118 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Dinhata had a population of 34,303. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Dinhata 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 Dinhata, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Politics

Dinhata has a notable political history. Hossain Mohammad Ershad, a former President of Bangladesh, had studied in Dinhata High School. His son was born in Dinhata and some of his relatives now live there. Kamal Guha, Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Forward Block, former agriculture minister of the Government of West Bengal, was from Dinhata.

Total number of wards in the municipality: 15

Other information

A regional station of the Central Tobacco Research Institute, India is located in this town.