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Chopra, Uttar Dinajpur

Chopra is a census town in Chopra CD Block in Islampur subdivision of Uttar Dinajpur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

Location

Chopra is located at .

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Police station

Chopra police station under West Bengal police has jurisdiction over Chopra CD Block. It is 145&nbsp;km from the district headquarters and covers an area of 378.40&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Chopra CD block is at Chopra.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Chopra had a total population of 5,777, of which 2,997 (52%) were males and 2,780 (48%) were females. The population below 6 years was 841. The total number of literates in Chopra was 3,388 (68.64% of the population over 6 years).

Transport

National Highway 27 passes through Chopra.

Education

Chopra Kamala Paul Smriti Mahavidyalaya was established in 2013-14 at Chopra. Affiliated to the North Bengal University, it offers honours courses in Bengali, history and political science. Urdu is taught as a general subject.

Chopra High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational higher secondary school established in 1968. Housed in a government building it has facilities for teaching from class VI to XII. It has 18 computers, a library and a playground.

Chopra Girls High School is Bengali-medium girls only higher secondary school established in 1979. Housed in a government building it has facilities for teaching from class VI to XII. It has 11 computers, a library and a playground.

Healthcare

Dalua rural hospital at Dalua (with 30 beds), the main medical facility in Chopra CD block, is located nearby.

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