Pradhan Nagar Police Station has jurisdiction over a part of the Siliguri Municipal Corporation.

[6] As per map of Matigara CD block in the District Census Handbook, Matigara Police Station is shown in Matigarahat mouza and Pradhan Nagar Police Station is shown as being a part of the Siliguri Municipal Corporation area.

[8] According to the 2011 Census of India, the Matigara CD block had a total population of 197,278, of which 135,583 were rural and 61,695 were urban.

[9] Large villages (with 4,000+ population) in the Matigara CD block are (2011 census figures in brackets): Khaprail (4,004), Khopalasi (5,284), Pachanai (5,105), Palash (4,204), Mahishmari (6,010), Baniakhari (5,088), Kaukhali (6,615), Kalam (5,664), Patiram (8,315), Tomba (9,632), Matigarahat (4,710), Gaurcharan (4,124) and Daknikata (4,497).

[9] Other villages in the Matigara CD block include (2011 census figures in brackets): Mohorgon Tea Garden (3,169).

[9] See also – List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate Primary Census Abstract Data

In the 2011 census, Hindus numbered 172,637 and formed 87.51% of the population in the Matigara CD block.

[12] According to a World Bank report, as of 2012, 4-9% of the population in Darjeeling, North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas districts were below poverty level, the lowest among the districts of West Bengal, which had an average 20% of the population below poverty line.

It includes factory, mining, plantation, transport and office workers, those engaged in business and commerce, teachers, entertainment artistes and so on.

[16] There are 59 inhabited villages in the Matigara CD block, as per the District Census Handbook, Darjiling, 2011.

57 villages (96.61%) have telephones (including landlines, public call offices and mobile phones).

[17] In 2012-13, there were 2 fertiliser depots, 2 seed stores, 18 fair price shops in Matigara CD block.

The average annual production including those from the plain areas, exceeds 10 million kg.