It lies on a gently sloping alluvial plain locally called Terai.

It has 1 panchayat samity, 16 gram panchayats, 234 gram sansads (village councils), 86 mouzas, 79 inhabited villages, 1 municipality, 1 census town.The municipality are: Mainaguri.The census town are:Dakshin Khagrabari.

According to the 2011 Census of India, the Maynaguri CD block had a total population of 329,932, of which 291,073 were rural, and 37,959 were urban.

[6] Large villages (with 4,000+ population) in the Maynaguri CD block are (2011 census figures in brackets): Jharbaragila (5,502), Kumarpur (5,336), Baulbari (5,711), Kanthalbari (4,591), Uttar Marichbari (6,174), Dharmmapur (8,353), Dakshin Ulladabari (4,586), Ulladabri (5,722), Uttar Maumari (4,978), Singimari (4,316), Betgara (4,739), Amguri (6,134), Uttar Khagrabari (5,076), Uttar Madhabdanga (6,610), Bara Kamet (4,009), Penchahahi (4,848), Padamti (8,407), Bhatpatti (4,250), Paschim Harmati (4,344), Basilardanga (4,248), Tekatali (4,507), Dwarikamari (4,018), Chura Bhandar (4,064), Charchura Bhandar (4,311), Jabaramli (6,688), Saptibari (23,693) and Baikur Gougram (10,822).

[6] Other villages in the Maynaguri CD block include (2011 census figures in brackets): Barnes (2,893) and Ramsai (1,974).

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

In the 2011 Census of India, Hindus numbered 296,184 and formed 90.02% of the population of Maynaguri CD block.

[8] Others include Addi Bassi, Marang Boro, Santal, Saranath, Sari Dharma, Sarna, Alchchi, Bidin, Sant, Saevdharm, Seran, Saran, Sarin, Kheria,[9] and other religious communities.

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

[15] There are 79 inhabited villages in the Maynaguri CD block, as per the District Census Handbook, Jalpaiguri, 2011.

73 villages (92.41%) have telephones (including landlines, public call offices and mobile phones).

Other important crops are paddy, jute, tobacco, mustard seeds, sugarcane and wheat.

The area is flood prone and the rivers often change course causing immense damage to crops and cultivated lands .

[17] In 2013-14, there were 194 fertiliser depots, 87 seed stores and 60 fair price shops in the Maynaguri CD block.

Cultivation of tea in the Dooars was primarily pioneered and promoted by the British but there was significant contribution of Indian entrepreneurs.

The fund, created by the Government of India, is designed to redress regional imbalances in development.