Chopra is an administrative division in Islampur subdivision of Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Chopra police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Chopra.[1][2] Chopra is located at 2624N 8818E. Chopra Block established in the year 1964 previously it was under the jurisdiction of Purnia District of Bihar, in the year 1956 it was transferred from Bihar and comprised with West Bengal under the former west Dinajpur District. The Block surrounded by Bihar, Darjeeling District and Indo-Bangladesh Border. Most of the families of this Block involved with cultivation and small Tea Garden. Graphic of Socio Economic Condition of the inhabitants of this Block is gradually growing up. There is established two nos of Hydel Power Plant for Generating power on canel of Teesta Barage Project and Dock Barage Project. Chopra Assembly Constituency is only the constituency of this District which pertaining to the area comprised in 4th Darjeeling Parliament Constituency. 41.36% of total population of this Block is literate which gender ratio is Male 50.19% Female 32%. Boundary: It is bounded by Darjeeling in the north , Kishanganj district of Bihar in the West, Islampur Block in the south and Panchgarh district of Bangladesh in the East. Border Stretch of Chopra : Bangladesh-65 km, Bihar-26 km, Darjeeling-14 km. Rivers: The main rivers of Chopra are Dock & Mahananda. The other are Nagar, Karotown, Kachana Khari and Barong Chopra community development block has an area of 378.40 km2.[2]
Murshidabad , Howarh , Siliguri , Darjeeling , Asansol , Coochbehar , Jalpaiguri , Kharagpur , Dalkhola , Jangipara , Chinsurah , Haldia , Jamuria , Ashoknagar , Burdwan
