Country India Telephone/STD code 03454 Area 234.9 km² | Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Elevation 14 m Area code 03454 | |
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Neighborhoods Debendra Pally, Dutta Bari, Shubhas Nagar | ||
Chakdaha is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Kalyani subdivision of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Chakdaha and Kalyani police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is at Chakdaha. It is located 42 km from Krishnanagar, the district headquarters.
Contents
- Map of Chakdaha West Bengal
- Location
- Area
- Physical features
- Gram panchayats
- Demographics
- Census towns and large villages
- Literacy
- Language
- Healthcare
- References
Map of Chakdaha, West Bengal
Location
Chakdaha is located at 23°05′N 88°31′E.
Chakdaha CD Block is bounded by Ranaghat I and Ranaghat II CD Blocks in the north, Jhikargachha Upazila in Jessore District of Bangladesh in the east, Haringhata CD Block and Barrackpore I CD Block, in the North 24 Parganas district, in the south and Chinsurah-Mogra CD Block in Hooghly district, across the Hooghly River, in the west.
Area
Chakdaha CD Block has an area of 234.86 km2.
Physical features
Nadia district is mostly alluvial plains lying to the east of Hooghly River, locally known as Bhagirathi. The alluvial plains are cut across by such distributaries as Jalangi, Churni and Ichhamati. With these rivers getting silted up, floods are a recurring feature.
Gram panchayats
Gram panchayats of Chakdaha block/ panchayat samiti are: Chanduria I, Chanduria II, Dewli, Dubra, Ghetugachhi, Hingnara, Kanchrapara, Madanpur I, Madanpur II, Saguna, Sarati, Silinda I, Silinda II, Simurali, Tatla I, Tatla II and Rautari.
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Chakdaha CD Block had a total population of 405,719, of which 314,383 were rural and 91,336 were urban. There were 209,513 (52%) males and 196,206 (48%) females. Population below 6 years was 38,434. Scheduled Castes numbered 185,933 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 21,609.
As per 2001 census, Chakdaha block had a total population 362,739, out of which 187,025 were males and 175,714 were females. Chakdaha block registered a population growth of 19.52 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 19.51 per cent. Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.
Census towns and large villages
There are several census towns in Chakdaha CD Block (2011 census figures in brackets): Punglia (6,857), Darappur (8,275), Lalpur (P) (8,356), Chanduria (12,700), Simurali (5,027), Priyanagar (5,763), Jangal (5,106), Madanpur (13,675), Saguna (P) (14,991) and Kulia (P) (10,406).
Large villages in Chakdaha CD Block are (2011 census figures in brackets): Balagari Char (5,305), Manaspota (4,544), Sikarpur (4,770), Alaipur (13,754), Rautari (6,563), Chaugachha (8,603), Purba Bishnupur (5,191), Dubra (5,285), Balia (6,014), Balarampur (4,606), Hariankha (6,585), Srinagar (10,483), Muratipur (P) (5,208), Char Kachrapara (4,491) and Chand Mari (P), (8,475).
Literacy
As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Chakdaha CD Block was 293,946 (64.28% of the population over 6 years) out of which 161,564 (55%) were males and 132,382 (45%) were females.
As per 2011 census, literacy in Nadia district was 74.97. Literacy in West Bengal was 77.08% in 2011. Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.
Language
Bengali is the local language in these areas.
Healthcare
Chakdaha block is one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.