Country India Telephone/STD code 03472 Area 134.7 km² Area code 03472 | Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Elevation 17 m Population 139,472 (2011) | |
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PIN 741139 (Dhubulia)741125 (Belpukur) | ||
Krishnanagar II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Dhubulia Investigation Centre police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Dhubulia.
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Location
Dhubulia is located at 23°29′17″N 88°27′05″E.
Krishnanagar II CD Block is bounded by Nakshipara CD Block in the north, Chapra CD Block in the east, Krishnanagar I and Nabadwip CD Blocks in the south and Purbasthali II CD Block in Bardhaman district, across the Hooghly, in the west.
Area
Krishnanagar II CD Block has an area of 134.74 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 Krishnanagar II block/ panchayat samiti are: Belpukur, Dhubulia I, Dhubulia II, Nawpara I, Sonatola II, Sadhanpara I and Sadhanpara II,Bahadurpur.
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Krishnagar II CD Block had a total population of 139,472, of which 134,032 were rural and 5,440 were urban. There were 71,614 (52%) males and 67,858 (48%) females. Population below 6 years was 15,352. Scheduled Castes numbered 25,563 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 2,292.
As per 2001 census, Krishnanagar II block had a total population of 124,127, out of which 64,006 were males and 60,121 were females. Krishnagar II block registered a population growth of 17.04 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 19.51 per cent. In 2011 the total population is 5,168,488. Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.
Census town and large villages
There is one census town in Krishnanagar II CD Block (2011 census figure in brackets): Harindanga (5,440).
Large villages in Krishnanagar II CD Block were (2011 census figures in brackets): Rukunpur (4,804), Sonadanga (11,156), Dwipchandrapur (4,209), Tatla (5,036), Noapara (5,705), Sonatala (9,406), Dhubulia (11,026), Chaugachhahansadanga (4,685), Krishna Chandrapur (4,464), Mayaral (4,051) and Bahadurpur (5,455).
Literacy
As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Krishnanagar II CD Block was 85,053 (68.52% of the population over 6 years) out of which 46,253 (55%) were males and 38,530 (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.