Chakdaha (community development block)

Chakdaha
—  community development block  —
Chakdaha Location of Chakdaha in West Bengal and India
Coordinates	23°05′N 88°31′E / 23.08°N 88.52°E / 23.08; 88.52Coordinates: 23°05′N 88°31′E / 23.08°N 88.52°E / 23.08; 88.52
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District(s)	Nadia
Parliamentary constituency	Ranaghat, Bangaon
Assembly constituency	Chakdaha, Kalyani, Haringhata
Population • Density	362,739 (2001[update]) • 1,544 /km2 (3,999 /sq mi)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area	234.86 square kilometres (90.68 sq mi)
Website	nadia.nic.in/

Chakdaha (community development block) (Bengali: চাকদহ সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক) is 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. There are two census towns in this block: Darappur and Madanpur.^[1][2]

Geography

Chakdaha is located at 23°05′N 88°31′E / 23.08°N 88.52°E / 23.08; 88.52.

Chakdaha community development block has an area of 234.86  km².^[2]

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.^[3]

Demographics

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.^[2]Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.^[4]

Healthcare

Chakdaha block is one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination. ^[5]

References

1. ^ "Contact details of Block Development Officers". Nadia district. West Bengal Government. http://wbprd.gov.in/html/asp/bdo_contact.asp?cd=EG. Retrieved 2011-03-25. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal , Table 4". Census of India 2001, Nadia district (10). Census Commissioner of India. http://web.archive.org/web/20070927041622/http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/02/Table4_10.htm. Retrieved 2011-03-25. 
3. ^ "Nadia district". NREGA activities - Block Performance MIS vs MPR. Nadia district administration. http://nadia.nic.in/. Retrieved 2011-03-25. 
4. ^ "Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4". Census of India 2001. Census Commission of India. http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/FrameTable4_1.htm. Retrieved 2011-03-20. 
5. ^ "Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (20 years study )". SOES. http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb1.htm. Retrieved 2011-03-25.