Chanchal II (community development block)

Chanchal II
—  community development block  —
Chanchal II Location of Chanchal II in West Bengal and India
Coordinates	25°23′12″N 87°59′32″E / 25.3865800°N 87.9921600°E / 25.3865800; 87.9921600Coordinates: 25°23′12″N 87°59′32″E / 25.3865800°N 87.9921600°E / 25.3865800; 87.9921600
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District(s)	Malda
Parliamentary constituency	Maldaha Uttar
Assembly constituency	Malatipur
Population • Density	165,168 (2001[update]) • 805 /km2 (2,085 /sq mi)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area	205.22 square kilometres (79.24 sq mi)
Website	malda.nic.in/

Chanchal II (community development block) (Bengali: চাঁচল II সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক) is an administrative division in Chanchal subdivision of Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Kharba police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Malatipur.^[1]

Geography

Bhakri, a constituent panchayat of Chanchal II block, is located at 25°23′12″N 87°59′32″E / 25.3865800°N 87.9921600°E / 25.3865800; 87.9921600.

Chanchal II community development block has an area of 205.22 sq km.^[2]

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayats of Chanchal II block/ panchayat samiti are:Bhakri, Malatipur, Gourhand, Chandrapara, Jalalpur, Kshempur and Dhangara Bisanpur.^[3]

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Chanchal II block has a total population of 165,168 out of which 84,173 were males and 80,995 were females. Chanchal II block registered a population growth of 24.47 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade.^[4] Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.^[5]

References

1. ^ "Contact details of Block Development Officers". Malda district. West Bengal Government. http://wbprd.gov.in/html/asp/bdo_contact.asp?cd=DM. Retrieved 2011-02-17. 
2. ^ "Chanchal II at a Glance". Maldah District. District administration. http://malda.nic.in/. Retrieved 2011-02-14. 
3. ^ "GPwise Population of Malda district". Malda district. Malda district administration. http://malda.nic.in/. Retrieved 2011-02-14. 
4. ^ "Census of India 2001, Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal, Table - 4". Maldah District (06). Government of West Bengal. http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/Table4_6.htm. Retrieved 2010-10-25. 
5. ^ "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 2011-01-20.