Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision


Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Overview

Nadia district is part of the large alluvial plain formed by the Ganges-Bhagirathi system. The plains spread southwards from the head of the delta. The Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision has the Bhagirathi on the west, with Purba Bardhaman district lying across the river. The long stretch along the Bhagirathi has many swamps. The area between the Bhagirathi and the Jalangi, which flows through the middle of the subdivision, is known as Kalantar, a low-lying tract of black clay soil. A big part of the subdivision forms the Krishnanagar-Santipur Plain, which occupies the central part of the district. The Jalangi, after flowing through the middle of the subdivision, turns right and joins the Bhagirathi. On the south-east, the Churni separates the Krishnanagar-Santipur Plain from the Ranaghat-Chakdaha Plain. A portion of the east forms the boundary with Bangladesh. The area had large forests. The huge influx of East Bengali refugees that took place in the district immediately after the partition of India and the steady influx ever since paved way for conversion of forest into agricultural land.

Subdivisions

Nadia district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:
SubdivisionHeadquarters
Area
km2		Population
Rural
Population %
Urban
Population %
TehattaTehatta862.18796,24597.152.85
Krishnanagar SadarKrishnanagar1,661.102,186,50379.20520.795
RanaghatRanaghat893.581,432,76158.3241.68
KalyaniKalyani526.57891,56323.2776.73
Nadia districtKrishnanagar3,927.005,307,07266.8633.14

Administrative units

Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision has 8 police stations, 7 community development blocks, 7 panchayat samitis, 77 gram panchayats, 534 mouzas, 487 inhabited villages 2 municipalities and 16 census towns. The municipalities are: Krishnanagar and Nabadwip. The census towns are: Mira, Matiary, Jagadanandapur, Kshidirpur, Chapra, Sonda, Baruihuda, Paschimbhatjangla, Bamanpukur, Tiorkhali, Bablari Dewanganj, Gadigachha, Majdia, Char Maijdia and Char Brahmanagar
The subdivision has its headquarters at Krishnanagar.

Police stations

Police stations in Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:
Police stationArea covered
km2		India-Bangladesh
border km		Municipal townCD Block
Kotwali289.15-KrishnanagarKrishnanagar I
Womenn/a
Dhubulia134.745-Krishnanagar II
Nabadwip102.94-NabadwipNabadwip
Kaliganj320.02--Kaliganj
Nakashipara313.18--Nakashipara
Chapra30637.5-Chapra
Krishnaganj151.6048-Krishnaganj

Blocks

Community development blocks in Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision are:
CD BlockHeadquarters
Area
km2		Population
SC %ST %Hindus %Muslims %Literacy
Rate %		Census
Towns
KaliganjDebagram320.02334,88115.220.4941.3658.5165.892
NakashiparaNakashipara360.94386,56923.272.5646.5353.0664.862
ChapraChapra305.97310,65215.850.6537.1559.7268.281
KrishnaganjMajhdia151.60156,70545.556,4793.985.8772.86-
Krishnanagar IRuipukur273.19314,83335.965.0982.7815.2571.453
Krishnanagar IIDhubulia124.37139,47218.331.6457.0242.8468.521
NabadwipNabadwip97.39135,31414.491.1461.3938.2067.727

Gram Panchayats

The subdivision contains 77 gram panchayats under 7 community development blocks:
Kaliganj block consists of 15 gram panchayats, viz. Barachandghar, Hatgachha, Mira-I, Palitbegia, Debagram, Juranpur, Mira-II, Panighata, Faridpur, Kaliganj, Plassey-I, Rajarampur Ghoraikhetra, Gobra, Matiari and Plassey-II.
Nakashipara block consists of 15 gram panchayats, viz. Bethua Dahari-I, Billwagram, Dharmada, Muragachha, Bethua Dahari-II, Birpur-I, Dogachhia, Nakasipara, Bikrampur, Birpur-II, Haranagar, Patikabari, Bilkumari, Dhananjaypur and Majhergram.
Chapra block consists of 13 gram panchayats, viz. Alfa, Chapra-II, Hridaypur, Pipragachhi, Bagberia, Hatisala-I, Kalinga, Brittihuda, Hatisala-II, Mahatpur, Chapra-I, Hatkhola and Maheshpur.
Krishnanagar I block consists of 12 gram panchayats, viz. Assannagar, Bhatjungla, Dignagar, Joania, Bhaluka, Bhimpur, Dogachi, Poragachha, Bhandarkhola, Chakdilnagar, Daypara and Ruipukur.
Krishnanagar II block consists of seven gram panchayats, viz. Belpukur, Dhubulia-II, Naopara-II, Sadhanpara-II, Dhubulia-I, Naopara-I and Sadhanpara-I.
Nabadwip block consists of eight gram panchayats, viz. Bablari, Mahisura, Mayapur Bamanpukur-II, Charmajdia Charbrahmanagar, Majdia Pansila, Mayapur Bamanpukur-I, Swarupganj and Fakirdanga Gholapara.
Krishnaganj block consists of seven gram panchayats, viz. Bhajanghat Tungi, Joyghata, Matiary, Taldah Majdia, Gobindapur, Krishnaganj and Shibnibas.

Education

Nadia district had a literacy rate of 74.97% as per the provisional figures of the census of India 2011. Tehatta subdivision had a literacy rate of 67.25%, Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision 71.03%, Ranaghat subdivision 79.51% and Kalyani subdivision 83.35.
Given in the table below is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Nadia district for the year 2013-14:
Note: Primary schools include junior basic schools; middle schools, high schools and higher secondary schools include madrasahs; technical schools include junior technical schools, junior government polytechnics, industrial technical institutes, industrial training centres, nursing training institutes etc.; technical and professional colleges include engineering colleges, medical colleges, para-medical institutes, management colleges, teachers training and nursing training colleges, law colleges, art colleges, music colleges etc. Special and non-formal education centres include sishu siksha kendras, madhyamik siksha kendras, centres of Rabindra mukta vidyalaya, recognised Sanskrit tols, institutions for the blind and other handicapped persons, Anganwadi centres, reformatory schools etc.
The following institutions are located in Krishnanagar subdivision:
The table below presents an overview of the medical facilities available and patients treated in the hospitals, health centres and sub-centres in 2014 in Nadia district.
.* Excluding nursing homes
Hospitals in Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision:

B.S.F Camp Hospital, Chapra Seema Nagar, 25 beds

Dr. B.C.Roy Chest Sanatorium, Dhubulia, 1000 beds

Krishnanagar Jail Hospital, Krishnanagar, 33 beds

Krishnanagar Police Hospital, Krishnanagar, 46 beds

Nadia District Hospital, Krishnanagar, 495 beds

Nabadwip State General Hospital, Nabadwip, 125 beds
Rural Hospitals:

Kaliganj Rural Hospital, Kaliganj CD Block, Juranpur, 25 beds

Krishnaganj Rural Hospital, Krishnaganj CD Block, Krishnaganj, 25 beds

Bethudahari Rural Hospital, Nakasipara CD Block, Bethuadahari, 60 beds

Chapra Rural Hospital, Chapra CD Block, Bangaljhi, 25 beds

Maheshganj Rural Hospital, Nabadwip CD Block, Maheshganj, 30 beds

Bishnupur Rural Hospital, Krishnanagar I CD Block, Bishnupur, 30 beds

Dhubulia Rural Hospital, Krishnanagar II CD Block, Dhubulia, 30 beds
Primary Health Centres

Kaliganj CD Block: Debagram, Juranpur, Matiari, Mira, Panighata.

Krishnaganj CD Block: Matiari , Joyghata, Bhajanghat.

Nakashipara CD Block: Chakghurni, Dharmada, Majhergram, Nakashipara .

Nabadwip CD Block: Sree Mayapur, Fakirdanga.

Chapra CD Block: Hridaypur, Bagberia.

Krishnanagar I CD Block: Asannagar, Bhaluka.

Krishnanagar II CD Block: Noapara, Belpur.

Electoral constituencies

and Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision were as follows:
Lok Sabha constituencyReservationVidhan Sabha constituencyReservationCD Block and/or Gram panchayats and/or municipal areas
Krishnanagar-Tehatta-Betai I, Betai II, Chhitka, Kanainagar, Natna, Patharghata I, Raghunathpur, Shyamnagar and Tehatta gram panchayats of Tehatta I community development block and Dighal, Kandi, Nandanpur, Narayanpur I and Narayanpur II gram panchayats of Karimpur II CD Block
Palashipara-Chanderghat and PatharghataII GPs of Tehatta I CD Block, Tehatta II CD Block, and Bikrampur, Bilkumari, Dhananjaypur and Haranagar GPs of Nakashipara CD Block
Kaliganj-Bara Chandghar. Debagram, Faridpur, Gobra, Hatgachha, Juranpur, Kaliganj, Matiari, Mira I, Mira II, Panighata, Plassey I and Plassey II GPs of Kaliganj CD Block.
Nakashipara-Bethuadahari I and Bethuadahari II, Billwa Gram, Birpur I, Birpur II, Dharmada, Dogachhia, Majher Gram, Muragachha, Nakasipara and Patikabari GPs of Nakashipara CD Block, and Palit Begia and Rajarampur Ghoraikhetra GPs of Kaliganj CD Block
Chapra-Chapra CD Block
Krishnanagar Uttar-Krishnanagar municipality, and Bhandar Khola, Bhimpur, Asannagar, Dogachhi and Pora Gachha GPs of Krishnanagar I CD Block
Krishnanagar Dakshin-Bhat Jungla, Chak Dilnagar, Daypara, Dignagar and Ruipukur GPs of Krishnanagar I CD Block, and Krishnanagar II CD Block
RanaghatReserved for SCKrishnaganjReserved for SCKrishnaganj CD Block, and Badkulla-I, Badkulla-II, Betna Gobindapur, Dakshin Para I, Dakshin Para II, Gajna, Mayurhat I and Mayurhat II GPs of Hanskhali CD Block
Nabadwip-Nabadwip municipality, Nabadwip CD Block, and Bhaluka and Joania GPs of Krishnanagar I CD Block
All other Vidhan Sabha segments in Ranaghat subdivision