Nadia district


Nadia district is a district in the state of West Bengal, India. It borders Bangladesh to the east, North 24 Parganas and Hooghly districts to the south, Purba Bardhaman to the west, and Murshidabad to the north.

History

Krishnanagar municipality was established in the year 1864 and is one of the oldest.
This place got its name after Krishnachandra Roy. Earlier it was called Reuigram.
Nabadwip, an ancient town within Nadia district, is often referred to as “Oxford of Bengal”. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was born in Nabadwip. One of the Indian schools of logic called Navya Nyaya system was developed in Nabadwip, which produced great logicians in the 15th century. Nabadwip was an important seat of political power and the capital of Bengal under Ballal Sen and later Lakshman Sen, kings of the Sena Empire, who ruled from 1159 to 1206. In 1202, Nabadwip was captured by Bakhtiyar Khilji. This victory paved the way for Muslim rule in Bengal.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Nadia district has a population of 5,167,600, roughly equal to the US state of Colorado. This gives it a ranking of 18th in India. The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.24%. Nadia has a sex ratio of 947 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 75.58%.

Religions

As per the 2011 Census, Hinduism is the majority religion of the district, followed by 72.15% of the population. It is followed by Islam and Christianity.

Governance

District Administration

The District of Nadia has its headquarter at Krishnanagar town. The British district of Nadia was formed in 1787. The present district of Nadia after partition was formed by Notification No.545-GA dated 23 February 1948. The District Administration is headed by the District Magistrate & District Collector, Nadia.

Administrative subdivisions

The district comprises four subdivisions: Krishnanagar Sadar, Kalyani, Ranaghat and Tehatta. Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision consists of Krishnanagar municipality, Nabadwip municipality and seven community development blocks: Kaliganj, Nakashipara, Chapra, Krishnanagar-I, Krishnanagar-II, Nabadwip and Krishnaganj. Kalyani subdivision consists of Chakdaha municipality, Gayespur municipality, Kalyani municipality and 3 community development blocks: Kalyani, Chakdaha and Haringhata. Ranaghat subdivision consists of Shantipur municipality, Ranaghat municipality, Birnagar municipality and four community development blocks: Hanskhali, Shantipur, Ranaghat-I and Ranaghat-II. Tehatta subdivision consists of four community development blocks: Karimpur-I, Karimpur-II, Tehatta-I and Tehatta-II. Krishnanagar is the district headquarters. There are 19 police stations, 2 womens and 1 cyber crime P.s, 17 development blocks, 11 municipalities, 187 gram panchayats and 2639 villages in this district.
Other than municipality area, each subdivision contains community development blocks which in turn are divided into rural areas and census towns. In total there are 29 urban units: 8 municipalities and 15 census towns and two notified areas. Ranaghat, Aistala, Satigachha, Nasra and Cooper's Camp together forms Ranaghat urban agglomeration. Nabadwip, Char Maijdia and Char Brahmanagar forms Nabadwip UA. Chakdaha, Gopalpur and Parbbatipur forms Chakdaha UA. Krishnanagar and Badkulla together forms Krishnanagar UA. Birnagar, Phulia and Taherpur together forms Birnagar UA.

[Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision]

The district is divided into 17 assembly constituencies:
  1. Karimpur,
  2. Tehatta,
  3. Palashipara,
  4. Kaliganj,
  5. Nakshipara,
  6. Chapra,
  7. Krishnanagar Uttar,
  8. Nabadwip,
  9. Krishnanagar Dakshin,
  10. Santipur,
  11. Ranaghat Uttar Paschim,
  12. Krishnaganj ,
  13. Ranaghat Uttar Purba ,
  14. Ranaghat Dakshin ,
  15. Chakdaha,
  16. Kalyani and
  17. Haringhata .
Krishnaganj, Ranaghat Dakshin, Kalyani, Haringhata, Ranaghat Uttar Purba and Kaliganj constituencies are reserved for Scheduled Castes candidates. Along with six assembly constituencies from Murshidabad district, Karimpur assembly constituency forms the Murshidabad. Palashipara, Nakashipara, Kaliganj, Chapra, Krishnaganj, Krishnanagar East and Krishnanagar West constituencies form the Krishnagar. Nabadwip, Shantipur, Hanskhali, Ranaghat East, Ranaghat West, Chakdaha and Haringhata assembly constituencies form the Nabadwip, which is reserved for Scheduled Castes candidates.

Impact of delimitation of constituencies

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, the district will be divided into 17 assembly constituencies:
Sl. No.Assembly NameReservationConstituency no.
1Karimpurrowspan=11 77
2Tehatta78-
3Palashipara79-
4Kaliganj80-
5Nakshipara81-
6Chapra82-
7Krishnanagar Uttar83-
8Nabadwip84-
9Krishnanagar Dakshin85-
10Santipur86-
11Ranaghat Uttar Paschim87-
12KrishnaganjSC88
13Ranaghat Uttar PurbaSC89
14Ranaghat DakshinSC90
15Chakdaha91
16KalyaniSC92
17HaringhataSC93

Flora and fauna

In 1980, Nadia district became home to the Bethuadahari Wildlife Sanctuary, which has an area of.

Education

University

Rail

is 65 km from Bandel, 105 km from Howrah and 112 km from Sealdah on the Bandel-Katwa-Azimganj section of Eastern Railway. It has three Railway Stations as Nabadwip Dham railway station, Bishnupriya of Howrah Division and Nabadwip Ghat of Sealdah Division.
Krishnanagar City Junction is 100 km from Sealdah on the Sealdah-Lalgola Section of Eastern Railway.
Kalinarayanpur Junction is 78 km from Sealdah on the Sealdha-Lalgola section of Eastern Railway.
Ranaghat Junction is 74 km from Sealdah on the Sealdah-Lalgola Section of Eastern Railway.

Notable people