Nabadwip is an administrative division in Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision

Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision

Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision , is a subdivision of the Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of Krishnanagar municipality, Nabadwip municipality and seven community development blocks: Kaliganj, Nakashipara, Chapra, Krishnanagar–I, Krishnanagar–II, Nabadwip...

 of Nadia district

Nadia District

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

 in the India

India

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States and territories of India

India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...

 of West Bengal

West Bengal

West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...

. Nabadwip

Nabadwip

Nabadwip is a city and a municipality in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Its name means "9 islands" in the Bengali language. The islands are named Antardwip , Simantadwip, Rudradwip, Madhyadwip, Godrumdwip, Ritudwip, Jahnudwip, Modadrumdwip, and Koladwip...

 police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Maheshganj. There are three census towns in this block: Bablari Dewanganj

Bablari Dewanganj

Bablari Dewanganj is a census town under Nabadwip police station of Krishnanagar subdivision in Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Geography:...

, Char Maijdia

Char Maijdia

Char Maijdia is a census town under Nabadwip police station of Krishnanagar subdivision in Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Geography:...

 and Char Brahmanagar

Char Brahmanagar

Char Brahmanagar is a census town under Nabadwip police station of Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision in Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Geography:...

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Geography

Maheshganj is located at 23.4098934°N 88.4198570°E.

Nabadwip community development block

Community Development Block in India

The Community development block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer...

 has an area of 98.01  km².

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...

s of Nabadwip block/ panchayat samiti are: Bablari, Char Majdia Char Brahmanagar, Fakirdanga-Gholapara, Mahisura, Majdia-Pansila, Mayapur-Bamanpukur I, Mayapur-Bamanpukur II and Swarupganj.

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Nabadwip block had a total population of 121,793, out of which 62,765 were males and 59,028 were females. Nabadwip block registered a population growth of 16.51 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 19.51 per cent.Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.

Healthcare

Nabadwip block is one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination

Arsenic contamination of groundwater

Arsenic contamination of groundwater is a natural occurring high concentration of arsenic in deeper levels of groundwater, which became a high-profile problem in recent years due to the use of deep tubewells for water supply in the Ganges Delta, causing serious arsenic poisoning to large numbers of...

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