Samserganj is an administrative division in Jangipur subdivision

Jangipur subdivision

Jangipur subdivision , is a subdivision of the Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of Jangipur municipality and seven community development blocks: Raghnathganj–I, Raghnathganj–II, Suti–I, Suti–II, Samserganj, Sagardighi and Farakka. The...

 of Murshidabad district

Murshidabad district

Murshidabad district is a district of West Bengal in eastern India. Situated on the left bank of the river Ganges, the district is very fertile. Covering an area of 5,341 km² and having a population 5.863m it is a densely populated district and the ninth most populous in India...

 in the India

India

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States and territories of India

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 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...

. Samserganj police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Ratanpur. There are six census towns in this block: Anup Nagar

Anup Nagar

Anup Nagar is a census town in Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Demographics: India census, Anup Nagar had a population of 9962. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Anup Nagar has an average literacy rate of 32%, lower than the national average of 59.5%;...

, Dhusaripara

Dhusaripara

Dhusaripara is a census town in Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Demographics: India census, Dhusaripara had a population of 12,117. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Dhusaripara has an average literacy rate of 30%, lower than the national average of...

, Uttar Mahammadpur

Uttar Mahammadpur

Uttar Mahammadpur is a census town in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Demographics: India census, Uttar Mahammadpur had a population of 6192. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Uttar Mahammadpur has an average literacy rate of 33%, lower than the...

, Kankuria

Kankuria

Kankuria is a census town in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Demographics: India census, Kankuria had a population of 27,372. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Kankuria has an average literacy rate of 31%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male...

, Chachanda

Chachanda

Chachanda is a census town in Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Demographics: India census, Chachanda had a population of 10,300. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Chachanda has an average literacy rate of 35%, lower than the national average of 59.5%;...

 and Serpur

Serpur

Serpur is a census town in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Demographics: India census, Serpur had a population of 7228. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Serpur has an average literacy rate of 39%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male...

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Geography

Nimtita, a constituent panchayat of Samserganj block, is located at 24.6505°N 87.9701°E

Samserganj 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 92.69 sq km.

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 in Samserganj block/ panchayat samiti are: Bhasaipaiker, Bogdadnagar, Chachanda, Dogachhinapara, Gazinagar Malancha, Kanchantala, Nimtita, Pratapganj and Tinpakuria.

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Samserganj block has a total population of 211,561, out of which 106,427 were males and 105,134 were females. Samserganj block registered a population growth of 17.33 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 23.70 per cent. Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.

Healthcare

Samserganj 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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