Nadia

Nadia district (Bengali: নদিয়া জেলা) is a district of the state of West Bengal, in the north east of India.
Contents [hide]
1 Important towns
2 Subdivisions
2.1 Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision
2.2 Kalyani subdivision
2.3 Ranaghat subdivision
2.4 Tehatta subdivision
3 Transport
3.1 Bus Services
4 Assembly constituencies
4.1 Impact of delimitation of constituencies
5 References
6 External links
[edit]Important towns

Krishnanagar is the most important town of this district, as this is district headquarters of Nadia.
Krishnanagar is on the bank of river Jalangi. Krishnanagar is named after Raja Krishna Chandra Rai (1728–1782). The Rajbari (palace) built here during the reign of Raja Krishna Chandra Rai is a prominent place of tourist attraction though the remnants of the past glory have been eroded and only a dilapidated structure of the exquisite places with carving on its inner walls exists today.
This place is shared by people from Hindu, Muslim & Christian religion. Apart from Hindu temples there are also Christian & Muslim shrines. The Christian Missionaries attached much importance to Krishnanagar. The Protestant Church was built here during 1840s. The Roman Catholic Cathedral was built in 1898.
This is town is situated almost 100 km away from Kolkata and older than Kolkata. Famous for clay modelling, potteries, sweets. The origin of famous clay models of Krishnanagar is Ghurni. The clay model artists of Ghurni have won international repute and fame for their excellence in clay modelling.
Krishnanagar was the birth place of the noted Poet, Composer and Playwright Shri. Dwijendra Lal Roy (1863–1913) whose contribution to Bengali Literature needs no mention. The town is also known for famous poets/ authors like Bharatchandra, Dr. Sudhir Chakraborty, Dr. Khsudiram Das and actors like Saumitra Chattopadhyay.
Shri Onkar Singh Meena, IAS (1997) is the present executive head called District Magistrate and Collector of Nadia, located at Krishnanagar. Office of the local body for rural areas headed by Mr. Meghlal Sheikh Sabhadhipati is also located at this town.
Kalyani is another important town of this district. It was identified (and named) by Dr. B. C. Roy to act as an alternative to the city of Kolkata, from which it is about 50 km away.
Ranaghat This is one of the most important of the towns is Ranaghat, situated 74 kilometers north of Kolkata
Tehatta is another important subdivisional town. It is the newest subdivision in the district of Nadia.
[edit]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 two community development blocks: 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.[1] Krishnanagar is the district headquarters. There are 19 police stations, 17 development blocks, 8 municipalities, 187 gram panchayats and 2639 villages in this district.[1][2]
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.[3] 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 Baruihuda together forms Krishnanagar UA. Birnagar, Phulia and Taherpur together forms Birnagar UA.
[edit]Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision
Krishnanagar: municipality
Nabadwip: municipality
Kaliganj community development block consists of rural areas only with 15 gram panchayats.
Nakashipara community development block consists of rural areas with 15 gram panchayats and two census town: Jagadanandapur and Kshidirpur.
Chapra community development block consists of rural areas with only 13 gram panchayats.
Krishnanagar–I community development block consists of rural areas with 12 gram panchayats and one census town: Baruihuda.
Krishnanagar–II community development block consists of rural areas only with 7 gram panchayats.
Nabadwip community development block consists of rural areas with 8 gram panchayats and three census towns: Bablari Dewanganj, Char Maijdia and Char Brahmanagar.
Krishnaganj community development block consists of rural areas only with 7 gram panchayats.
[edit]Kalyani subdivision
Chakdaha: municipality
Kalyani: municipality
Gayespur: municipality
Chakdaha community development block consists of rural areas with 17 gram panchayats and two census towns: Darappur and Madanpur.
Haringhata community development block consists of rural areas only with 10 gram panchayats.
[edit]Ranaghat subdivision
Shantipur: municipality
Ranaghat: municipality
Birnagar: municipality
Hanskhali community development block consists of rural areas only with 13 gram panchayats.
Shantipur community development block consists of rural areas with 10 gram panchayats and one census town: Phulia.
Ranaghat–I community development block consists of rural areas with 10 gram panchayats and four census towns: Aistala, Satigachha, Gopalpur and Parbbatipur and one notified area: Taherpur.
Ranaghat–II community development block consists of rural areas with 14 gram panchayats and one census town: Nasra and one notified area: Cooper's Camp.
[edit]Tehatta subdivision
Karimpur–I community development block consists of rural areas with 8 gram panchayats and one census town: Karimpur.
Karimpur–II community development block consists of rural areas only with 10 gram panchayats.
Tehatta–I community development block consists of rural areas only with 11 gram panchayats.
Tehatta–II community development block consists of rural areas only with 7 gram panchayats.
Fulia is located about 26 km from Krishnanagar, the headquarters of Nadia District, in West Bengal. The place has a prominent place in the history of Bengali literature. It is famous as the birth place of Krittibas, who first translated the epic Ramayana from Sanskrit to Bengali in verses.
The residence of Krittibas is now converted in to Krittibas Memorial Community Hall Cum Museum Library. Adjacent to this is a Gofa, the place of worship of Thakur Haridas. The old banyan tree situated nearby; it is said that the poet had translated the Ramayana into Bengali sitting under the tree.
Ganges River flows close to the town. Fulia is also famous for Tangail Saree.
National Highway 34 passes through the town. By train, Fulia is about 92 km from Kolkata.
The town "Plassey" is having the memorial of The Battle of Plassey (Bengali: পলাশীর যুদ্ধ, Pôlashir Juddho), 23 June, 1757, was a decisive British East India Company victory over the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies, establishing Company rule in India which expanded over much of South Asia for the next 190 years. The battle took place at Palashi, West Bengal, on the riverbanks of the Bhagirathi River, about 150 km north of Calcutta, near Murshidabad, then the capital of the Nawab of Bengal. The opponents were Siraj Ud Daulah, the last independent Nawab of Bengal, and the British East India Company.
[edit]Transport

[edit]Bus Services
Buses with Route Numbers
1 Krishnanagar - Shikarpur via Karimpur, Tehatta, Chapra
2A Krishnanagar - Patikabari Ghat via Chapra, Tehatta, Palashipara
4 Krishnanagar - Hridaypur via Chapra, Dayer Bazar
5 Krishnanagar - Ranabandh Ghat - Gongra via Chapra, Dayer Bazar
8 Krishnanagar - Nabadwip Ghat via Fukirtala Road Station
9 Krishnanagar - Ranaghat via Hanskhali, Bagula, Duttafulia, Aranghata
13 Ranaghat - Baganchra via Santipur
17 Krishnanagar - Ranaghat via Santipur
17B Krishnanagar - Ranaghat via Badkulla
18 Krishnanagar - Kalna Ghat via Santipur
19 Ranaghat - Habra(in North 24 Parganas) via Jaguli, Awalsiddhi
19B Ranaghat - Gaighata(in North 24 Parganas) via Chakdaha,Jaguli, Nagarukhra
20 Chakdaha - Bongaon(in North 24 Parganas) via Nimtala
22 Nimtala - Kalyani Central Park via Nagarukhra, Haringhata, Jaguli, Kanchrapara
25 Krishnanagar - Patuli Ghat / Agradip via Bethuadahari
27 Kalyani Simanta - Kanchrapara Station via Birohi, Jaguli
28 Chakdaha - Bongaon(in North 24 Parganas) via Nimtala
29 Krishnanagar - Matiari via Bethuadahari, Debagram
30A Krishnanagar - Bablari via Gouranga Setu
33 Ranaghat - Kalna Ghat via Santipur
37 Krishnanagar - Tehatta Ghat via Bethuadahari, Debagram
39 Krishnanagar - Palashi Monument via Debagram, Bethuadahari, Dhubulia
41 Krishnanagar - Nonaganj via Hanskhali, Bagula, Ramnagar

Buses without Route Numbers

Krishnanagar - Hulorghat via Dhubulia
Krishnanagar - Katwa Ghat via Dhubulia, Bethuadahari, Debagram
Krishnanagar - Bethuadahari via Dhubulia, Rukunpur, Kandowa, Dharmada
Ranaghat - Bajitpur Ghat via Aishmali
Krishnanagar - Ichapur Ghat via Dayerbazar, Madhabpur
Krishnanagar - Birpur Ghat via Dhubulia, Bethuadahari
Krishnanagar - Shimulia via Chapra, Ranabandh Ghat
Krishnanagar - Kanainagar Ghat via Chapra, Tehatta, Haripur
Ranaghat - Balagar Ghat
Ranaghat - Nabadwip Ghat via Santipur, Baganchra, Bhaluka
Ranaghat - Katwa Ghat via Krishnanagar, Bethuadahari
Krishnanagar - Kaliganj via Bethuadahari, Debagram
Hularghat - Burdwan via Krishnanagar
Ranaghat - Duttafulia via Aranghata
Ranaghat - Katwa via Krishnanagar, Nabadwip
[edit]Assembly constituencies



Nadia District, West Bengal
The district is divided into 15 assembly constituencies:[4]
Karimpur (assembly constituency no. 69),
Palashipara (assembly constituency no. 70),
Nakshipara (assembly constituency no. 71),
Kaliganj (assembly constituency no. 72),
Chapra (assembly constituency no. 73),
Krishnaganj (SC) (assembly constituency no. 74),
Krishnanagar East (assembly constituency no. 75),
Krishnanagar West (assembly constituency no. 76),
Nabadwip (assembly constituency no. 77),
Shantipur (assembly constituency no. 78),
Hanskhali (SC) (assembly constituency no. 79),
Ranaghat East (SC) (assembly constituency no. 80),
Ranaghat West (assembly constituency no. 81),
Chakdaha (assembly constituency no. 82) and
Haringhata (assembly constituency no. 83).
Krishnaganj, Hanskhali and Ranaghat East constituencies are reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates. Along with six assembly constituencies from Murshidabad district, Karimpur assembly constituency forms the Murshidabad (Lok Sabha constituency). Palashipara, Nakashipara, Kaliganj, Chapra, Krishnaganj, Krishnanagar East and Krishnanagar West constituencies form the Krishnagar (Lok Sabha constituency). Nabadwip, Shantipur, Hanskhali, Ranaghat East, Ranaghat West, Chakdaha and Haringhata assembly constituencies form the Nabadwip (Lok Sabha constituency), which is reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates.
[edit]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:[5]
Karimpur (assembly constituency no. 77),
Tehatta (assembly constituency no. 78),
Palashipara (assembly constituency no. 79),
Kaliganj (assembly constituency no. 80),
Nakshipara (assembly constituency no. 81),
Chapra (assembly constituency no. 82),
Krishnanagar North (assembly constituency no. 83),
Nabadwip (assembly constituency no. 84),
Krishnanagar South (assembly constituency no. 85),
Shantipur (assembly constituency no. 86),
Ranaghat North West (assembly constituency no. 87),
Krishnaganj (SC) (assembly constituency no. 88),
Ranaghat North East (SC) (assembly constituency no. 89),
Ranaghat South (SC) (assembly constituency no. 90),
Chakdaha (assembly constituency no. 91),
Kalyani (SC) (assembly constituency no. 92) and
Haringhata (SC) (assembly constituency no. 93).
Krishnaganj, Ranaghat North East, Ranaghat South, Kalyani and Haringhata constituencies will be reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates. Along with six assembly constituencies from Murshidabad district, Karimpur assembly constituency will form the Murshidabad (Lok Sabha constituency). Tehatta, Palashipara, Kaliganj, Nakashipara, Chapra, Krishnanagar North and Nabadwip constituencies form the Krishnanagar (Lok Sabha constituency). Krishnanagar South, Shantipur, Ranaghat North West, Krishnaganj, Ranaghat North East, Ranaghat South and Chakdaha assembly constituencies will form the Ranaghat (Lok Sabha constituency), which will be reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates. Kalyani and Haringhata, along with five assembly segments from North 24 Parganas district, will form the Bangaon (Lok Sabha constituency), which will be reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates.
[edit]References

^ a b "Directory of District, Sub division, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal, March 2008". West Bengal. National Informatics Centre, India. 2008-03-19. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
^ "District Profile". Official website of the Nadia district. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
^ "Population, Decadal Growth Rate, Density and General Sex Ratio by Residence and Sex, West Bengal/ District/ Sub District, 1991 and 2001". West Bengal. Directorate of census operations. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
^ "General election to the Legislative Assembly, 2001 – List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies". West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
^ "Press Note, Delimitation Commission". Assembly Constituencies in West Bengal. Delimitation Commission. Retrieved 2008-11-22.