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Krishnaganj (community development block)

Krishnaganj is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Bhajanghat, a constituent panchayat of this block, is located at 23°23′26″N 88°44′31″E / 23.3906338°N 88.7420654°E / 23.3906338; 88.7420654.

Krishnaganj CD Block is bounded by Damurhuda and Chuadnga Sadar upazilas Chuadanga District, of Bangladesh, on the north, Jibannagar upazila of Chuadanga District of Bangladesh, in the east, Hanskhali CD Block in the south and Krishnanagar I and Chapra CD Blocks in the west.

Krishnaganj CD Block has an area of 151.60 km2. It has 1 panchayat samity, 7 gram panchayats, 112 gram sansads (village councils), 54 mouzas and 52 inhabited villages. Krishnaganj police station serves this block. Headquarters of this CD Block is at Majhdia. It is located 24 km from Krishnanagar, the district headquarters.

Nadia district is mostly alluvial plains lying to the east of Hooghly River, locally known as Bhagirathi. The alluvial plains are cut across by such distributaries as Jalangi, Churni and Ichhamati. With these rivers getting silted up, floods are a recurring feature.

Gram panchayats of Krishnaganj block/ panchayat samiti are: Bhajanghat Tungi, Gobindapur, Joyghata, Krishnaganj, Matiary Banpur, Shibnibas and Taldah Majdia.

As per the 2011 Census of India, Krishnaganj CD Block had a population of 146,705, all of which were rural. There were 75,573 (52%) males and 71,132 (48%) females. The population below 6 years was 14,638. Scheduled Castes numbered 66,818 (45.55%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 9,492 (6.47%).

As per the 2001 census, Krishnaganj block had a population of 133,385, out of which 68,547 were males and 64,838 were females. Krishnaganj block registered a population growth of 18.17 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.

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