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Bharatpur II

Bharatpur II (CD Block)
ভরতপুর II সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক
Community development block
Bharatpur II (CD Block) is located in West Bengal
Bharatpur II (CD Block)
Bharatpur II (CD Block)
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 23°46′56″N 88°05′59″E / 23.7821200°N 88.0996320°E / 23.7821200; 88.0996320Coordinates: 23°46′56″N 88°05′59″E / 23.7821200°N 88.0996320°E / 23.7821200; 88.0996320
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Government
 • Type Community development block
Area
 • Total 98.74 km2 (38.12 sq mi)
Elevation 26 m (85 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 176,368
 • Density 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Literacy (2011)
 • Total literates 101,264 (66.07%)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 742401 (Salar)
742402 (Talibpur)
742403 (Kagram)
742404 (Tenya)
Telephone/STD code 03453
ISO 3166 code IN-WB
Vehicle registration WB-57, WB-58
Lok Sabha constituency Baharampur
Vidhan Sabha constituency Bharatpur
Website murshidabad.gov.in

Bharatpur II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Kandi subdivision of Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Salar police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Salar. It is located 45 km from Baharampur, the district headquarters.

Salar is located at 23°46′56″N 88°05′59″E / 23.7821200°N 88.0996320°E / 23.7821200; 88.0996320

Bharatpur II CD Block is bounded by Bharatpur I CD Block in the north, Kaliganj CD Block, in Nadia district, in the east, Ketugram II CD Block, in Bardhaman district, in the south and Ketugram I CD Block, in Bardhaman district, in the west.

Bharatpur II CD Block has an area of 98.74 km2.

The Bhagirathi divides the district into two parts namely Bagri on the east and Rahr on the west. The Padma separates the district from Malda district, and Chapai Nawabganj and Rajshahi districts of Bangladesh.

Gram panchayats in Bharatpur II block/ panchayat samiti are: Kagram, Malihati, Salar, Salu, Simulia, Talibpur and Tenya Baidyapur.


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